Summer Research in Physics at Case Western Reserve University

该奖项由《2009年美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)资助。该奖项为凯斯西储大学(CASE)的本科生(REU)物理现场项目建立了一个新的研究体验项目。在接下来的三年里，每年将招募10名来自外部案例专业或相关领域的学生参加这个为期10周的暑期项目。该计划鼓励研究资源有限的机构的学生参与，也鼓励传统上在科学和工程领域代表性不足的群体参与。该项目旨在向本科生介绍尖端研究环境，并帮助他们发展攻读物理学及相关领域高级学位所需的专业技能。REU计划包括广泛的跨学科研究项目，涉及凝聚态物理和粒子-天体物理，例如纳米级物理、包括半导体、光学、生物和成像物理在内的电子材料、暗物质、宇宙射线和宇宙微波背景，涵盖实验、理论和计算方面。这些研究项目是专门为本科生设计的，由一名教职员工指导。除了从事研究，REU的学生还参加每周的讨论会议、专业技能发展研讨会、关于科学研究中的伦理问题的研讨会、夏末海报研讨会，以及由该机构为本科生举办的夏季本科生研究人员的其他专业和社交网络活动。这个REU站点计划是由国家科学基金会数学和物理科学局的材料研究部资助的。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This award establishes a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site program in Physics at Case Western Reserve University (Case). Ten students from outside Case majoring in physics or a related field will be recruited for the ten week summer program each year for the next three years. The program encourages participation from students at institutions with limited research resources and also from groups that are traditionally under-represented in Science and Engineering. The program is designed to introduce undergraduate students to cutting-edge research environment and to help them develop professional skills needed to pursue advanced degrees in physics and related areas. The REU program includes a broad selection of interdisciplinary research projects in condensed matter physics and particle-astrophysics, for example in the areas of nanoscale physics, electronic materials including semiconductors, optics, biological and imaging physics, dark matter, cosmic rays and cosmic microwave background, covering experimental, theoretical and computational aspects. The research projects are designed specifically for undergraduates and mentored by a faculty member. In addition to being engaged in research, the REU students participate in weekly discussion meetings, professional skills development workshops, a workshop on ethical issues in science research, an end-of-the-summer poster symposium, and other professional and social networking activities for undergraduate summer researchers hosted by the institution. This REU Site program is funded by the Division of Materials Research in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate of National Science Foundation.