REU Site: National Radio Astronomy Observatory Summer Research Experience in Astronomy for Undergraduates

REU 网站：国家射电天文台本科生天文学暑期研究体验

• 批准号: 1358169
• 负责人: James Braatz
• 金额: $ 62.34万
• 依托单位: Associated Universities, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-05-01 至 2019-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1358169&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; National; Radio; Astronomy

This award will provide renewed funding of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site. The REU program will be offered annually to fifteen qualified applicants in three locations: Socorro, NM; Green Bank, WV; and Charlottesville, VA. These sites are the headquarters for the operations of the Very Large Array (VLA) and Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), Green Bank Telescope (GBT), and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), respectively. Students will perform cutting-edge research in several areas, including all fields of astronomy (cosmology, extragalactic, galactic, stellar, solar system, astrochemistry, pulsars, etc.), as well as astronomical engineering and computing. In addition to their assigned research project, all students participate in a hands-on observing experience using the NRAO GBT, VLA, and/or VLBA.The award will enable a pipeline of skilled scientists and engineers to be developed in the field of radio astronomy, which is critical for the infrastructure of NSF-funded facilities. The program has also demonstrated its effectiveness in retaining students in STEM fields: indeed, over 300 past participants remain in the field of astronomy. Finally, participants also receive instruction and experience with communicating their scientific research through oral and written presentation of their research project results, including the opportunity to present their research at a professional meeting following their appointment.

该奖项将为国家射电天文台（NRAO）本科生研究经验（REU）站点提供新的资金。REU计划每年将在三个地点向15名合格申请人提供：新墨西哥州索科罗；WV绿岸；这些地点分别是甚大阵列（VLA）和甚长基线阵列（VLBA）、绿岸望远镜（GBT）和阿塔卡马大型毫米/亚毫米阵列（ALMA）的运行总部。学生将在几个领域进行前沿研究，包括天文学的所有领域（宇宙学、河外星系、银河系、恒星、太阳系、天体化学、脉冲星等），以及天文工程和计算。除了他们指定的研究项目外，所有学生都参与使用NRAO GBT， VLA和/或VLBA的实践观察体验。该奖项将为射电天文学领域培养一批熟练的科学家和工程师，这对nsf资助的设施的基础设施至关重要。该项目还证明了其在挽留STEM领域学生方面的有效性：事实上，已有300多名过去的参与者留在天文学领域。最后，参与者还接受指导和经验，通过口头和书面报告他们的研究项目成果来交流他们的科学研究，包括在他们的任命之后的专业会议上展示他们的研究。