REU Site: Training and Research Experiences in Nonlinear Dynamics (TREND)

本奖项全部（或部分）由《2021年美国救援计划法案》（公法117-2）资助。它支持马里兰大学帕克分校非线性动力学本科生研究经验（REU）网站。REU网站每年将接待10名本科生，他们将在夏季花10周时间从事物理、数学或工程方面的研究项目。该计划的主要目标是让本科生参与非线性动力学跨学科领域的前沿研究。通过教师的指导和与博士后和研究生的互动，本科生将通过直接参与研究过程获得实践经验。学生还将参与广泛的受众交流项目，并向代表性不足的K-12学生伸出援手。该项目提供研讨会和旅行，让学生接触各种各样的学科和职业机会，同时建立社区意识，旨在招募和教育下一代科学家和工程师。该中心的研究课题包括：等离子体中的磁重联、湍流和非线性现象；大型网络耦合组件系统的混沌与同步颗粒和软物质流动动力学；流体和固体奇点的发展；光学系统非线性动力学与带电粒子束具有预测不确定性的车辆自动控制以及生命系统的非线性物理。每周一次的研讨会系列将补充和加强学习经验。研讨会的主题将平均分为研究讲座和技能发展研讨会。研究讲座将使学生在适合本科生的水平上接触到非线性科学的最新研究。技能研讨会将集中在奖学金和研究生院的准备，口头和书面沟通，以及研究伦理。学生将在项目的最后一天进行口头报告并参加海报会议，并将为所有学生提供资金，以便他们随后在相关的国家或地区会议上展示他们的作品。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 is funded in whole (or in part) under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). It supports the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in non-linear dynamics at the University of Maryland College Park. The REU site will host ten undergraduates per year, who will spend ten weeks during the summer engaged in research projects in physics, mathematics, or engineering. The main goal of the program is to engage undergraduate students in cutting-edge research in the interdisciplinary area of nonlinear dynamics. Through guided mentorship by faculty members and interactions with post-docs and graduate students, undergraduates will gain hands-on experience by participating directly in the research process. Students will also be involved with a broad audience communication project and outreach to underrepresented K-12 students. The program offers seminars and trips that expose students to a wide variety of subjects and career opportunities while building a sense of community, and aims to recruit and educate the next generation of scientists and engineers.The various involved research topics at this REU site include: magnetic reconnection, turbulence, and nonlinear phenomena in plasmas; chaos and synchronism in large systems of network coupled components; dynamics of granular and soft-matter flow; development of singularities in fluids and solids; nonlinear dynamics in optical systems and charged particle beams; autonomous control of vehicles with forecast uncertainty; and nonlinear physics of living systems. A weekly seminar series will compliment and reinforce the learning experience. The seminar topics will be equally divided into research talks and skill development workshops. Research talks will expose students to state-of-the-art research in nonlinear science at a level appropriate for undergraduates. Skills workshops will focus on fellowship and graduate school preparation, oral and written communication, and research ethics. Students will give oral presentations and participate in a poster session on the final day of the program, and funding will be provided to all students to subsequently present their work at a relevant national or regional conference.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.