REU Site: Physics at Indiana University Bloomington

该奖项的全部(或部分)资金来自《2021年美国救援计划法案》(公法117-2)。该奖项支持印第安纳大学(IU)物理学本科生研究经验(REU)网站的更新。该计划将在2022-24年夏季期间支持多达15名参与者在密歇根大学物理系和密歇根大学能量和物质探索中心(CEEM)的广泛领域开展实验和理论研究项目。来自全美学校的12名学生将被录取，优先录取来自本科生研究机会可能有限的机构的学生。还将邀请两到三(2-3)名当地的印第安纳大学学生参加该计划。为学生提供的特别课程包括关于实验室安全的指导课程，关于当前物理研究的每周研讨会，关于专业发展和科学道德的讨论，以及简短的进展报告。在项目结束时，学生们将在闭幕研讨会上发表他们的成果，并开发一种方法将他们的成果分享给技术观众。还将鼓励和支持他们继续开展他们的项目，并在下一学年的专业会议上介绍他们的工作。该计划为有兴趣和有前途的本科物理专业的学生提供了在研究密集型环境中进行科学研究的重要和具有挑战性的经验。学生将被匹配到适合他们的水平和兴趣的项目，并将鼓励学生和导师的早期联系。参与者将在教职员工和高级研究人员的监督下，作为正在进行的研究项目的组成部分，获得原创的研究经验。学生将通过研讨会和同行互动了解当前广泛的研究领域。研究项目将涵盖多个领域，包括天体物理、生物物理、凝聚态物理、基本粒子物理、材料物理和核物理的实验和理论研究。该计划强调发展清晰、诚实和简明的科学交流和陈述技能。该奖项反映了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 is funded in whole (or in part) under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). The award supports the renewal of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in physics at Indiana University (IU). The program will support up to fifteen participants for 10 weeks during the summers of 2022-24 to carry out experimental and theoretical research projects in a broad range of areas in the IU Physics Department and the IU Center for Exploration of Energy and Matter (CEEM). Twelve (12) students from schools throughout the U.S. will be recruited, with preference to students from institutions where research opportunities for undergraduates may be limited. Two or three (2-3) local IU students will also be invited to participate in the program. Special programs for the students include orientation sessions on lab safety, weekly seminars on current research in physics, discussions on professional development and scientific ethics, and short progress reports. At the conclusion of the program, the students will present their results in talks at a closing symposium and develop a way to share their results to a technical audience. They will also be encouraged and supported to continue working on their projects as well as to present their work at professional meetings during the following academic year. The program provides interested and promising undergraduate physics majors with significant and challenging experiences in scientific research in a research-intensive environment. Students will be matched to projects appropriate to their level and interests, and early contact of students and mentors will be encouraged. The participants will gain original research experience by working as integral parts of ongoing research programs under the supervision of faculty members and senior research staff. Students will learn about a broad range of current research areas through seminars and peer interactions. Research projects will be available in a variety of areas, including experimental and theoretical research in astrophysics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, elementary particle physics, materials physics, and nuclear physics. The program emphasizes the development of clear, honest, and concise scientific communication and presentation skills.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.