Baylor University REU/RET Site Proposal

该奖项支持在贝勒大学更新REU/RET物理学网站。选定的NSF研究员从天体物理、复杂(尘埃)等离子体、早期宇宙宇宙学、基本粒子物理、核物理、空间物理、超弦物理或表面物理的研究机会中进行选择。在所有这些领域，研究员都参与高级科学研究，他们的许多活动都是跨学科性质的。在该计划的过程中，鼓励研究员在他们的研究议程上实现自给自足。每周两次的研讨会，一个暑期本科生研究研讨会的结束，以及各种感兴趣的物理研究领域的特别设计的课程，增强了该计划的整体智力影响。在REU研究员回到他或她的家乡机构后，可以提供合作研究机会，以及在学年期间返回贝勒的部分津贴支持。该计划还提供三到五个RET(教师研究经验)奖学金。RET研究员是从国家申请者库中挑选出来的，在现场居住大约八个星期。所有REU和RET研究员在逗留十周结束时都要做一次研究(PPT)演示，并制作一份论文和一张海报。如果可能，研究员还会被邀请与他们的导师一起在同行评议的期刊上发表他们的研究结果。

This award supports the renewal of the REU/RET site in Physics at Baylor University. Selected NSF fellows choose from research opportunities in astrophysics, complex (dusty) plasmas, early universe cosmology, elementary particle physics, nuclear physics,space physics, superstring physics or surface physics. In all of these areas, fellows are involved in advanced scientific research with many of their activities being interdisciplinary in nature. Over the course of the program, fellows are encouraged to become self sufficient in their research agenda. Twice-weekly seminars, an end of the summer Undergraduate Research Symposium and specially designed classes in various physics research areas of interest enhance the overall intellectual impact of the program. Collaborative research opportunities after the REU fellow returns to his or her home institution are available as is partial stipend support for returning to Baylor during the academic year. The program also provides three to five RET (Research Experience for Teachers) fellowships. RET fellows are selected from a national applicant pool and reside on-site for approximately eight weeks. All REU and RET fellows give a research (PowerPoint) presentation and produce both a paper and a poster at the end of their ten-week stay. When possible, fellows are also invited to publish their results with their mentors in peer-reviewed journals.