REU Site: The Physics of Waves from the Nanoscale to the Cosmic Scale

华盛顿州立大学（WSU）物理学和天文学本科生物理研究经验（REU）项目为学生提供为期10周的高级研究实习机会，展示波的概念如何渗透到我们物理宇宙的各个方面。这些实习将在世界一流的设施中进行，由各自学科的专家和经验丰富的本科生研究导师直接监督。同伴和团队指导以及专业发展是研究环境和生活体验中整体体验的组成部分。这在一定程度上是通过WSU学者社区计划实现的，该计划包括校园内所有REU项目的学者（每年夏天约有80名REU学者），并与全国各地的同龄人建立了独特的关系和交流机会。这个REU项目每年夏天将接待10位学者，以培养他们在物理、天文学和相关领域的研究技能和研究生就业机会，帮助培养下一代STEM领导者。这个REU项目将为本科生提供在世界一流的研究小组实习的机会，研究领域包括重力波、冲击物理、低维和复杂材料以及量子原子现象。每个学生将从系内选择一个感兴趣的项目，并与一位具有丰富指导本科生经验的教师导师配对。最先进的研究设施包括激波物理研究所，华盛顿州立大学道奇研究核反应堆，材料研究中心，弗兰切斯基显微镜中心，以及多个玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚仪器，包括国际空间站上的一个。单个项目将通过波浪的共同概念连接起来。每个子领域的研讨会将向所有学员介绍，以突出这一普遍和联系的物理和天文现象。汉福德激光干涉仪引力波天文台和历史悠久的汉福德b反应堆的专业发展实地考察将使学生能够与研究人员进行有意义的讨论，深入了解职业机会，并欣赏科学在社会中的历史和影响。一个全校范围的暑期“学者社区”项目为众多REU和类似REU的暑期项目提供了一个跨学科的社会生活环境和专业发展机会，在其典型的80名本科生参与者之间建立了社会和专业关系。该奖项由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 Waves In Physics Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in Physics and Astronomy at Washington State University (WSU) provides students advanced 10-week research internships that demonstrate how the concept of waves pervades all aspects of our physical universe. These internships will take place in world-class facilities under the direct supervision of faculty who are experts in their respective disciplines and highly experienced undergraduate research mentors. Peer and team mentoring and professional development are integral parts of the holistic experience within both the research setting and living experience. This is achieved in part through the WSU Community of Scholars program that includes scholars in all REU programs on campus (involving approximately 80 REU scholars each summer) and uniquely engenders relationships and networking opportunities with peers across the country. This REU program will host 10 scholars each summer to foster their research skills and post-graduate career opportunities in physics, astronomy, and related fields to help create the next generation of STEM leaders. This REU program will provide undergraduate students with internships in world-class research groups spanning fields that include gravity waves, shock physics, low-dimensional and complex materials, and quantum atomic phenomena. Each student will select a project of interest from within the department and be paired with a faculty mentor who has extensive experience mentoring WSU undergraduates. State-of-the-art research facilities available include the Institute of Shock Physics, the WSU Dodgen Research Nuclear Reactor, the Center for Materials Research, the Franceschi Microscopy Center, and multiple Bose-Einstein Condensate instruments, including one on the International Space Station. Individual projects will be connected through the common concept of waves. Seminars in each subfield will be presented to all trainees to highlight this pervasive and connective physics and astronomy phenomenon. Professional development field trips to the Hanford Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory and the historical Hanford B-Reactor will allow students to engage in meaningful discussions with researchers, get insights into career opportunities, and appreciate the history and impact of science in society. A University-wide, summer “Community of Scholars” program at WSU provides an interdisciplinary and social living environment and professional development opportunities for numerous REU and REU-like summer programs to engender social and professional relationships among its typically 80 undergraduate participants. This award is co-funded by the Division of Physics and the Division of Materials Research.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.