IRES: Philadelphia-Singapore Optics Research Experience for Undergraduates

应用光学在原子物理学和流体动力学等不同领域的实验科学和工程研究中起着至关重要的作用。 培养下一代科学家和工程师的尖端光学技术是一个国家的挑战，必须与动手的学生参与当代研究。 罗文大学的Michael Lim博士将于2017-2019年间带领15名本科生在新加坡南洋理工大学（NTU）进行为期10周的暑期项目，由物理小组主持。 南洋理工大学是一所国际一流大学，以其杰出的科学和工程研究而闻名。 学生将有无与伦比的机会获得最先进的激光/光学仪器，并由Rainer Dumke博士和Claus-Dieter Ohl博士指导，他们是原子光学和流体流动各自领域的知名国际专家。 该计划旨在让学生沉浸在活动中，包括设计和构建光学仪器，收集和分析数据。 同时，学生将建立未来国际合作所需的沟通技巧。 通过埃德蒙光学公司的小型项目，他们还将把他们的学术工作与工业联系起来，使他们能够直接了解学术研究和国际商业的相互联系。 每年将从费城地区的机构，包括罗文大学，罗格斯大学卡姆登分校，特拉华州州立大学，特拉华州大学，布林莫尔学院和坦普尔大学招募一批多样化的学生。利用这个学校联盟强大的光学教育学生，选定的学生将被分配到量子技术（Dumke）和流体动力学（Ohl）研究小组的夏季项目，专注于超冷原子物理学或现代流体动力学的实验室测量。 他们将运行使用光学操纵或测量来研究激光频率稳定，超导体附近的激光冷却原子，微流体通道中的图案形成以及液体中激光产生的冲击波的项目。 这项研究可能会导致共同撰写的期刊文章，所有学生都将有望在美国的科学专业会议上发表演讲。参与者获得的科学知识，技术技能和全球合作经验将为学生踏上未来的职业道路提供竞争优势。

Applied optics plays a critical role in experimental science and engineering research in fields as diverse as atomic physics and fluid dynamics. Training the next generation of scientists and engineers in cutting-edge optical techniques is a national challenge that must be met with hands-on student participation in contemporary research. Dr. Michael Lim of Rowan University will take 15 undergraduate students, between 2017-2019, to perform 10-week-long summer projects hosted by physics groups at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. NTU is a top-tier international university known for its outstanding science and engineering research. Students will have unparalleled access to state-of-the-art laser/optical instrumentation and mentorship by Dr. Rainer Dumke and Dr. Claus-Dieter Ohl, well known international experts in their respective fields of atom optics and fluid flows. The program is designed to immerse students in activities that include designing and constructing optical apparatus, and collecting and analyzing data. Simultaneously, students will build the communication skills needed for future international collaboration. Through mini-projects at Edmund Optics, Inc., they will also connect their academic work to industry, allowing them a first-hand look at the interconnectedness of academic research and international business. A diverse student cohort will be recruited annually from Philadelphia-area institutions that include Rowan University, Rutgers University-Camden, Delaware State University, University of Delaware, Bryn Mawr College, and Temple University.Leveraging the strong optics education students at this consortium of schools, the selected cohort will be assigned summer projects in the Quantum Technology (Dumke) and Fluid Dynamics (Ohl) research groups, focusing on laboratory measurements in either ultra-cold atomic physics or modern fluid dynamics. They will run projects that use optical manipulation or measurement to study laser-frequency stabilization, laser-cooled atoms near superconductors, pattern formation in microfluidic channels, and laser-produced shockwaves in liquids. This research may result in the co-authorship of refereed journal articles, and all students will be expected to give presentations at scientific professional meetings in the U.S. The scientific knowledge, technical skills, and experience in global collaboration that participants acquire will provide a competitive edge as students embark on their future career paths.