REU Site: Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota

该奖项资助明尼苏达大学双城校区物理与天文学院本科生研究经验项目。它将使10名物理学和天文学专业的本科生参加为期10周的暑期项目，参与最前沿的研究。每个学生都将在一个研究小组中工作，由一名教师指导，从课堂教学过渡到最先进的研究，从掌握旧知识到创造新知识。该项目一方面为参与的学生提供了发展和教育的机会，另一方面促进了科学的进步。另一个重点是强调多样性，来自代表性不足群体的学生和第一代大学生的参与。大多数参与者将来自规模较小的学院，在这些学院，他们没有机会在常规学年参与一线研究。通过鼓励学生，特别是非博士学生参与科学研究。授予机构，夏季REU计划解决了国家对科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）领域熟练员工的关键需求。具体项目将涉及天体物理学、宇宙学、高能物理、凝聚态物质、生物物理学和空间物理学。大多数学生的专题预计是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。各种职业发展经验，如定期研讨会，讲习班，短途旅行等将提供。该奖项由美国国家科学基金会数学与物理科学理事会物理部和材料研究部共同资助。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。

The award funds Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the School of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus. 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 a new one. 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, 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, cosmology, high-energy physics, condensed matter, biophysics and space physics. 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. A variety of career advancing experiences, such as regular seminars, workshops, excursions, etc will be offered. This award is co-funded by the Division of Physics and the Division of Materials Research within the NSF Mathematics and Physical Sciences Directorate.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.