Summer Research in Physics at Case Western Reserve University

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。该奖项在凯斯西储大学（Case）建立了一个新的本科生（REU）物理学研究经验项目。未来三年，每年将从凯斯以外的物理或相关专业招收十名学生参加为期十周的暑期课程。 该计划鼓励研究资源有限的机构的学生以及传统上在科学和工程领域代表性不足的群体参与。该计划旨在向本科生介绍尖端的研究环境，并帮助他们培养攻读物理学及相关领域高级学位所需的专业技能。REU计划包括凝聚态物理学和粒子天体物理学的跨学科研究项目的广泛选择，例如在纳米级物理学，电子材料，包括半导体，光学，生物和成像物理学，暗物质，宇宙射线和宇宙微波背景等领域，涵盖实验，理论和计算方面。 这些研究项目是专门为本科生设计的，并由一名教师指导。 除了从事研究，REU学生参加每周讨论会，专业技能发展研讨会，科学研究中的道德问题研讨会，夏季海报研讨会结束，以及其他专业和社交网络活动由该机构主办的本科夏季研究人员。该REU网站计划由国家科学基金会数学和物理科学理事会材料研究部资助。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This award establishes a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site program in Physics at Case Western Reserve University (Case). Ten students from outside Case majoring in physics or a related field will be recruited for the ten week summer program each year for the next three years. The program encourages participation from students at institutions with limited research resources and also from groups that are traditionally under-represented in Science and Engineering. The program is designed to introduce undergraduate students to cutting-edge research environment and to help them develop professional skills needed to pursue advanced degrees in physics and related areas. The REU program includes a broad selection of interdisciplinary research projects in condensed matter physics and particle-astrophysics, for example in the areas of nanoscale physics, electronic materials including semiconductors, optics, biological and imaging physics, dark matter, cosmic rays and cosmic microwave background, covering experimental, theoretical and computational aspects. The research projects are designed specifically for undergraduates and mentored by a faculty member. In addition to being engaged in research, the REU students participate in weekly discussion meetings, professional skills development workshops, a workshop on ethical issues in science research, an end-of-the-summer poster symposium, and other professional and social networking activities for undergraduate summer researchers hosted by the institution. This REU Site program is funded by the Division of Materials Research in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate of National Science Foundation.