REU Site: Broadening participation in undergraduate research in physics: A multi-institutional REU program

非技术性描述佐治亚理工学院物理学院的REU网站招收本科生参加身临其境的夏季研究体验，为参与者提供对物理研究的见解并鼓励他们开始研究生学习。佐治亚理工学院和亚特兰大大学中心(AUC)之间的合作伙伴关系提供了一个从全国各地招募和培训不同群体的参与者的机会，这符合国家在STEM学科中培养训练有素的多样化劳动力的利益。该网站的其他组成部分包括团队建设活动、定期小组会议、一系列研究研讨会、一系列研讨会(例如，伦理、演讲技能、毕业生机会)、本科生研究座谈会，以及对工业和/或政府实验室的实地考察。该计划旨在加强佐治亚理工学院和澳大利亚大学之间的互动，从而提高以本科生为主的少数族裔服务机构的研究能力。本科暑期项目的设计是为了让参与者在他们的实验方法中有最大的灵活性，并促进初级研究人员发展成为独立的研究人员。

NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONThe REU site in the School of Physics at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) enrolls undergraduate students in an immersive summer research experience that provides participants with insights into physics research and encouragement to embark on graduate study. In keeping with the nation's interests in creating a highly-trained, diverse workforce in the STEM disciplines, a partnership between Georgia Tech and the institutions in the Atlanta University Center (AUC) provides an opportunity to recruit and train a diverse group of participants from across the nation. Other components of the site include team-building activities, regular group meetings, a research seminar series, a workshop series (e.g., ethics, presentation skills, graduate opportunities), undergraduate research symposia, and field trips to industrial and/or government laboratories.TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONUndergraduates will participate in an array of projects in physics, ranging from atomic, molecular and optical physics to condensed matter physics; from biophysics to astrophysics; and from condensed matter to computational physics. The program seeks to enhance interactions between Georgia Tech and the AUC and thereby enhance the capacity for research at predominantly undergraduate minority-serving institutions. Undergraduate summer projects are designed to give the participants maximum flexibility in their experimental approach and to foster development of a beginning researcher into an independent investigator.