REU Site: Computational and Data Intensive Astrophysics at the University of Florida

该奖项是为了更新佛罗里达大学的REU站点，重点是天文学和天体物理学的计算密集型研究。该项目利用了佛罗里达大学以及新成立的信息学研究所的尖端超级计算机。除了在天文学领域工作外，学生还将培养计算机技能，为他们从事广泛的职业做好准备。该项目将在全国范围内招收学生，但将特别关注那些研究机会有限的地区学生。提供给学生的研究项目包括星系成长及其性质的宇宙学模拟，利用下一代地面实验模拟和分析宇宙微波背景观测，以及模拟未来空间引力波数据和分析。学生将在开发和使用超级计算代码和设施方面接受培训，重点是天体物理学。该技能集可转移到STEM领域内外的许多职业中。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 award is for a renewal of the REU Site at the University of Florida with a focus on computationally intensive research in astronomy and astrophysics. The program takes advantage of cutting-edge supercomputing available at the University of Florida as well as the newly established Informatics Institute. In addition to working in areas of astronomy, students will develop computer skills that will prepare them for a wide range of careers. The program will recruit students nationally, but will place particular focus on regional students with otherwise limited research opportunities.The research projects available to students include cosmological simulations of the growth of galaxies and their properties, simulations and analysis of cosmological microwave background observations using next generation ground-based experiments, and simulations of future space-based gravitational wave data and analysis. Students will be trained in the development and use of supercomputing codes and facilities with a focus on astrophysics. The skill set is transferable to a number of careers both in and outside of the STEM fields.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.