REU Site: Frontier Research and Training in Astronomy for the 21st Century

该奖项是为了在德克萨斯大学（UT Austin）建立一个新的REU天文学网站。该网站将利用天文学系与德克萨斯州高级计算中心（TACC），德克萨斯州科学发现教育研究所和麦克唐纳天文台之间的紧密联系，为参与者提供广泛的研究课题和专业发展机会。德州大学奥斯汀分校将每年举办8名参与者为期10周的暑期实习，重点是从代表性不足的团体和天体物理学研究机会有限的大学招募。这8名学生参与者将在行星天文学，恒星形成和演化，银河天文学，宇宙学和仪器仪表等领域进行研究。参与者还将在TACC接受现代计算技术的培训，并将有机会使用麦克唐纳天文台的设施进行观测。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力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 is for the establishment of a new REU site in Astronomy at the University of Texas (UT Austin). The site will take advantage of the strong connection between the Astronomy department and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), the Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science, and the McDonald Observatory to provide a wide range of research topics and professional development opportunities for participants. UT Austin will host 8 participants per year for 10 weeks summer internships, with emphasis placed on recruiting from underrepresented groups and colleges with limited opportunities for astrophysical research.The eight student participants will conduct research in the areas of planetary astronomy, stellar formation and evolution, galactic astronomy, cosmology, and instrumentation. The participants will also be trained in modern computing techniques at TACC, and will have the opportunity to perform observations using the facilities at the McDonald Observatory.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.