REU Site: Research in Astrophysics at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

史密森天体物理天文台将继续其长期运行的夏季REU（本科生研究经验）计划。除了在哈佛/史密森天体物理中心（CfA）与科学家一起进行为期10周的暑期研究实习外，学生还将参与许多专业发展活动，包括计算机教程，研究培训研讨会，以及与天体物理学家在各个职业阶段的指导会议。学生还将参加关于研究伦理行为、研究生生活、入学、可用奖学金和毕业后就业机会的小组讨论。自1994年以来，超过一半的实习生是女性，来自代表性不足群体的人数虽少，但在不断增加。在这个更新的项目中，将更加强调从代表性不足的群体和资源有限的大学招收天体物理学研究的学生。该站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作提供支持。每年夏天，11名学生将花10周的时间与他们在CfA的导师一起进行前沿研究。CfA的科学家几乎涉及天体物理学的每个领域，并且可以使用大量的现代科学仪器，因此学生有广泛的项目可供选择。学生的研究经历将通过参加冬季AAS会议来完成，每个实习生将在那里展示一张海报。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory will continue its long-running summer REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) program. In addition to a 10-week summer research internship working with scientists at the Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), students will engage in numerous professional development activities, including computer tutorials, research-training seminars, and directed meetings with astrophysicists at all career stages. Students will also attend group discussions on the ethical conduct of research, graduate school life, admissions, available fellowships, and career opportunities after graduation. Since 1994, over half of the interns have been female, and a small but increasing number from underrepresented groups. During this renewed program greater emphasis will be placed on recruiting students from underrepresented groups as well as from colleges with limited resources for astrophysical research. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.Each summer, eleven students will spend ten weeks conducting leading-edge research with their mentors at CfA. Scientists at the CfA are involved in virtually every area of astrophysics and have access to a large number of modern scientific instruments, so students have a broad range of projects to choose from. The student research experience will be completed by a trip to the winter AAS meeting, where each intern will present a poster.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.