REU Site: Physics Research at Brigham Young University

该奖项支持杨百翰大学物理学本科生研究经验（REU）和教师研究经验（RET）站点的更新。该项目将通过实践经验培养学生的物理研究能力。直接指导和小组培训将帮助学生获得开始研究所需的技能。小组训练将包括实验和计算技术的指导，为研究生院做准备，以及科学写作和报告。学生还将受益于教师的密切指导。这种接触将使他们成为职业道德和标准的榜样，并有机会讨论研究生院机会和物理及相关领域的职业生涯的许多方面。RET部分将影响参与该计划的中学教师的经验，也会影响他们所教的学生。RET的参与者将被鼓励寻找将他们的暑期经历融入课堂的方法。参与的学生和教师将参加为期十周的暑期物理研究项目，研究领域包括计算等离子体物理、超快非线性光学、实验和计算凝聚态物理、x射线和XUV源与光学、微加工技术、可见天文学或材料科学。参与者将通过参与研究项目，从提案提交到执行研究和报告结果，体验研究的乐趣。该奖项由数学和物理科学理事会物理部和天文科学部共同资助。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 Experience for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experience for Teachers (RET) site in physics at Brigham Young University. The program will develop students' abilities in physics research by hands-on experiences. Direct mentoring and group training will help the students acquire the skills needed to get started in research. Group training will include instruction in experimental and computational techniques, preparation for graduate school, and scientific writing and presentations. Students will also benefit from close mentoring by faculty. This contact will give them role models for professional ethics and standards and opportunities to discuss many aspects of graduate school opportunities and careers in physics and related fields. The RET component will impact the experience of secondary teachers who participate in the program but also the students they teach. RET participants will be encouraged to look for ways to incorporate their summer experiences in their classroom. Participating students and teachers will participate in a ten-week summer physics research program in computational plasma physics, ultrafast nonlinear optics, experimental and computational condensed matter physics, x-ray and XUV sources and optics, microfabrication technology, visible astronomy, or materials science. Participants will experience the joy of research by being involved in a research project from proposal presentation through performing the research and reporting results. The award is funded by both the Division of Physics and the Division of Astronomical Sciences within the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate.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.