REU Site: University of New Mexico Department of Physics and Astronomy

该奖项支持新墨西哥大学物理学和天文学本科生新研究经验（REU）网站。该网站每年将支持八名本科生在物理学的各个领域进行研究项目。主要目标是为STEM研究创造动力和激情，并提供技能和经验，这将增加参与学生在STEM领域从事职业的可能性。该网站还旨在解决一个区域性缺陷，即目前在新墨西哥州没有以物理为主要重点的REU，而新墨西哥州有很大一部分服务不足的少数民族。除了尖端的研究机会，还有一个专业发展计划，将教育学生的研究行为，并使他们接触到各种各样的STEM职业道路，他们的学位使之成为可能。新墨西哥大学的物理与天文系在总体研究经费方面有着良好的记录，并将本科教育作为头等大事，包括研究。REU的智力活动将以该系不同的研究领域为特征，包括量子信息、光学科学、粒子物理、天体物理学、生物物理学和地球物理学。

This award supports a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site in Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico. The site will support eight undergraduate students per year in research projects in a variety of areas of physics. The main goal is to create motivation and excitement about STEM research and to provide skills and experiences which will increase the likelihood that the participating students will pursue a career in a STEM field. The site also aims to address a regional deficiency in that there is currently no REU with a primary focus on physics in New Mexico, a state with a large proportion of underserved minorities. Along with cutting edge research opportunities, there will be a professional development program that will educate the students in research conduct and expose them to the wide variety of STEM career paths their degree makes possible. The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico has a strong record of overall research funding and makes undergraduate education a top priority, including research. The intellectual activities of the REU will be characterized by the diverse research areas in the department, including quantum information, optical sciences, particle physics, astrophysics, biophysics, and geophysics.