CURE (Consortium for Undergraduate Research Experience) - Research Experience for Undergraduates

CURE是一个全年（虽然以夏季为中心）的REU网站，为来自洛杉矶地区选定大学的服务不足的社区大学生提供NASA喷气推进实验室的天文学研究机会。学生（每年约8人）在夏季全职工作10周，并且在学年期间可以选择在JPL科学家的监督下继续兼职，参与JPL和JPL的桌山天文台的各种天文学相关项目。研究课题包括掩星小行星的高精度天体测量、近地小行星的光度测量、紧凑型多普勒磁力计的设计和测试，以及空间光通信系统的研究。CURE的学生全部来自社区大学。除了在几乎所有方面都非常多样化之外，这些学生往往克服了巨大的障碍和挑战才能达到他们的目标。CURE为他们提供了一个体验真正的科学和真正的研究的宝贵机会。这个机会通常只提供给四年制的学院和大学的学生。除了为缺医少药和少数族裔学生（其中许多是第一代大学生）提供宝贵的专业研究经验外，CURE的影响还超出了它所服务的学生。CURE将社区学院教师与前沿研究联系起来，使他们在该领域保持最新状态，加强社区学院与专业研究人员之间的关系，并为参与社区学院的所有STEM学生提供宝贵的灵感、激励和榜样。

CURE is a year-round (though summer-centered) REU site that provides Astronomy-based research opportunities at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for underserved community college students from selected colleges in the Los Angeles area. Students (approximately 8 per year) work full time for 10 weeks during the summer, and have the option of continuing part-time during the academic year under the supervision of JPL scientists on various Astronomy-related projects, both at JPL and at JPL's Table Mountain Observatory. Research topics include high precision astrometry of occulting asteroids, photometry of near-Earth asteroids, design and testing of a compact Doppler magnetograph, and research into space optical communications systems.CURE students are drawn exclusively from community colleges. In addition to being remarkably diverse in virtually every way, these students have often overcome great obstacles and challenges to get where they are. CURE provides them with a priceless opportunity to experience real science and real research ? an opportunity usually available only to four-year college and university students. In addition to providing underserved and minority students (many of whom are first generation college students) with valuable professional research experience, CURE's impact extends beyond the students it serves. CURE connects community college faculty with cutting-edge research, keeping them up-to-date in the field, strengthens the relationship between community colleges and professional researchers, and provides valuable inspiration, incentive and modeling to all STEM students at the participating community colleges.