REU Site: Space Physics and Solar Astrophysics Program at Montana State University

REU 站点：蒙大拿州立大学空间物理和太阳天体物理项目

• 批准号: 2244344
• 负责人: Jiong Qiu
• 金额: $ 48.9万
• 依托单位: Montana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244344&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Space; Physics; Solar

Undergraduate students majoring in physics or related fields will conduct research in solar astrophysics and space physics with faculty and graduate students at Montana State University. The research aims to improve our understanding of physical mechanisms that govern energy release in the Sun's atmosphere and its effect on space weather. Students develop and strengthen practical research skills and learn to apply academic knowledge acquired in classrooms to solving real-world research problems. The program encourages participation by under-represented groups and helps grow students' interest in STEM research and career. In particular, the research experience with professional scientists in a university environment helps students make informed decisions about continuing their education and research in these fields.The objectives of the project are to 1) provide undergraduate students with high-quality research experience, 2) develop independence, creativity, and interest in space physics and astronomy graduate study, 3) demonstrate how academic knowledge relates to real-word research problems, 4) develop and strengthen practical research skills of participants, and 5) enhance participation by underrepresented students in STEM research and career advancement. For ten weeks during the summer, students will analyze and model state-of-the-art observations from space missions and ground-based telescopes, and also learn to build instruments that obtain these data. Possible research topics include measuring properties of magnetic reconnection and flare energetics, hydrodynamic simulation of solar flares, acceleration of coronal mass ejection in the low solar corona, solar cycle variation of solar irradiance, reconstructing trajectories of coronal ejectas observed by the Parker Solar Probe, and space and ground-based hardware development. The projects frequently result in joint professional publications and conference presentations. The program also provides a variety of professional development opportunities, such as computer and programing tutorials, lectures and research seminars by both university faculty and visiting scholars, and student research presentations and group meetings.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.

物理学或相关领域主修的本科生将与蒙大拿州立大学的教职员工和研究生进行太阳天体物理学和太空物理学的研究。该研究旨在提高我们对影响太阳大气中能量释放及其对太空天气的影响的物理机制的理解。学生发展并增强实用的研究技能，并学会将在课堂上获得的学术知识应用于解决现实世界的研究问题。该计划鼓励代表性不足的群体参与，并帮助增加学生对STEM研究和职业的兴趣。特别是，在大学环境中与专业科学家的研究经验有助于学生做出有关继续在这些领域继续教育和研究的明智决定。 STEM研究和职业发展方面的代表性不足。在夏季的十个星期中，学生将对太空任务和地面望远镜进行分析和建模最先进的观察结果，并学会构建获得这些数据的工具。可能的研究主题包括测量磁重新连接和耀斑能量学的特性，太阳能耀斑的流体动力学模拟，低太阳能电晕中冠状质量弹出的加速，太阳能辐照度的太阳能循环变化，重建由Parker Solar探针探测器观察到的冠状弹性轨迹。 这些项目经常导致联合专业出版物和会议演讲。该计划还提供了各种专业发展机会，例如计算机和编程教程，讲座和研究研讨会，由大学教职员工和访问学者，学生研究演示和小组会议。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过评估该基金会的智力功能和广泛的影响来审查Criteria。