REU Site: Astronomical Research and Instrumentation at Texas A&M University

该奖项支持在德克萨斯州A M大学建立一个夏季REU天文研究和仪器站点。REU计划将每年提供给八名合格的申请人，他们将与导师密切合作，开展与基础研究以及开发，测试和集成最先进的天文仪器有关的项目。该网站将利用得克萨斯A M的机构会员与大规模的观测合作，如巨型麦哲伦望远镜，大型综合巡天望远镜，霍比-埃伯利望远镜暗能量实验调查和暗能量调查。总体目标是培养现代观测天文学和仪器领域的年轻科学家和工程师。REU学生将使用德克萨斯A M开发的现代仪器获得的数据，并将有机会参与未来仪器项目的设计，为他们提供适用于学术界或工业界多种职业道路的实践经验。该网站将特别努力招募女性和少数民族学生，并接触德克萨斯州和全国各地规模较小的学校的学生，他们可能还没有机会使用尖端的天文仪器设备。

This award supports the establishment of a summer REU Site in astronomical research and instrumentation at Texas A&M University. The REU program will be offered annually to eight qualified applicants, who will work closely with mentors on projects related to basic research as well as the development, testing, and integration of state-of-the art astronomical instrumentation. The Site will leverage Texas A&M's institutional memberships with large scale observational collaborations, such as the Giant Magellan Telescope, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment Survey, and the Dark Energy Survey. The overall aim is to train young scientists and engineers in the fields of modern observational astronomy and instrumentation.The REU students will use data obtained with modern instrumentation developed at Texas A&M and will have the opportunity to participate in the design of future instrumentation projects, providing them with hands-on experience applicable to multiple career paths in academia or industry. The Site will make a special effort to recruit women and minority students, as well as to reach out to students at smaller schools in Texas and across the country who may not yet have had access to cutting-edge astronomical instrumentation facilities.