REU Site: Solar and Heliospheric Physics at University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)

位于亨茨维尔的亚拉巴马大学空间等离子体和空气动力学研究中心（CSPAR）和空间科学系将与美国宇航局马歇尔太空飞行中心（MSFC）的导师合作，开展太阳和日光层物理学REU计划。 这个REU网站将提供一个10周的暑期经验，本科生主要是从机构，没有太多的本科研究的机会。 这个REU网站的招聘策略将侧重于大学一年级和二年级的学生，以及来自地理位置接近的历史黑人学院和大学（HBCU）的学生。参与者将开始一个介绍性的研讨会，以提供太阳物理学和计算机编程的背景知识的程序。 学生将从事一个独立的研究项目，在整个夏季的经验接受指导和专业发展。 该计划的结论将包括一个海报介绍。 该REU网站的目标包括增加妇女、代表性不足的少数民族和本科教育早期学生的参与。 研究项目将包括日冕加热、11年周期、日冕物质注入和太阳耀斑、太阳风、粒子加速以及太阳风-磁层-电离层耦合等主题。 专业发展活动包括太阳物理学背景，计算机编程，研究伦理，研究生院申请，面试技巧，简历/CV建议，GRE准备，海报准备以及如何撰写和提交摘要。 该REU站点由Solar Terrestrial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。

The Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) and the Department of Space Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will partner with mentors from the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) to run a solar and heliospheric physics REU program. This REU site will offer a 10 week summer experience to undergraduate students that are primarily from institutions that do not have many opportunities for undergraduate research. The recruitment strategy for this REU site will focus on students in their first and second year of college, and as well as students from geographically close historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Participants will start the program with an introductory workshop to give background knowledge on solar physics and computer programming. The students will work on an independent research project, receiving mentoring and professional development throughout the summer experience. The conclusion of the program will include a poster presentation. This REU site’s objectives include increasing the participation of women, underrepresented minorities, and students early in their undergraduate education. Research projects will include topics such as coronal heating, 11-year cycle, coronal mass injections and solar flares, solar wind, particle acceleration, and coupling of solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere. Professional development activities include solar physics background, computer programing, research ethics, graduate school applications, interview tips, resume/CV advice, GRE preparation, poster preparation and how to write and submit and abstract to a conference. This REU site is co-funded by 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.