REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Toledo

该奖项用于资助托莱多大学物理和天文学专业的REU网站。本科生在以下领域有各种前沿研究机会：天体物理；原子/分子/光学物理；生物/健康/医学物理；凝聚态物质/材料；计算物理；(专攻薄膜和光伏)和等离子体物理。一些研究项目有机会在国家设施中与他们的教师导师一起进行。研究项目的选择将最终导致在适当的专业研究期刊上发表文章。REU的学生将在一个允许个性化关注的部门参与令人兴奋的研究，这个部门的规模足够大，让学生在各种物理子领域获得经验。还计划为REU学生举办各种社会活动。REU网站致力于让来自不同背景的学生参与到这项研究中来。大多数被跟踪的前REU学生已经成功地进入研究生院攻读物理、天文学和相关领域的硕士或博士学位。该计划有助于美国STEM劳动力的产生。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award supports the funding of the REU site in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Toledo. Undergraduate students have a variety of cutting edge research opportunities in topics: Astrophysics; Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics; Biological/Health/Medical Physics; Condensed Matter/Materials; Computational Physics; (with specialization in thin films and photovoltaics); and Plasma Physics. Opportunities exist for some of the research projects to be conducted with their faculty mentors at national facilities. The research projects are chosen such that they will lead to eventual publication in the appropriate professional research journals. REU students will be involved in exciting research in a department that allows individualized attention yet is large enough to give students experiences in a variety of physics subfields. A variety of social activities for the REU students are also planned. The REU site is committed to involving students from diverse backgrounds in this research experience. A majority of tracked former REU students have successfully gone onto graduate school for an M.S. or Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, and related areas. This program contributes to the generation of the STEM workforce in the US.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.