Wyoming Infrared Observatory's Summer Undergraduate ResearchAssistantship Program

该项目的一个主要目标是培养和教育下一代科学家。教育计划的一个组成部分是为本科生提供一个充实的研究机会。人们坚信，这将激发更多的科学兴趣，为科学研究注入激情，并促进未来的科学事业。这个机构为本科生提供研究经验有着悠久的历史。在过去的13年里，许多本科生在暑假和紧张的一年中受雇从事各种研究项目。这些学生继续他们在物理学、天体物理学、计算机科学和电子学方面的职业生涯。仅在过去四年中，就雇用了15-20名本科生以兼职方式协助天文台和研究项目。被选为1987-90年夏季的NSF REU地点，使正常的暑期招生计划得以扩大到全面的学生暑期计划，其规模与国家天文台的规模相似。这不是学徒计划，而是研究经验的教程。

A major goal of this project is to train and educate the next generation of scientists. An integral part of the educational program is to provide a fulfilling research opportunity for undergraduate students. It is strongly believed that this will stimulate further science interests, instill excitement with scientific research, and promote future careers in the sciences. This institution has a long standing history of providing research experience to undergraduates. Over the past thirteen years many undergraduates have been hired to work in a variety of research projects during the summer and acedemic year. These students have continued their careers in physics, astrophysics, computer science, and electronics. During the past four years alone 15-20 undergraduates have been hired on a part-time basis to assist with observatory and research projects. Being selected as a NSF REU site for the summers of 1987-90 has enabled the normal summer hiring of students to be expanded to a full-scale summer program for students, which is similar in size to that of the National Observatories. This is not an apprenticeship program but a tutorial in research experience.