REU/RET Site: Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota

该奖项支持明尼苏达大学双城分校物理学和天文学本科生研究经验（REU）网站。 该网站每年将吸引10名本科生参加夏季研究项目。 每个学生在一个研究小组中工作，从掌握旧知识过渡到参与创造新知识。正如美国国家科学院的报告《在风暴中崛起》所描述的那样，预计未来几年美国对训练有素的科学家和工程师的需求将急剧增加。 课堂教学是科学教育的一个重要组成部分，但培养下一代研究科学家的主要方式是让他们通过本网站进行科学研究。除了参与前沿研究，参与者每周参加由教职员工举办的研究研讨会，参观位于明尼苏达州北部的Ash River NOvA中微子探测器，观看在一所大学实验室外进行的大型科学实验，并接受道德和安全培训。 本科研究课题包括凝聚态物理学、粒子物理学、生物物理学、高能天体物理学和宇宙学、空间和行星物理学以及天文学和天体物理学。 在夏季课程结束时，参与者通过口头报告向同行描述他们的结果，在海报展示，并通过书面报告。 该奖项由物理学系和天文学系本科生项目研究经验支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award supports the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The site will engage ten undergraduates per year in summer research projects. Each student works in a research group to make the transition from mastering old knowledge to participating in the creation of new knowledge. As described in the National Academy of Sciences report Rising Above the Gathering Storm, the national need for trained scientists and engineers is expected to increase dramatically in the coming years. Classroom instruction is an important component of a scientific education, but the primary way of preparing the next generation of research scientists is by having them perform scientific research as enabled through this site.In addition to participating in frontier research, the participants attend weekly research seminars given by faculty members, tour the Ash River NOvA Neutrino Detector in northen Minnesota to see an example of big science performed outside of a single university laboratory and take ethics and safety training. Undergraduate research topics include projects in Condensed Matter Physics, Particle Physics, Biophysics, High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology, Space and Planetary Physics, and Astronomy and Astrophysics. At the conclusion of the summer program, participants describe their results through oral presentations to their peers, in poster presentations, and through a written report. This award is supported by the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Programs in the Division of Physics and the Division of Astronomical Sciences.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.