REU Site: Research in Physics & Astronomy at Louisiana State University

REU 网站：物理学研究

• 批准号: 1560212
• 负责人: Kenneth Matthews
• 金额: $ 34.05万
• 依托单位: Louisiana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-04-01 至 2020-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1560212&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Physics; &amp

This award supports the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site in Physics & Astronomy at Louisiana State University. The impact of this program is fostering interest in careers in science by introducing students to the nature of research-oriented careers in physics and astronomy and by developing research-related skills and knowledge. REU students are recruited nationally; students can be of any academic year and need not have a declared major, but must have completed the general physics sequence at their school. For the ten-week program, the participants are matched with faculty mentors based on student interests. Students join their mentors in active research projects, such as:- characterizing optical components for long-baseline gravitational-wave interferometer detectors;- performing analysis on data from the long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment T2K;- simulating black hole mergers and supernova explosions; and- investigating the magnetocaloric properties of new materials.Weekly seminars and workshops introduce the students to faculty research, to skills development, to common research resources, and to professional development topics such as ethics and patents/intellectual property. Students participate in field trips and other activities, some of which are coordinated with concurrent LSU summer science programs in computer science, biomedical science and other areas. Students from all programs are lodged in proximity at on-campus apartment-style housing to foster group interactions and a sense of community.

该奖项支持路易斯安那州立大学物理学和天文学本科生研究经验（REU）网站。该计划的影响是通过向学生介绍物理学和天文学研究型职业的本质，并通过发展与研究相关的技能和知识，培养对科学职业的兴趣。REU的学生在全国范围内招募；学生可以是任何学年的学生，不需要指定专业，但必须在学校完成普通物理课程。在为期十周的项目中，参与者将根据学生的兴趣与教师导师相匹配。学生们与他们的导师一起进行积极的研究项目，例如：-表征长基线引力波干涉仪探测器的光学元件；-对长基线中微子振荡实验T2K数据进行分析；-模拟黑洞合并和超新星爆炸；研究新材料的磁热学性能。每周的研讨会和讲习班向学生介绍教师的研究，技能发展，共同的研究资源，以及职业发展主题，如道德和专利/知识产权。学生参加实地考察和其他活动，其中一些活动与路易斯安那州立大学计算机科学、生物医学科学和其他领域的暑期科学项目相协调。所有项目的学生都住在校园公寓式的房子里，以促进团体互动和社区意识。