International Research Experience for Students (IRES) in Experimental Nuclear Physics in Germany at MAMI and Sweden at MAX-lab

该奖项由2009年美国复苏与再投资法案(公法111-5)资助。该IRES奖项为乔治华盛顿大学、马里兰州蒙哥马利学院和马萨诸塞大学达特茅斯分校的学生提供参与实验核物理国际合作的机会，方法是在德国美因茨的约翰尼斯·古滕贝格大学的Mainzer Mikrotron(MAI)和/或瑞典隆德大学的MAX-LAB研究设施停留8周。该项目每年为4至6名本科生和最多2名研究生提供资助，为期三年。PI、共同PI和高级调查人员将驻扎在隆德和美因茨，而美国学生则在现场监督、指导和监督他们的进展。学生研究人员参与这两个实验室进行的实验的所有方面。这些实验旨在通过研究质子和中子的介子光产生来研究核子内部结构及其激发的动力学。MAMI和MAX-LAB正在进行的高质量研究计划将加强目前对重子和介子夸克结构的研究。这些测量使用了MAMI的水晶球和水龙头探测器，以及MAX-LAB的xSAL、CATS、Diana和Buni探测器。这些实验是由Mami的A2协作组和MAX-LAB的OPENTS@MAXLAB协作组进行的。这些国际合作组织的成员自愿为我们学生的培训和指导做出贡献。这个项目为一群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。他们的访问和努力建立的联系将支持持久的国际联系。该奖项由国际科学与工程办公室和物理系联合资助。该奖项由国际科学与工程办公室和物理系共同资助。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This IRES award provides students associated with George Washington University, Montgomery College in Maryland, and the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth with the opportunity to participate in an international collaboration in experimental nuclear physics through spending 8 weeks at the Mainzer Mikrotron (MAMI) at the Johannes Gutenberg Universität in Mainz, Germany and/or the MAX-lab research facility at the Lund University in Lund, Sweden. This project provides support for 4 to 6 undergraduate students and up to 2 beginning graduate students each year for three years. The PI, co-PIs, and Senior Investigators will reside in Lund and Mainz while the U.S. students are present to supervise, mentor, and to monitor their progress.The student researchers are involved with all aspects of the experiments being performed at the two laboratories. These experiments are designed to investigate the dynamics responsible for the internal structure of the nucleon and its excitations through the study of meson photoproduction off the proton and neutron. The high-quality research program being carried out at both MAMI and MAX-lab will enhance the current studies of the quark structure of baryons and mesons. These measurements make use of the Crystal Ball and TAPS detectors at MAMI, and the xSAL, CATS, DIANA, and BUNI detectors at MAX-lab. These experiments are being performed by the A2 Collaboration at MAMI andthe PIONS@MAXLAB Collaboration at MAX-lab. The members of these international collaborations have volunteered to contribute to the training and mentoring of our students.This program provides a group of students with international research experiences that prepares them to operate successfully in a global environment. The connections created by their visits and efforts will support lasting international connections. The PI and co-PIs have shown continual success and dedication in mentoring women students, a group under-represented in experimental nuclear physics, and they are committed to involving women students and other under-represented student groups in this project's research efforts.This award is jointly supported by the Office of International Science and Engineering and the Division of Physics.