Physics REU Directors' Workshop

该奖项支持为期两天的NSF-本科生研究经验(REU)物理站点赠款首席研究员研讨会，以讨论当前REU项目中的有效实践，并了解更多关于NSF-REU物理站点以外的项目的有效实践。尤其是，与会者将了解当前评估研究生研究经验和项目的结果，这些项目增加了来自其他学科的本科生研究项目的多样性，并讨论如何将这些想法应用于物理REU站点。学员将讨论他们目前在各自项目中面临的挑战和机遇，以及物理REU-SITE项目整体面临的挑战，并制定解决这些问题的计划。当局会成立专责小组或领导小组，收集数据、研究问题及向社会汇报。该工作队将以21世纪初成立的化学领导小组的成功模式为基础。将专门为物理REU项目主任和PI创建一个网站，以便共享与项目相关的信息(包括研讨会报告)，并促进未来与本科生研究项目主任的沟通。网站内容也将向公众开放，因此任何从事本科生研究的人都将从这次研讨会产生的报告中受益。

This award supports a two-day workshop for NSF-Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Physics Site grant principal investigators to discuss both effective practices in the current REU programs as well as to learn more about effective practices in programs outside of the NSF-REU Physics Sites. In particular, the participants will learn about current results in assessment ofundergraduate research experiences and programs that have increased the diversity in undergraduate research programs from other disciplines and discuss how to adapt/adopt theseideas for Physics REU sites. Participants will discuss the current challenges and opportunities they face in their individual programs as well as challenges faced by the Physics REU-Site program as a whole and devise a plan for addressing these issues. A task-force or leadership group will be identified to gather data, study the issues and report back to the community. The task-force will be based on the successful model of the Chemistry Leadership group, which was formed in the early 2000s. A website will be created specifically for Physics REU program directors and PIs in order to share information relevant to the programs (including the workshop report) as well as to facilitate future communications with undergraduate research program directors. The website content will also be viewable by the public, thus anyone engaging in undergraduate research will benefit from the reports produced at this workshop.