Integration of Research and Education

MPS activities play a key role in integrating science and education at the graduate and undergraduate level, and in helping people of all ages experience the thrill of "discovering science." MPS activities currently support several thousand postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates involved in research each year. Today MPS supports well more than half of all NSF REU sites, and is involved in several other programs aimed at better preparation of undergraduates. MPS also sponsors many outreach programs at its centers and facilities that help bring the excitement of current scientific discovery into K-12 teaching and into the public domain.