Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site - Training and Research Experiences in Nonlinear Dynamics (TREND)

该奖项支持马里兰大学非线性动力学（TREND） REU站点的培训和研究经验。TREND的目标是让本科生参与非线性动力学的前沿研究。该项目将包括大约10名学生，他们将在夏季花11周的时间在校园里以小团队的形式参与研究。研究项目将是理论的，实验的或两者兼而有之。研究课题的例子有：混沌系统的时空混沌和同步性的理论研究，颗粒介质模式的实验研究，流体和固体奇点的发展，光学系统的非线性动力学，带电粒子束和器件的非线性动力学，等离子体中的湍流和非线性现象。研讨会系列将补充和加强学习经验。学生们将在课程结束时展示他们的研究成果。会议将在校园内举行，但也会有来自校外的嘉宾、研究人员和裁判（为了最佳论文比赛）。该项目针对的是完成了物理科学或工程专业大二的有才华的学生。将努力招收代表性不足的群体和缺乏类似研究机会的学校的学生。该站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作支持。

This award supports the Training and Research Experiences in Nonlinear Dynamics (TREND) REU Site at the University of Maryland. TREND's goal is to involve undergraduate students in frontier research on nonlinear dynamics. The program will involve approximately 10 students who will spend 11 weeks in the summer on campus involved in research in small teams. Research projects will be theoretical, experimental or both. Examples of research topics are: theoretical studies of spatio-temporal chaos and synchronism of chaotic systems, experimental studies of patterns in granular media, the development of singularities in fluids and solids, nonlinear dynamics in optical systems, nonlinear dynamics in charged particle beams and devices, and turbulence and nonlinear phenomena in plasmas. A seminar series will complement, and reinforce the learning experience. Students will present the results of their research at the end of the session. The conference will be held on campus, but will include guests, researchers, and referees (for the best paper competition) from off-campus locations as well. The program targets talented students who have completed their sophomore year in the physical sciences or engineering. Effort will be made to recruit students from under represented groups and students from schools lacking similar research opportunities. The site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.