REU Site: Solar and Heliospheric Physics at University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)

空间等离子体和空气动力学研究中心(CSPAR)和阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔分校(UAH)的空间科学系将与美国宇航局马歇尔太空飞行中心(MSFC)的导师合作，开展太阳和日球层物理REU计划。这个REU网站将为本科生提供为期10周的暑期体验，这些学生主要来自没有太多机会进行本科生研究的机构。这个REU网站的招生策略将侧重于大学一年级和二年级的学生，以及地理位置相近的历史上的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)的学生。参与者将以介绍性研讨会开始该计划，介绍太阳物理和计算机编程的背景知识。学生们将从事一项独立的研究项目，在整个暑期经历中接受指导和专业发展。节目的结束语将包括海报演示。这个REU网站的目标包括增加女性、代表性不足的少数民族和本科教育早期学生的参与。研究项目将包括日冕加热、11年周期、日冕物质注入和太阳耀斑、太阳风、粒子加速以及太阳风-磁层-电离层的耦合等主题。专业发展活动包括太阳物理背景、计算机编程、研究伦理、研究生院申请、面试技巧、简历/简历建议、GRE准备、海报准备以及如何撰写和提交会议摘要。这个REU网站是由日地计划共同资助的。这一奖励反映了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。

The Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) and the Department of Space Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will partner with mentors from the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) to run a solar and heliospheric physics REU program. This REU site will offer a 10 week summer experience to undergraduate students that are primarily from institutions that do not have many opportunities for undergraduate research. The recruitment strategy for this REU site will focus on students in their first and second year of college, and as well as students from geographically close historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Participants will start the program with an introductory workshop to give background knowledge on solar physics and computer programming. The students will work on an independent research project, receiving mentoring and professional development throughout the summer experience. The conclusion of the program will include a poster presentation. This REU site’s objectives include increasing the participation of women, underrepresented minorities, and students early in their undergraduate education. Research projects will include topics such as coronal heating, 11-year cycle, coronal mass injections and solar flares, solar wind, particle acceleration, and coupling of solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere. Professional development activities include solar physics background, computer programing, research ethics, graduate school applications, interview tips, resume/CV advice, GRE preparation, poster preparation and how to write and submit and abstract to a conference. This REU site is co-funded by the Solar terrestrial program.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.