Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Site in Astronomy at the University of Hawaii

AST-9987896HEASLEYA本科生研究经验（REU）网站将在夏威夷大学天文研究所建立。入选该项目的学生将与一名教师导师密切合作，研究太阳物理学、行星天文学、恒星天体物理学、星际介质和恒星形成、正常和活跃星系、宇宙学和仪器开发等领域的前沿项目。每个学生至少要参加一次与他或她的项目相关的观察运行。该计划将以学生为中心，并将有许多补充活动，如研讨会，期刊俱乐部和讨论小组。这些活动的目的是让学生们从从事前沿研究的科学家那里了解这些研究，并培养他们与同龄人讨论研究项目的技能。在暑期课程结束时，参与者将制作海报和口头报告来描述他们的研究项目。每年有两名学生的项目被一个教师小组评为最佳，他们将获得资助，参加一个全国性的科学会议，展示他们的成果。学生们将每两周与校长和联合校长见面，回顾项目的进展。外部评估人员将与项目团队一起评估项目的影响。评估员将在夏季开始和结束时与学生见面，时间为3天。项目结束后将对参与者进行跟踪，以评估暑期研究经历对参与者科学事业的长期影响。这个项目由天文科学部资助

AST-9987896HEASLEYA Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site will be established at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy. The students selected for the program will work closely with a faculty mentor on cutting-edge projects in such fields as solar physics, planetary astronomy, stellar astrophysics, the interstellar medium and star formation, normal and active galaxies, cosmology, and instrumentation development. Each student will participate in at least one observing run related to his or her project. The program will be student-centered and will have many supplemental activities such as seminars, journal clubs, and discussion groups. These activities will be designed to allow students to learn about front-line research from the scientists that are doing it, and to develop their skills in discussing their research projects with their peers. At the end of the summer program, participants will create poster and verbal presentations describing their research projects. Each year the two students whose projects are judged to be best by a panel of faculty will receive support to attend a national scientific meeting to present their results. The students will meet biweekly with the principal and co-principal investigators to review the progress on the projects. An external evaluator will work with the project team in assessing the impact of the program. The evaluator will meet with the students over a period of 3 days, both at the beginning and end of the summer. Post-program tracking of the participants will be undertaken to assess the long-term impact of the summer research experience on the participants' scientific careers.This project is funded by the Division of Astronomical Science.***