Physics REU Site Director Workshop

该奖项支持为NSF-本科生(REU)物理站点主任举办的为期两天的研讨会，讨论当前REU项目中的有效实践，并了解更多关于NSF-REU物理站点以外的项目的有效实践。特别是，与会者将了解目前在评估本科生研究经验和项目方面的结果，这些项目增加了其他学科本科生研究项目的多样性，并讨论如何将这些想法应用于物理REU网站。学员将讨论他们目前在各自项目中面临的挑战和机遇，以及物理REU-SITE项目整体面临的挑战，并制定解决这些问题的计划。该计划服务于国家利益，不仅通过促进研究导师和他们的本科生门生在REU现场开展的科学进步，而且通过培训下一代科学研究人员。此外，作为该项目的一部分开发的报告将成为所有物理学本科生研究计划(不仅仅是NSF REU站点)都可以利用的资源，以改进他们的本科生研究计划。

This award supports a two-day workshop for NSF-Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Physics Site directors both to discuss effective practices in the current REU programs as well as to learn more about effective practices in programs outside of the NSF-REU Physics Sites. In particular, the participants will learn about current results in assessment of undergraduate research experiences and programs that have increased the diversity in undergraduate research programs from other disciplines and discuss how to adapt/adopt these ideas for Physics REU sites. Participants will discuss the current challenges and opportunities they face in their individual programs as well as challenges faced by the Physics REU-Site program as a whole and devise a plan for addressing these issues. The program serves the national interests by not only promoting the advancement of science carried out at the REU Sites by research mentors and their undergraduate proteges, but by training the next generation of science researchers. In addition, the report developed as a part of this project will be a resource that all Physics undergraduate research programs (not just NSF REU sites) can utilize to improve their undergraduate research programs.