IRES: Undergraduate Research at CERN - Explorations in Accelerator-Based Science

通过这一面向美国学生的为期三年的国际学生研究体验(IRES)项目，乔治梅森大学(GMU)将与欧洲核子研究组织(CERN)的同行合作，为18名本科生开展为期九周的综合研究实习培训计划。CERN位于瑞士日内瓦，是一个世界级的国际研究中心，支持基于加速器的科学的方方面面：理论、研发、信息技术、实验和数据分析。这些设施的使用者，包括学生，与欧洲核子研究中心的研究同行和工作人员一起在这些领域工作。由于可以使用技术复杂的粒子加速器和探测器，那里进行的实验和研究活动是基于加速器的科学中最先进的之一。每年，来自近600个研究所和大学(以及85个国家)的科学家访问该实验室进行合作。包括首席调查员在内的美国科学家正在欧洲核子研究中心的一个或另一个加速器上进行实验，其中包括大型强子对撞机(LHC)。在这种特殊的环境下，CERN每年为来自欧洲和其他国家的300名本科生举办暑期学生研究计划。在P.I.的指导下，这笔IRES助学金支持的六名美国学生将与CERN附属导师合作，参加暑期项目，他们将在那里与来自世界各地的同学和专业人员一起学习。为了确保更广泛地参与CERN的IRES，乔治梅森大学将通过邀请科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域的高级学生申请，并参加华盛顿大都会地区多样化大学联盟的成员机构、哥伦比亚大区历史上的黑人或女子学院或大学，或北弗吉尼亚社区学院来招生。被选中的学生将在GMU度过他们九周中的第一周，参加预备研讨会，然后在CERN参加一个计划周密的项目，其中包括技能发展，在P.I.的共同监督下的研究经验，以及现场专家，学术和职业建议，以及多种专业网络机会。参与项目的学生必须在欧洲核子研究中心做一次或多次的演讲，并就他们的项目撰写一份技术报告，以张贴在IRES计划的网站上，并由导师进行评估。IRES的参与不仅将有助于正在进行的基于加速器的科学研究，而且--非常重要的--还将有助于培养具有全面科学经验的初级美国科学家和工程师，包括涉及硬件、软件、数据分析、计算机工程以及设计和模拟的领域。

Through this three-year International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program for U.S. students, George Mason University (GMU) will conduct a nine-week, combined research internship-training program for eighteen undergraduates in cooperation with counterparts at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Located in Geneva, Switzerland, CERN is a world-class international research center that supports all aspects of accelerator-based science: theory, research and development, information technology, experiments, and data analysis. Users of the facilities, including students, work in these areas along with research counterparts and staff at CERN. With access to technically complex particle accelerators and detectors, experiments and research activities carried out there are among the most advanced in accelerator-based science. Each year, scientists from almost 600 institutes and universities (and 85 nations) visit the laboratory to collaborate. U.S. scientists, including the Principal Investigator, are engaged in experiments based at one or another of the accelerators at the CERN complex, including the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In this exceptional setting, CERN conducts an annual Summer Student Research Programme for up to 300 undergraduates from Europe and other countries. With direction from the P.I., six U.S. students supported by this IRES grant will work with CERN-affiliated mentors and participate in the summer program, where they will learn alongside fellow students and professionals from every corner of the globe.To ensure opportunities for broader participation in the IRES at CERN, George Mason University will recruit by inviting advanced students to apply who are in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields and attending member institutions of the diverse Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, an historically Black or women's college or university in the greater District of Columbia region, or a Northern Virginia community college. Selected student participants will spend their first of nine weeks at GMU in a preparatory workshop, followed by eight weeks at CERN for a well-planned program that includes skill development, research experience under the co-supervision of the P.I. and an on-site expert, academic and career advising, and multiple professional networking opportunities. Participating students must make one or more presentations at CERN and author a technical report on their project for posting on the IRES program web site and evaluation by mentors. IRES participation will contribute not only to on-going accelerator-based science, but also-very importantly-to workforce preparation of junior U.S. scientists and engineers with a full range of scientific experience, including areas that involve hardware, software, data analysis, computer engineering, and design and simulation.