NRAO/GBO Research Experience for Undergraduates

该奖项将为国家射电天文台（NRAO）本科生研究经验（REU）网站提供新的资金。REU计划每年将向三个地点的15名合格申请人提供：新墨西哥州索科罗;西弗吉尼亚州绿色银行;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）、绿色堤岸望远镜（GBT）和阿塔卡马大型毫米/亚毫米阵列（阿尔马）的操作总部。学生将在几个领域进行尖端研究，包括天文学的所有领域（宇宙学，河外，银河，恒星，太阳系，天体化学，天体等），以及天文工程和计算。除了分配给他们的研究项目，所有学生都参加了使用NRAO GBT，VLA和/或VLBA的实践观测体验。该奖项将使射电天文学领域的熟练科学家和工程师能够发展，这对NSF资助设施的基础设施至关重要。该计划还证明了其在留住STEM领域学生方面的有效性：事实上，超过300名过去的参与者仍然在天文学领域。最后，参与者还将获得指导和经验，通过口头和书面介绍他们的研究项目结果来交流他们的科学研究，包括有机会在任命后的专业会议上介绍他们的研究。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力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 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.