REU Site: NRAO/GBO Research Experience for Undergraduates

这项奖励将为国家射电天文台(NRAO)本科生研究体验(REU)网站提供新的资金。REU计划将每年向三个地点的15名合格申请者提供：新墨西哥州索科罗、西弗吉尼亚州格林班克和弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔。这些地点分别是甚大阵列(VLA)和甚长基线阵列(VLBA)、绿岸望远镜(GBT)和阿塔卡马大毫米/亚毫米阵列(ALMA)的业务总部。学生将在多个领域进行前沿研究，包括天文学的所有领域(宇宙学、银河系外、银河系、恒星、太阳系、天体化学、脉冲星等)，以及天文工程和计算。除了指定的研究项目外，所有学生还将参与使用NRAO GBT、VLA和/或VLBA的实际观察体验。该奖项将使一批熟练的科学家和工程师能够在射电天文学领域发展起来，这对NSF资助的设施的基础设施至关重要。该计划也证明了它在留住STEM领域的学生方面的有效性：事实上，过去的300多名参与者仍在天文学领域。最后，参与者还可以通过口头和书面陈述他们的研究项目结果来获得指导和交流他们的科学研究的经验，包括在他们被任命后有机会在专业会议上展示他们的研究。这一奖项反映了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。

This award will provide renewed funding of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site. The REU program will be offered annually to fifteen qualified applicants in three locations: Socorro, NM; Green Bank, WV; and Charlottesville, VA. These sites are the headquarters for the operations of the Very Large Array (VLA) and Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), Green Bank Telescope (GBT), and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), respectively. Students will perform cutting-edge research in several areas, including all fields of astronomy (cosmology, extragalactic, galactic, stellar, solar system, astrochemistry, pulsars, etc.), as well as astronomical engineering and computing. In addition to their assigned research project, all students participate in a hands-on observing experience using the NRAO GBT, VLA, and/or VLBA. The award will enable a pipeline of skilled scientists and engineers to be developed in the field of radio astronomy, which is critical for the infrastructure of NSF-funded facilities. The program has also demonstrated its effectiveness in retaining students in STEM fields: indeed, over 300 past participants remain in the field of astronomy. Finally, participants also receive instruction and experience with communicating their scientific research through oral and written presentation of their research project results, including the opportunity to present their research at a professional meeting following their appointment.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.