REU Site: Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota

该网站由国防部与NSF REU项目合作支持。这是明尼苏达大学双城校区物理和天文学院本科生研究经验（REU）项目的一个奖项。 它将使十个本科物理学和天文学专业的学生通过参加为期十周的暑期项目来参与前沿研究。 每个学生将在一个研究小组工作，由一名教师监督，从课堂教学过渡到最先进的研究，从掌握旧知识到创造新体验。 该项目一方面增加了参与学生的发展和教育机会，另一方面推动了科学的进步。另一个重点是强调多样性，来自代表性不足群体的学生的参与，以及第一代大学生。大多数参与者将来自较小的学院，他们没有机会在正常学年参与一线研究。 通过鼓励学生，特别是非博士生参与科学研究，REU暑期项目旨在满足国家对科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域熟练员工的迫切需求。具体项目将涉及天体物理学、高能物理学、凝聚态物质和生物物理学。大部分的学生项目预计将在实验和数据分析领域。有些项目可能侧重于上述领域的理论方面。如果亲自参与被证明是有问题的，由于COVID 19，项目负责人已经准备了一个项目的日志，可以远程执行与参与者和顾问之间的在线互动。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。

This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.This is an award for the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus School of Physics and Astronomy. It will enable ten undergraduate physics and astronomy majors to take part in cutting edge research by participating in a ten-week summer program. Each student will work in a research group, supervised by a faculty member, making the transition from classroom instruction to state-of-the-art research, from mastering old knowledge to creating new experiences. The project enhances opportunities for development and education for the involved students, on the one hand, and advances the progress of science, on the other. An additional focus emphasizes diversity, the participation of students from underrepresented groups, and first-generation college students. The majority of participants will come from smaller colleges, where they do not have the opportunity to participate in front-line research during the regular academic year. By encouraging students to participate in scientific research, particularly students from non-Ph.D. granting institutions, the summer REU program addresses a critical national need for skilled employees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields.The specific projects will be in astrophysics, high-energy physics, condensed matter, and biophysics. Most of the student projects are anticipated to be in the area of experiment and data analysis. Some projects may focus on theoretical aspects of the areas listed above. In case the in-person participation proves to be problematic due to COVID19, the project leaders have prepared a log of projects that may be executed remotely with on-line interactions between participants and advisors. Most of such projects are in the area of data analysis of astrophysical or LHC-generated data.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.