REU Site: Physics Research in the Nation's Capital

REU 网站：国家首都的物理研究

• 批准号: 1852006
• 负责人: Tanja Horn
• 金额: $ 26.38万
• 依托单位: Catholic University of America
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-05-01 至 2024-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852006&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Physics; Research; Nation

This award supports a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates site at the Catholic University of America (CUA). The site will provide internship opportunities for eight undergraduate students to carry out independent physics research in the Nation's Capital. The goal is to reach out to and engage students in research who would otherwise not have the opportunity for research experiences, as well as to educate students about the path to becoming a researcher including graduate school and careers in academia and beyond.The CUA REU research projects include several nuclear and particle physics experiments, data analyses, and detector construction projects that are carried out on campus and benefit from CUA's strong expertise in materials. The interface between basic research in nuclear and particle physics and applied science is a particularly rich and exciting area for attracting undergraduate students into the field. CUA has a unique position because of its proximity to and collaborations with flagship national laboratories. The REU program will build on CUA's demonstrated experience of the mutually beneficial involvement of undergraduate students in cutting edge research projects, including some that have led to the successful construction of detectors.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.

该奖项支持美国天主教大学 (CUA) 新建的本科生研究体验网站。 该网站将为八名本科生提供实习机会，让他们在首都进行独立的物理研究。 其目标是让原本没有机会获得研究经验的学生参与研究，并教育学生如何成为一名研究人员，包括研究生院和学术界及其他领域的职业。CUA REU 研究项目包括多项核物理和粒子物理实验、数据分析和探测器建设项目，这些项目在校园内进行，并受益于 CUA 在材料方面的强大专业知识。核物理和粒子物理的基础研究与应用科学之间的交叉领域是吸引本科生进入该领域的一个特别丰富和令人兴奋的领域。 CUA 因其靠近国家旗舰实验室并与其合作而拥有独特的地位。 REU 项目将建立在 CUA 本科生互利参与尖端研究项目的经验基础上，其中包括一些成功建造探测器的项目。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。