REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics and Astronomy at The University of Toledo

该奖项资助了托莱多大学本科生研究经验（REU）网站的更新。该网站每年将从美国各地选出10名学生参加为期10周的暑期研究项目。该系为本科生提供了各种各样的前沿研究机会（包括实验和理论）：天体物理学；原子/分子/光学物理;生物/健康/医学物理学;凝聚态物质/材料科学物理（专攻薄膜和光伏）。一些研究项目有机会与他们的导师在国家机构（NREL， DCT， NTF或类似机构）进行。研究项目的选择，使学生的项目将导致最终发表在适当的专业研究期刊。REU的学生共同撰写了50多篇论文（仅在过去五年中就有16篇）。REU的学生也被鼓励在专业会议上展示他们的研究。该站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作资助。

This award funds the renewal of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Toledo. The site will support ten students/year selected from across the US in the ten week summer research program. The department provides a great diversity of cutting-edge research opportunities (both experimental and theoretical) for undergraduate students in: Astrophysics; Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics; Biological/Health/Medical Physics; and Condensed Matter/Materials Science Physics (with specialization in thin films and photovoltaics). Opportunities exist for some of the research projects to be conducted with their faculty mentors at national facilities (NREL, DCT, NTF, or similar). The research projects are chosen such that the student projects will lead to eventual publication in the appropriate professional research journals. REU students have coauthored over 50 refereed publications (16 in the past five years alone). The REU students are also encouraged to present their research at professional meetings. The site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.