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

德克萨斯州等离子体物理本科生研讨会；

• 批准号: 2011994
• 负责人: Alexandros Gerakis
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2011994&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Texas; Plasma; Physics; Undergraduate; Workshop

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.

该奖项将支持组织和学生参与将于2020年5月在德克萨斯州学院站的德克萨斯A M大学举行的第一届德克萨斯等离子体物理本科生研讨会。 该研讨会将针对历史上代表性不足的少数民族（HURMs）本科生从整个德克萨斯州谁刚刚完成了物理，工程或其他相关学科的大二年级。 该研讨会的主要目的是让学生接触等离子体物理学领域，以及该州各机构中发生的各种等离子体物理学研究，最终旨在将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讲习班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讲习班方面具有长期和成功的经验。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。参加科学研讨会是学生的一个重要的教育经验，不能在个别家庭机构复制。学生将有机会扩大他们的网络，了解等离子体科学和工程更广泛领域的前沿研究，并发展和实践他们的专业沟通技能。该奖项提供资金部分支持本次研讨会的组织，以及支持旅行，住宿和研讨会的参与者，谁将是大二的学生，目前就读于4年制物理和工程课程在得克萨斯州的机构。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过评估使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准的支持。