REU Site for Astronomy and Astrophysics at UW-Madison: 2016 and beyond

威斯康星州麦迪逊大学将举办一个REU（本科生研究经验）天文学网站。 学生将在教师和研究科学家的密切监督下，每年夏天进行为期十周的研究项目，这些项目涵盖广泛的科学领域。该计划将通过研究和专业发展计划加强本科生的教育，并将这些机会扩展到无法提供此类经验的机构的学生，从而使社会受益。 学生将在几个国家组织的会议上积极招募，并通过参加国家天文学联盟，一个新的合作伙伴关系，重点是招募和继续专业发展的代表性不足的少数民族学生。研究机会包括实验物理学，仪器仪表和天体物理学。所有教师导师都必须参加在每年夏季开始时提供的培训研讨会。该计划还包括：天体物理学系列讲座，科学演示培训，网页和Python编程，科学道德，研究生院准备，实地考察，并有机会参加公共宣传活动。

The University of Wisconsin Madison will host an REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site in astronomy. Students will work under close supervision of faculty and research scientists for ten weeks each summer on research projects that span a broad range of scientific areas. This program will benefit society by enhancing the education of undergraduates through research and professional development programs and by extending these opportunities to students from institutions otherwise unable to offer such experiences. Students will be actively recruited at meetings of several national organizations and through participation in the National Astronomy Consortium, a new partnership that focuses on the recruitment and continued professional development of underrepresented minority students.Research opportunities include experimental physics, instrumentation, and astrophysics. All faculty mentors are required to participate in a training seminar offered at the start of each summer. The program also includes: a lecture series in astrophysics, training in scientific presentations, web-page and Python programming, scientific ethics, graduate school preparation, field trips, and opportunities to participate in public outreach events.