IRES: International: Research Experience for Undergraduates and Pre-Thesis Graduate Students at MAMI in Germany

该IRES项目将为乔治华盛顿大学的美国学生提供在德国美因茨的美因茨Microtron MAMI度过10周的机会，以获得实验核物理学的国际研究经验。本项目每年资助三名本科生和一名研究生进行研究，为期三年。此外，它还将为学生在美因茨居住期间的PI提供一些支持。研究人员将对负责核子内部结构及其激发的动力学进行实验研究。他们的主要目标是研究中性介子的光产生，他们将利用水晶球和MAMI的TAPS合作来完成这项工作。将在MAMI上进行的高质量光子诱导反应程序将加强目前对重子和介子的夸克结构的研究。更广泛的影响为12名美国学生提供支持，以在德国美因茨的MAMI进行研究，从而为一群美国学生提供国际研究经验，为他们在全球环境中成功运作做好准备。他们的访问所建立的联系将支持持久的国际合作。PI在指导女性学生方面表现出了成功和奉献精神，这是一个在实验核物理学中代表性不足的群体，他致力于让女性学生参与这个项目的研究。

This IRES project will provide U.S. students from George Washington University with the opportunity to gain international research experience in experimental nuclear physics by spending 10 weeks at the Mainz Microtron MAMI in Mainz, Germany. This project will fund the research of three undergraduate students and one graduate student per year for three years. In addition, it will provide some support for the PI to stay in residence in Mainz while the students are there. Intellectual MeritThe researchers will perform an experimental study of the dynamics responsible for the internal structure of the nucleon and its excitations. Their main objective is to study neutral meson photoproduction, and they will make use of the Crystal Ball and TAPS collaborations at MAMI to do this. The high-quality program of photon-induced reactions that will be carried out a MAMI will enhance current studies of the quark structure of baryons and mesons.Broader ImpactsSupport is provided for 12 U.S. students to conduct research at MAMI in Mainz, Germany, thus providing a group of U.S. students with international research experiences that will prepare them to operate successfully in a global environment. The linkages created by their visits will support lasting international collaboration. The PI has shown success and dedication in mentoring women students, a group under-represented in experimental nuclear physics, and he is committed to involving women students in the research in this project.