REU Site - Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics

该奖项支持匹兹堡大学物理和天文学研究中心的更新。REU网站将包括一个为期10周的暑期学术和研究项目，学生和项目在连续的暑期之间保持连续性，并在学年期间进行后续跟进。计划内容的重点是物理学，包括天体物理、基本粒子和中能物理、凝聚态物理、材料科学、表面科学、分子束、教育以及一些应用(生物医学、机械)应用。在过去，参与的教职员工研究顾问来自物理、数学、工程、计算机科学和化学。学术工作是非正式的，显然是个性化的，以支持学生的研究努力。除了实验室的研究活动，还有定期报告和与主任的会议，期中和期末报告，以及期末报告。尽一切努力支持学生在智力上严谨地攻击一个真正的研究项目的一小部分。还举办了非正式研讨会、伦理论坛和各种非正式社交活动，加强了学生的REU体验。

This award supports the renewal of a Physics and Astronomy REU site at the University of Pittsburgh. The REU site will involve a 10-week summer academic and research program, with student and project continuity between consecutive summers and follow-up during the school year. The focus of the program content is physics, including astrophysics, elementary particle and intermediate energy physics, condensed matter physics, materials science, surface science, molecular beams, education, and some applied (biomedical, mechanical) applications. In the past participating faculty research advisors have been drawn from physics, mathematics, engineering, computer science and chemistry. Academic work is informal and explicitly individualized to support the students' research efforts. In addition to research activities in the lab, there are periodic reports and conferences with the director, midterm and final presentations, and a final paper. Every effort is made to support the students in attacking, intellectually rigorously, a small piece of a real research project. There are also informal workshops, an ethics forum, and various informal social activities, which enhance the REU experience for the students.