REU Site: Imaging in the Physical Sciences

罗彻斯特理工学院的本科生研究体验(REU)网站每年夏天为八名本科生提供参与研究课题的机会，这些课题涉及物理、数学、天体物理、遥感、生物医学成像、环境科学、视觉科学、纳米技术、材料科学、色彩科学、计算机视觉和图形以及微电子工程。除了与经验丰富的导师一起参与研究外，REU的学生还将参加每周的活动，以确保他们的研究不仅保持在正轨上，而且他们有一次引人入胜的大学和学术经历。到课程结束时，每个学生都将练习一分钟的“电梯演讲”；对他们的工作做一个正式的陈述；并准备了一份会议海报和一份4页的信件风格的论文。REU网站将进一步支持五名学生在暑期结束后在全国会议上展示他们的工作。这个REU网站将产生一些更广泛的影响。该网站有一个强有力的计划，从物理学专业代表性较低的群体中招收本科生，特别是聋人或重听学生和美国印第安人学生。已采取措施为所有学生提供文化安全的环境。对该项目的拟议评价试图回答一些问题，这些问题将为该项目和其他类似项目提供信息。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the Rochester Institute of Technology provides eight undergraduate students each summer the opportunity to participate in research on topics in physics, mathematics, astrophysics, remote sensing, biomedical imaging, environmental science, vision science, nano-technology, materials science, color science, computer vision and graphics, and microelectronic engineering. In addition to participating in research with an experienced mentor, the REU students will engage in weekly activities to ensure not only that their research stays on track but that they have an engaging collegial and scholarly experience. By the end of the program, every student will have practiced a one-minute "elevator pitch"; given a formal presentation about their work; and prepared a conference poster and a 4-page letter style paper. The REU site will further support five students to present their work at national conferences after the summer.This REU site will have a number of broader impacts. The site has a strong plan to recruit undergraduate students from groups underrepresented in physics, particularly deaf or hard of hearing students and American Indian students. Steps have been taken to provide a culturally safe environment for all students. The proposed evaluation of the project seeks to answer a number of questions that will inform this project and others like it.