REU Site: Astronomy in Hawaii

夏威夷大学天文研究所（IfA）的本科生研究经验项目将继续进行三年，并将扩展到瓦胡岛以外，包括IfA希洛的教师导师和夏威夷岛上双子座北天文台的工作人员天文学家。每年，来自全国各地的10名本科生将在暑假期间进行包括太阳、行星、恒星、恒星形成和河外天文学在内的前沿研究。学生们将在夏末的REU研讨会上向IfA的工作人员介绍他们的工作，并将在接下来的秋季或冬季的全国会议上展示海报。学生们还将参加一个多波长观测项目，使用夏威夷大学的88英寸光学/红外望远镜和加州理工学院位于莫纳克亚山的亚毫米天文台。除了指导的研究和观察经验外，IfA教师还将举办研究研讨会，并与pi和研究生每周举行午餐会议。夏威夷的REU天文学项目已经成为少数民族学生参与科学的重要工具：在迄今为止的七年运营中，女性和少数民族学生的比例分别为66%和17%。在该项目为期三年的生命周期中，预计将有30名有才华的本科生获得杰出的研究经历，包括在美国最好的天文地点参加光学和无线电波长的观测，并在国家会议上露面。该网站由美国国防部与美国国家科学基金会REU项目共同资助。

The Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program at the Institute for Astronomy (IfA) at the University of Hawaii will be continued for an additional three years and will expand beyond the island of Oahu to include faculty mentors at the IfA Hilo and staff astronomers at Gemini North Observatory on the island of Hawaii. Each year, ten undergraduates from across the country will spend their summer carrying out cutting-edge research in areas including solar, planetary, stellar, star-formation and extragalactic astronomy. The students will give a talk on their work to the IfA staff at an REU symposium at the end of the summer and will present a poster at a national meeting during the following fall or winter. The students will also take part in a multi-wavelength observing project using the University of Hawaii 88-inch optical/infrared telescope and the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory on Mauna Kea. In addition to the mentored research and observing experience, there will be a research seminar given by IfA faculty and weekly lunch meetings with the PIs and graduate students.The REU astronomy program at Hawaii has served as an important vehicle for minority student participation in science: in the seven years of operation to date, the percentage of female and ethnic minority students has been 66% and 17% respectively. Over the three year lifetime of this program, it is anticipated that 30 talented undergraduates will receive an outstanding research experience, including participating in observing runs at optical and radio wavelengths at the best astronomy site in the United States and exposure at a national meeting.This site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the National Science Foundation REU program.