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

华盛顿州立大学(WSU)的本科生物理和天文学研究体验(REU)项目为学生提供为期10周的高级研究实习，展示波的概念如何渗透到我们物理宇宙的方方面面。这些实习将在世界级的设施中进行，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威斯康星州立大学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学者参与)，并以独特的方式与全国各地的同行建立关系和建立网络机会。该REU计划每年夏天将接待10名学者，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职业机会，以帮助培养下一代STEM领导者。这个REU项目将为本科生提供世界级研究小组的实习机会，这些研究小组涵盖的领域包括引力波、激波物理、低维和复杂材料以及量子原子现象。每名学生将从系内选择一个感兴趣的项目，并与一名具有丰富指导西斯安那州立大学本科生经验的教师导师配对。现有的最先进的研究设施包括激波物理研究所、WSU Dodgen研究核反应堆、材料研究中心、Franceschi显微镜中心和多台玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚体仪器，其中一台在国际空间站上。各个项目将通过波的共同概念联系在一起。将向所有受训人员介绍每个分领域的研讨会，以突出这一普遍和相关的物理和天文学现象。专业发展实地考察汉福德激光干涉仪引力波天文台和历史悠久的汉福德B反应堆将允许学生与研究人员进行有意义的讨论，洞察职业机会，并欣赏科学在社会中的历史和影响。威斯康星州立大学的一个大学范围内的暑期“学者社区”项目为许多REU和REU式的暑期项目提供了跨学科和社会生活环境和职业发展机会，以在通常80名本科生参与者中建立社会和专业关系。该奖项由物理部和材料研究部共同资助。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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.