REU: Hooked on Photonics, a collaborative REU program

这项由国家科学基金会化学部(CHE)颁发的奖项支持华盛顿大学本科生研究体验(REU)网站的更新。Hoked on Photonics(HOP)是一个为期10周的REU项目，本科生参与的研究涉及光子材料和设备的开发，应用范围从电信到发光设备再到替代能源。HOP的一个独特之处在于，参与者分布在三个校区：华盛顿大学、佐治亚理工学院和亚利桑那大学。多校区REU项目的优势包括充分利用招聘和教育努力，进行实质性的项目评估，以及增加研究活动的多样性。HOP计划包括研究、内容讲座、道德培训、职业研讨会和科学陈述技能研讨会。除了推进光子学研究，HOP的目标是(1)为传统上接触研究机会有限的低年级本科生(社区大学生和主要来自本科院校的学生)提供学术上合适的研究经验，以及(2)增加成功完成科学和工程学士学位和高级学位的女性和代表性较低的少数族裔的数量。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) at the National Science Foundation supports the renewal of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the University of Washington. Hooked on Photonics (HoP) is a 10-week REU program where undergraduates participate in research involving the development of photonic materials and devices with applications ranging from telecommunications to light-emitting devices to alternative energy. A unique aspect of HoP is that participants are located on the three campuses: University of Washington, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Arizona. The advantages of a multi-campus REU program include leveraged recruiting and educational efforts, substantial program evaluation, and increased diversity of research activities. The HoP program includes research, content lectures, ethics training, career seminars, and scientific-presentation skill workshops. In addition to advancing photonics research, the goals of HoP are to (1) provide academically appropriate research experiences for lower-level undergraduate students who traditionally have had limited access to research (community college students and students from primarily undergraduate institutions), and (2) increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities who successfully complete Bachelor's and advanced degrees in science and engineering.