Continued Support for an Undergraduate Research Participation at the Space Physics Research Laboratory, University of Michigan

这笔赠款将继续在密歇根大学空间物理研究实验室开展本科生研究活动。空间物理研究实验室是一个广泛的跨学科研究组织，是密歇根大学大气和海洋科学学术系的一部分。该实验室开展的研究涉及工程和地球物理科学的几个领域，重点是观察和了解控制地球和行星体的气体、等离子体和液体包层的物理过程。该实验室的年度研究预算约为800万美元，主要资金来自国家科学基金会和NASA以及其他机构。由于空间物理研究实验室与该大学的学术环境有着密切的联系，并隶属于工程学院的地球科学系，因此它一直积极致力于提供大量的本科生和研究生研究机会，特别是在日地研究和大气学领域。这笔助学金将通过继续支持实验室内一个非常成功的REU(本科生研究经验)站点来扩大和巩固本科生的参与。继续的REU网站将有12名教职员工直接参与，他们之前都有过本科生研究培训的经验。资金将为16名学生提供支持，其中一半将来自密歇根大学以外的机构。由于致力于高质量的本科教育，该大学同意在第一年免除该项目的间接成本。在实验室内开展的研究的丰富的种类和意义，以及部分教员参与者的时间承诺，将为该项目的本科生提供一个在活跃和令人兴奋的研究领域获得实践经验的重要机会。

This grant will continue an Undergraduate Research Participation Site at the Space Physics Research Laboratory of the University of Michigan. The Space Physics Research Laboratory is a broad interdisciplinary research organization which is part of the Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences academic department of the University of Michigan. Research undertaken in the laboratory spans several fields of engineering and geophysical sciences, with an emphasis on the observation and understanding of the physical processes which control the gaseous, plasma and liquid envelopes of the Earth and planetary bodies. The annual research budget of the laboratory is approximately $8M and major funding comes from the National Science Foundation and NASA as well as other agencies. Because of the strong ties to the academic environment at the University, and its presence within a geosciences department in the College of Engineering, the Space Physics Research Laboratory has always maintained active interest in providing significant undergraduate and graduate research opportunities, particularly in the areas of Solar-Terrestrial research and Aeronomy. This grant will expand and consolidate the undergraduate involvement by continuing support a very successful REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site within the Laboratory. The continued REU site will involve the direct participation of 12 faculty members who have all had previous experience with the training of undergraduate students in research. Funding will provide support for 16 students, of whom half will be from institutions other than the University of Michigan. Because of its commitment to high-quality undergraduate education, the University has agreed to waive indirect costs on this program for the first year. The rich variety and significance of the research carried out within the Laboratory and the commitment of time on the part of the faculty participants will provide the undergraduates of the program a significant opportunity to have hands-on experience in active and exciting research areas.