Texas Plasma Physics Undergraduate Workshop; May, 2020; College Station, Texas

该奖项将支持组织和学生参与将于 2020 年 5 月在德克萨斯州大学城的德克萨斯 A&M 大学举办的首届德克萨斯等离子体物理学本科生研讨会。 该研讨会将为德克萨斯州各地刚刚完成物理、工程或其他相关学科二年级学业的历史上代表性不足的少数族裔 (HURM) 本科生量身定制。 本次研讨会的主要目的是让学生接触等离子体物理学领域，以及州内各个机构进行的各种等离子体物理学研究，最终目的是让这些学生留在等离子体科学和工程研究中。拟议的等离子体物理研讨会的教育部分将与普林斯顿等离子体物理实验室的科学教育部合作进行，该部门在组织类似的教育研讨会方面拥有长期成功的经验。参加研讨会的学生将熟悉等离子体科学的基础和应用方面。对于学生来说，参加科学研讨会是一种重要的教育经历，这是在个别家庭机构无法复制的。学生将有机会扩大他们的网络，了解更广泛的等离子体科学与工程领域的前沿研究，并发展和实践他们的专业沟通技能。该奖项提供资金来部分支持本次研讨会的组织，并为研讨会参与者（目前在德克萨斯州机构就读四年制物理和工程课程的大二学生）提供旅行、住宿和膳食支持。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 will support organization of and student participation in the first Texas Plasma Physics Undergraduate Workshop to be held in May, 2020, at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. The workshop will be tailored towards historically Under-Represented Minority (HURMs) undergraduate students from across the State of Texas who have just finished their sophomore year in Physics, Engineering or other related discipline. The main purpose of this workshop will be the exposure of the students to the field of plasma physics, as well as to the variety of plasma physics research occurring in various institutions within the State, aiming ultimately towards retention of these students in plasma science and engineering research. The educational component of the proposed plasma physics workshop will be performed in collaboration with Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s Science Education Department, which has long and successful experience in organizing similar educational workshops. The students who will participate in the workshop will become familiar with both fundamental and applied aspects of plasma science. Attending scientific workshops is an important educational experience for students that cannot be replicated at individual home institutions. The students will be provided with opportunities to expand their networks, to learn about cutting edge research in the broader field of plasma science and engineering, and to develop and put to practice their professional communication skills. This award provides funds to partially support organization of this workshop, as well as support for travel, lodging and meals for the workshop’s participants, who will be sophomore students, currently enrolled in 4-year Physics and Engineering programs in Texas institutions.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.