REU Site in Physics at Indiana University

该奖项支持印第安纳大学（IU）物理学本科生研究经验（REU）网站的更新。该计划将在2018- 2020年夏季支持最多15名参与者，为期10周，在IU物理系和IU能量与物质探索中心（CEEM）的广泛领域开展实验和理论研究项目。为学生提供的特别课程包括实验室安全的指导课程，每周的物理研究现状研讨会，专业发展和科学伦理的讨论，以及简短的进度报告。在项目结束时，学生们将在闭幕研讨会上展示他们的成果，并开发一种与技术听众分享成果的方法。他们也将被鼓励和支持继续他们的项目，并在下一学年的专业会议上展示他们的工作。该计划为有前途的本科物理专业学生提供了在研究密集型环境中进行科学研究的重要和具有挑战性的经验。学生将被匹配到适合他们水平和兴趣的项目，并鼓励学生和导师尽早联系。参与者将在教师和高级研究人员的监督下，作为正在进行的研究项目的组成部分，获得原始的研究经验。学生将通过研讨会和同伴互动了解广泛的当前研究领域。研究项目将涉及多个领域，包括天体物理学、生物物理学、凝聚态物理、基本粒子物理、材料物理和核物理的实验和理论研究。该计划强调清晰，诚实，简洁的科学沟通和表达能力的发展。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 renewal of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in physics at Indiana University (IU). The program will support up to 15 participants for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018-20 to carry out experimental and theoretical research projects in a broad range of areas in the IU Physics Department and the IU Center for Exploration of Energy and Matter (CEEM). Special programs for the students include orientation sessions on lab safety, weekly seminars on current research in physics, discussions on professional development and scientific ethics, and short progress reports. At the conclusion of the program, the students will present their results in talks at a closing symposium and develop a way to share their results to a technical audience. They will also be encouraged and supported to continue working on their projects as well as to present their work at professional meetings during the following academic year. The program provides promising undergraduate physics majors with significant and challenging experiences in scientific research in a research-intensive environment. Students will be matched to projects appropriate to their level and interests, and early contact of students and mentors will be encouraged. The participants will gain original research experience by working as integral parts of ongoing research programs under the supervision of faculty members and senior research staff. Students will learn about a broad range of current research areas through seminars and peer interactions. Research projects will be available in a variety of areas, including experimental and theoretical research in astrophysics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, elementary particle physics, materials physics, and nuclear physics. The program emphasizes the development of clear, honest, and concise scientific communication and presentation skills.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.