Space Science and Instrumentation at UAH

这个项目是REU网站的延续，该网站每年有大约10名本科生参加暑期实习计划。研究领域都是华中大学物理系的重点领域，包括空间等离子体物理、光学和材料科学。这些相关专题在“空间物理和仪器”的统一主题下提出。学生将学习用于建造空间仪器的材料和光学特性，以及研究地球、太阳和天文物体的航天器和地面仪器的科学返回。学生们和他们的指导教师将每周聚一次，讨论进展情况。拟议的课题是真正的研究努力，但正如我们的经验所表明的那样，实际上可以在一个夏天完成。招生对象主要是当地以外、但在东南部地区的学生。妇女和少数群体将成为特别的目标；事实上，上一次奖项资助的学生中有70%以上是女性。研究环境非常出色，学生们将有很多机会与当地行业的科学家和设施以及附近的NASA马歇尔太空飞行中心进行互动。#

This project is a continuation of an REU site, which involves approximately ten undergraduate students per year in a summer internship program. The fields of study are all thrust areas within the Department of Physics at UAH, and include space plasma physics, optics, and materials science. These related topics are presented under the unified theme of "Space Physics and Instrumentation". Students will be involved in the study of materials used in the construction of, and optical characteristics of, space instrumentation, as well as in the scientific return from spacecraft and ground-based instruments studying the Earth, the Sun, and astronomical objects. The students, and their advising faculty, will meet weekly as a group to discuss progress. The proposed topics constitute genuine research endeavors, yet, as our experience shows, can realistically be completed in one summer. Recruitment is primarily targeted as students outside the local area, but within the Southeast region. Women and minorities will be especially targeted; indeed over 70% of the students funded the previous award were women. The research environment is outstanding, and students will have many opportunities to interact with scientists and facilities both in local industry and at the nearby NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. #