REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University

该奖项支持范德比尔特大学物理学和天文学的REU网站的更新。 范德比尔特大学夏季REU计划为本科物理和天文学学生提供了与教师密切合作的机会，他们可以在物理学的各个子领域进行前沿研究项目。学生将在夏季的几个月里获得十周的支持，在天文学，生物物理学，凝聚态物理学（包括纳米科学），激光物理学，核物理学和粒子物理学等领域进行研究。 社会团体活动将进一步帮助培养学生的群体身份，并提高他们的教育经验。范德比尔特拥有广泛的研究设施，包括几个中心，可供REU学生使用。作为一个顶点的经验，将有一个最后的联合宴会与菲斯克大学REU计划，由海报会议之前，每个学生将总结他们的工作。

This award supports the renewal of the REU site in Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University. The Vanderbilt University Summer REU program offers undergraduate physics and astronomy students the opportunity to work closely with faculty on forefront research projects in a variety of subfields of physics. Students will be supported for ten weeks in the summer months to perform research in areas including astronomy, biological physics, condensed matter physics including nanoscience, laser physics, nuclear physics, and particle physics. Social group activities will further help to foster a group identity for the students and enhance their educational experience. Vanderbilt has extensive research facilities, including several centers, which are be available to REU students. As a capstone experience, there will be a final joint banquet with the Fisk University REU program, preceded by a poster session where each student will summarize their work.