REU Site: Physics Research at Brigham Young University

REU 网站：杨百翰大学物理研究

• 批准号: 0852074
• 负责人: R. Steven Turley
• 金额: $ 38.71万
• 依托单位: Brigham Young University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-05-01 至 2012-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0852074&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Physics; Research; Brigham

This award supports an REU / RET site in physics at Brigham Young University. Participating students will engage in a ten-week summer physics research program in computational plasma physics, ultrafast nonlinear optics, experimental and computational condensed matter physics, x-ray and XUV sources and optics, microfabrication technology, metrology, astronomy, or materials science. Participating students will have the opportunity to experience the joy of research by being involved in all aspects of a research project from proposal presentation through performing the research and reporting their results. The program will focus on developing students' abilities and interest in physics research by hands-on experiences. There will also be some direct mentoring and group training to help the students acquire the skills they will need to get started in their research projects. Group training will include instruction in experimental and computational techniques, sensitivity to experiences of underrepresented groups in the disciplines, preparation for graduate school, and scientific writing and presentations. Students will also benefit from close and direct mentoring by faculty members involved in their research projects. This contact will give them role models for professional ethics and standards and opportunities to discuss many aspects of graduate school opportunities and careers in physics and related fields. Special efforts will be made to recruit and accommodate women and minority students in physics and those from two-year and four-year colleges in our geographical region. The site will also include an RET program involving three secondary school teachers. The teachers will work alongside the REU students in similar research projects under the supervision of faculty mentors.

该奖项支持杨百翰大学的物理学REU / RET网站。参与的学生将在计算等离子体物理，超快非线性光学，实验和计算凝聚态物理，X射线和XUV源和光学，微加工技术，计量学，天文学或材料科学方面进行为期十周的夏季物理研究计划。参与的学生将有机会通过参与研究项目的各个方面来体验研究的乐趣，从提案提交到执行研究和报告结果。该计划将侧重于培养学生的能力和兴趣在物理研究的实践经验。还将有一些直接的指导和小组培训，以帮助学生获得他们将需要在他们的研究项目开始的技能。小组培训将包括实验和计算技术的指导，对学科中代表性不足的群体的经验的敏感性，研究生院的准备，以及科学写作和演示。学生还将受益于参与其研究项目的教师的密切和直接的指导。这种接触将为他们提供职业道德和标准的榜样，并有机会讨论研究生院的机会和物理及相关领域的职业生涯的许多方面。将作出特别努力，招收和容纳物理专业的妇女和少数民族学生以及我们地理区域的两年制和四年制学院的学生。该网站还将包括一个涉及三名中学教师的RET计划。教师将与REU学生一起在教师导师的监督下进行类似的研究项目。