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

该奖项支持在物理学和天文学在新墨西哥州的大学本科生（REU）网站的新的研究经验。 该网站每年将支持八名本科生在物理学的各个领域的研究项目。主要目标是创造有关STEM研究的动机和兴奋，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的缺陷，即目前在新墨西哥州没有一个主要侧重于物理学的REU，这个州有很大一部分服务不足的少数民族。沿着前沿的研究机会，将有一个专业发展计划，将教育学生的研究行为，并让他们接触到各种各样的干职业道路，他们的学位使之成为可能。 新墨西哥州大学的物理学和天文学系在整体研究经费方面有着良好的记录，并将本科教育作为重中之重，包括研究。REU的智力活动将以该部门的不同研究领域为特色，包括量子信息，光学科学，粒子物理学，天体物理学，生物物理学和电子物理学。

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.