Texas Plasma Physics Undergraduate Workshop; May, 2020; College Station, Texas

该奖项将支持组织和学生参与将于2020年5月在德克萨斯州大学城的德克萨斯a&m大学举行的第一届德克萨斯等离子体物理本科研讨会。该研讨会将针对来自德克萨斯州各地的历史上代表性不足的少数民族（hurm）本科生量身定制，他们刚刚完成了物理，工程或其他相关学科的大二。这次讲习班的主要目的是使学生接触等离子体物理领域，以及在国内各机构进行的各种等离子体物理研究，最终目的是将这些学生留在等离子体科学和工程研究中。提议的等离子体物理研讨会的教育部分将与普林斯顿等离子体物理实验室的科学教育部门合作进行，该部门在组织类似的教育研讨会方面具有长期和成功的经验。参加研讨会的学生将熟悉等离子体科学的基础和应用方面。参加科学研讨会对学生来说是一种重要的教育经验，这是在个别家庭机构无法复制的。学生将有机会扩展他们的网络，了解等离子体科学与工程更广泛领域的前沿研究，并发展和实践他们的专业沟通技巧。该奖项提供部分资金支持本次研讨会的组织，以及支持研讨会参与者的旅行，住宿和膳食，他们将是目前在德克萨斯州机构注册的四年制物理和工程专业的大二学生。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。

This award will support organization of and student participation in the first Texas Plasma Physics Undergraduate Workshop to be held in May, 2020, at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. The workshop will be tailored towards historically Under-Represented Minority (HURMs) undergraduate students from across the State of Texas who have just finished their sophomore year in Physics, Engineering or other related discipline. The main purpose of this workshop will be the exposure of the students to the field of plasma physics, as well as to the variety of plasma physics research occurring in various institutions within the State, aiming ultimately towards retention of these students in plasma science and engineering research. The educational component of the proposed plasma physics workshop will be performed in collaboration with Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s Science Education Department, which has long and successful experience in organizing similar educational workshops. The students who will participate in the workshop will become familiar with both fundamental and applied aspects of plasma science. Attending scientific workshops is an important educational experience for students that cannot be replicated at individual home institutions. The students will be provided with opportunities to expand their networks, to learn about cutting edge research in the broader field of plasma science and engineering, and to develop and put to practice their professional communication skills. This award provides funds to partially support organization of this workshop, as well as support for travel, lodging and meals for the workshop’s participants, who will be sophomore students, currently enrolled in 4-year Physics and Engineering programs in Texas institutions.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.