REU Site: Solar Physics Program at Montana State University

蒙大拿州立大学(MSU)将为本科生提供太阳和空间物理方面的研究经验(REU)计划。学生们将在太阳和空间物理方面进行前沿研究，研究太阳上的磁场是如何演变的，并向日光层释放大量能量，这可能会影响空间天气。学生研究经常导致与他们的密歇根州立大学导师联合发表专业出版物和会议报告。学生们还将学习太阳物理的入门课程，以及计算机编程、研究中的伦理以及研究生院的准备和应用方面的教程。这些经验将有助于培养学生在科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域的独立性、创造力和兴趣，加强实际研究技能和沟通技能，并就是否进入研究生院和作为专业从事研究做出明智的决定。该计划为太阳天体物理学科提供了重要的服务。该计划具有强大的空间科学成分，通过让公民和未来的研究人员了解空间天气对地球空间环境的影响，也为社会带来了好处。该计划致力于STEM领域的多样化劳动力的教育和培训。该REU计划的主要目标是：1)提供高质量的最先进的研究经验，2)培养对物理和天文学研究生院的独立性、创造力和兴趣，3)展示在课堂上获得的学术知识如何与现实世界的研究问题相关，4)发展和加强实用研究技能，5)鼓励妇女和未被充分代表的少数族裔参与科学研究。学生将在暑假期间在教师和研究人员的监督下，与密歇根州立大学的研究生合作，进行为期十周的个人研究项目。研究项目将涉及分析空间飞行任务和地面观测站的最新观测结果、磁流体动力学模型以及空间硬件仪器。该项目的目标群体包括物理、天文学、数学、工程和计算机科学专业的本科生。该计划强烈鼓励STEM领域代表性不足的群体和几乎没有机会获得研究机会的学生参与。该项目由AGS REU计划(教育联系)、既定的激励竞争研究计划(EPSCoR)和日地计划共同资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Montana State University (MSU) will offer a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program in solar and space physics. Students will conduct cutting-edge research in solar and space physics, to investigate how magnetic fields evolve on the Sun and release a large amount of energy into heliosphere, which may impact the space weather. Student research frequently results in joint professional publications and conference presentations with their MSU mentors. Students will also take introductory courses in solar physics, and tutorials in computer programming, ethics in research, and preparation and application for graduate schools. These experiences will help students develop independence, creativity, and interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields, strengthen practical research skills and communication skills, and make educated decisions on whether to attend the graduate school and to pursue research as a profession. The program provides an important service to the solar astrophysics discipline. With its strong space science component, the program also offers benefits to society by providing citizens and future researchers with an understanding of space weather impacts on Earth's space environment. The program is dedicated to education and training of a diverse work force in STEM fields.The main objectives of this REU program are: 1) provide a high-quality state-of-the-art research experience, 2) develop independence, creativity, and interest in physics and astronomy graduate school, 3) demonstrate how academic knowledge acquired in classes relates to real-world research problems, 4) develop and strengthen practical research skills and 5) encourage participation by women and underrepresented minorities in scientific research. Students will carry out individual research projects for ten weeks during the summer, under the supervision of the faculty and research staff and in collaboration with the graduate students at MSU. The research projects will involve the analysis of the state-of-the-art observations from space missions and ground-based observatories, magneto-hydrodynamic modeling, as well as space hardware instrumentation. The target group of the program includes undergraduates majoring in Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Sciences. The program strongly encourages participation by underrepresented groups in STEM fields and students with little access to research opportunities. This project is jointly funded by the AGS REU program (Educational Linkages), the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), and the Solar Terrestrial program.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.