REU Site: Astronomical Research and Instrumentation at Texas A&M University

REU 站点：德克萨斯 A 的天文研究和仪器

• 批准号: 1263034
• 负责人: Jennifer Marshall
• 金额: $ 31.48万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1263034&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Astronomical; Research; Instrumentation

This award supports the establishment of a summer REU Site in astronomical research and instrumentation at Texas A&M University. The REU program will be offered annually to eight qualified applicants, who will work closely with mentors on projects related to basic research as well as the development, testing, and integration of state-of-the art astronomical instrumentation. The Site will leverage Texas A&M's institutional memberships with large scale observational collaborations, such as the Giant Magellan Telescope, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment Survey, and the Dark Energy Survey. The overall aim is to train young scientists and engineers in the fields of modern observational astronomy and instrumentation.The REU students will use data obtained with modern instrumentation developed at Texas A&M and will have the opportunity to participate in the design of future instrumentation projects, providing them with hands-on experience applicable to multiple career paths in academia or industry. The Site will make a special effort to recruit women and minority students, as well as to reach out to students at smaller schools in Texas and across the country who may not yet have had access to cutting-edge astronomical instrumentation facilities.

该奖项支持在德克萨斯农工大学建立一个天文研究和仪器设备的夏季REU站点。REU计划将每年提供给8名合格的申请者，他们将在与基础研究以及最先进的天文仪器的开发、测试和集成相关的项目上与导师密切合作。该网站将利用德克萨斯A&A；M在大规模观测合作方面的机构成员资格，例如巨型麦哲伦望远镜、大型天气观测望远镜、霍比-埃伯利望远镜暗能量实验调查和暗能量调查。总体目标是在现代观测天文学和仪器领域培养年轻的科学家和工程师。REU的学生将使用从德克萨斯A&A&M开发的现代仪器获得的数据，并将有机会参与未来仪器项目的设计，为他们提供适用于学术界或行业多种职业道路的实践经验。该网站将特别努力招收女性和少数族裔学生，并向德克萨斯州和全国各地规模较小的学校的学生开放，这些学生可能还没有接触到尖端的天文仪器设施。