REU Site: Laser-Matter Interactions on Atomic and Nanoscales

该奖项支持堪萨斯州立大学REU站点的更新，该站点将为本科生提供专注于激光与原子和纳米尺度物质相互作用的研究机会。参与者将在夏季参与重要的研究项目并获得相关经验。该计划的核心是由教师指导的研究项目。参与者将研究原子和分子在强和超快光学和x射线脉冲中的行为，散射激光如何揭示纳米颗粒结晶和凝胶形成的结构，以及光在光纤中的非线性相互作用；他们将开发计算玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚体中原子相互作用的计算机代码，以及模拟纳米粒子从晶格到凝胶的自组装的代码。这一经验将由一个小系列讲座补充，为这些学生开展他们的项目提供所需的背景知识。参与者将获得向各种受众解释他们的研究工作的经验，还将参与有关科学伦理行为的阅读和讨论。社会活动，无论是有组织的还是自发的，都将丰富我的本科研究经历。该奖项由物理学部和社会经济学部支持。

This award supports the renewal of the REU site at Kansas State University which will have research opportunities for undergraduates focusing on interactions of laser light with matter at atomic and nanoscales. The participants will engage in significant research projects and related experiences during the summer. At the core of the program are the research projects with mentors from the faculty. Participants will do research on how atoms and molecules behave in intense and ultra-fast optical and xray pulses, how scattered laser light reveals the structure of nanoparticle crystallization and gel formation, and how light interacts non-linearly in optical fibers; they will develop computer codes for calculations of atomic interactions in Bose-Einstein condensates and codes for modeling nanoparticle self-assembly from lattices to gels. This experience will be supplemented by a small series of lectures that provide the background these students need to carry out their projects. The participants will gain experience in explaining their research work to a variety of audiences and will also engage in reading on and discussion of ethical behavior in science. Social activities, both organized and spontaneous, will enrich this undergraduate research experience. This award is supported by the Physics Division and the Division of Social and Economic Sciences.