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(REU)的新研究体验。该网站每年将支持8名本科生参与不同物理领域的研究项目。主要目标是为STEM研究创造动力和兴奋，并提供技能和经验，以增加参与的学生在STEM领域追求职业生涯的可能性。该网站还旨在解决一个地区性不足的问题，因为在新墨西哥州，目前没有以物理学为主要重点的REU，该州有很大比例的少数族裔服务不足。除了尖端的研究机会，还将有一个专业发展计划，教育学生进行研究行为，并让他们接触到他们的学位可能带来的各种STEM职业道路。新墨西哥大学的物理和天文学系在总体研究经费方面有着良好的记录，并将本科教育作为包括研究在内的首要任务。REU的智力活动将以该部门不同的研究领域为特色，包括量子信息、光学科学、粒子物理、天体物理、生物物理和地球物理。

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.