REU SITE: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Astronomy at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (2012-2016)

该奖项支持国家光学天文台Cerro Tololo美洲天文台（CTIO）本科生研究经验网站。该项目为六名本科生提供了与天文学和天体物理学前沿科学家一起从事可发表质量研究项目的机会。学生们在智利拉塞雷纳天文台的大院在夏季（南部）支持10周，每个学生保证至少有两个晚上的观察时间。导师是从CTIO、南方天文研究天文台（SOAR）和双子座南8米望远镜的科学人员中挑选出来的。学生们接触到现代天文学的国际性，并通过在国外生活和工作以及与当地教职员工和其他学生的互动，变得更加全球化。了解一个主要国际天文台的生活和运作以及在其中进行的各种活动对所有有关方面都是宝贵的经验。

This award supports the Research Experiences for Undergraduates site at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory's Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO). The program offers six undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in publishable-quality research projects with scientists working at the forefront of astronomy and astrophysics. Students are supported at the observatories' compound in La Serena, Chile for 10 weeks during the (austral) summer, and each student is guaranteed a minimum of two nights observing time. Mentors are selected from the scientific staffs of CTIO, the Southern Observatory for Astronomical Research (SOAR) and the Gemini South 8-m telescope.The students are exposed to the international nature of modern astronomy, and become more globally engaged through living and working abroad and interacting with the local staff and other students. Exposure to the life and operations of a major international observatory and the diversity of activities conducted therein is an invaluable experience for all concerned.