REU/RET Site: Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota

REU/RET 站点：明尼苏达大学物理与天文学

• 批准号: 0851820
• 负责人: James Kakalios
• 金额: $ 51.6万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-06-15 至 2012-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0851820&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; RET; Site; Physics; Astronomy

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). The award supports the University of Minnesota REU / RET physics site which introduces undergraduates to forefront research in physics by having them work with research groups for 10 weeks in the summer. Each student works in the research group of a faculty member of the School of Physics and Astronomy, making the transition from classroom instruction to state of the art research, from mastering old knowledge to participating in the creation of new knowledge. In addition to participating in frontier research, the students attend weekly research seminars given by faculty members, tour the Soudan Underground Physics Laboratory to see an example of big science performed outside of a single university laboratory, take Ethics training based on case studies, are given safety training, take a machine shop course, attend a course of preparation for the Physics Graduate Record Examination, and participate in social activities in the Twin Cities with their peers from summer research programs in other disciplines. The research advisors are faculty at the University of Minnesota School of Physics and Astronomy, and are acknowledged international leaders in their fields. At the conclusion of the summer program, students describe their results through oral presentations to their peers, in poster presentations, and through a written report. In addition, high school teachers participate in research programs for six weeks as part of the Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program. The teachers are integrated in many of the activities with the REU students.

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。 该奖项支持明尼苏达大学REU / RET物理网站，该网站通过让本科生在夏季与研究小组一起工作10周，向他们介绍物理学的前沿研究。每个学生都在物理与天文学院一名教职员工的研究小组中工作，从课堂教学过渡到最先进的研究，从掌握旧知识过渡到参与新知识的创造。 除了参加前沿研究，学生参加每周的研究研讨会由教师，参观苏丹地下物理实验室，看看一个单一的大学实验室外进行的大科学的例子，采取基于案例研究的道德培训，给予安全培训，采取机械车间课程，参加物理研究生入学考试的准备课程，并与其他学科的暑期研究项目的同龄人一起参加双子城的社会活动。研究顾问是明尼苏达大学物理和天文学院的教师，是各自领域公认的国际领导者。在暑期课程结束时，学生通过口头报告向同龄人描述他们的结果，在海报展示，并通过书面报告。此外，高中教师参加为期六周的研究计划，作为教师研究经验（RET）计划的一部分。教师与REU学生一起参加许多活动。