REU Site: Astronomy in Hawaii

夏威夷大学天文学研究所（IfA）的本科生研究经验方案将再持续三年，并将扩大到奥廷加岛以外，包括IfA希洛的教师导师和夏威夷岛双子座北天文台的工作人员天文学家。每年，来自全国各地的10名本科生将在夏天进行太阳、行星、恒星、恒星形成和河外天文学等领域的前沿研究。学生们将在夏季结束时的REU研讨会上向IfA工作人员介绍他们的工作，并将在接下来的秋季或冬季的全国会议上展示海报。 学生们还将参加一个多波长观测项目，该项目使用夏威夷大学的88英寸光学/红外望远镜和加州理工学院的亚毫米波天文台。除了指导研究和观察的经验，将有一个研究研讨会，由IfA教师和每周午餐会议与PI和研究生。REU天文学计划在夏威夷已成为一个重要的工具，为少数民族学生参与科学：在七年的运作至今，女性和少数民族学生的比例分别为66%和17%。在该计划的三年生命周期内，预计30名有才华的本科生将获得杰出的研究经验，包括在美国最好的天文学站点参与光学和无线电波长的观测运行，并在国家会议上曝光。该站点由国防部与国家科学基金会REU计划合作共同资助。

The Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program at the Institute for Astronomy (IfA) at the University of Hawaii will be continued for an additional three years and will expand beyond the island of Oahu to include faculty mentors at the IfA Hilo and staff astronomers at Gemini North Observatory on the island of Hawaii. Each year, ten undergraduates from across the country will spend their summer carrying out cutting-edge research in areas including solar, planetary, stellar, star-formation and extragalactic astronomy. The students will give a talk on their work to the IfA staff at an REU symposium at the end of the summer and will present a poster at a national meeting during the following fall or winter. The students will also take part in a multi-wavelength observing project using the University of Hawaii 88-inch optical/infrared telescope and the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory on Mauna Kea. In addition to the mentored research and observing experience, there will be a research seminar given by IfA faculty and weekly lunch meetings with the PIs and graduate students.The REU astronomy program at Hawaii has served as an important vehicle for minority student participation in science: in the seven years of operation to date, the percentage of female and ethnic minority students has been 66% and 17% respectively. Over the three year lifetime of this program, it is anticipated that 30 talented undergraduates will receive an outstanding research experience, including participating in observing runs at optical and radio wavelengths at the best astronomy site in the United States and exposure at a national meeting.This site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the National Science Foundation REU program.