REU Site for Astronomy and Astrophysics at UW-Madison: 2010 and beyond

这项提案将为威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的REU项目提供资金，直至2014年夏季(含2014年夏季)。每年夏天至少有9名学生参加这个为期10周的项目。可用的研究课题广泛而多样；它们包括恒星、星际和河外项目的观测计划，以及星系动力学、中微子天体物理和ISM动力学的理论工作。暑期项目结束后，几位最有前途的学生将被邀请在美国天文学会的冬季会议上展示他们的研究成果。在该计划期间，学生们每周参加一系列研讨会，组织实地考察，并参加旨在直接为他们进入研究生院做准备的活动。REU网站的性质本身就会在教育活动方面产生更广泛的影响。这一计划的一个有点独特的方面是，学生被要求上一门科学伦理课程。学生们还被鼓励参加威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的公共外展活动。该奖项的个人投资者注意到，将特别考虑将妇女和代表性不足的群体纳入该计划。

This proposal will fund the REU program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison through the summer of 2014 inclusive. A minimum of nine students will take part in the ten week program each summer. The research topics available are extensive and varied; they include observational programs in stellar, interstellar, and extragalactic projects as well as theoretical work in galactic dynamics, neutrino astrophysics, and the dynamics of the ISM. After the summer program is concluded several of the most promising students will be invited to present their research at the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society. During the program the students take part in a weekly seminar series, organized field trips, and take part in activities meant to directly prepare them for graduate schoolThe very nature of an REU site results in a broader impact, in terms of educational activities. One somewhat unique aspect of this program is that the students are required to take a course in scientific ethics. The students are also encouraged to take part in public outreach activities at UW-Madison. The PIs of this award note that special consideration will be made to include women and underrepresented groups in the program.