Research Experience For Undergraduates (REU): Preparation and Properties of Electronic Materials

一个REU，将侧重于制备和性能的 电子材料成立。 学生将参与 每年在学年和夏季研究项目， 半导体材料、光学材料、 电子陶瓷 所有项目的共同重点将 发展和理解材料与电气 或对应用很重要的光学性质。 具体研究项目包括：（1）结晶 非晶陶瓷，（2）红外透射玻璃纤维，（3） 外延半导体材料的映射，（4）合成和 掺杂溶胶-凝胶材料的光学性质;（5）晶体生长 高导电性氧化物、光学活性陶瓷染料 复合材料和导电聚合物的表征。 该计划学年部分的学生将 从各种本科课程中选择，包括 材料科学、电气工程和化学。 这些 学生将获得学年研究支持 活动，并鼓励他们继续参与 在夏季进行的项目。 学生暑期 该计划的一部分将从各种高 优质本科院校，如哈维穆德和 波莫纳学院，这是不能提供一个研究生水平 研究环境。 将举办一系列夏季研讨会 学生们可以展示他们的作品， 专业与研究生和教师在一个研究 环境 每年都会选出几名学生 在国家会议上介绍其工作。

A REU that would focus on the preparation and properties of electronic materials is established. Students would be involved each year in both academic year and summer research projects in the areas of semiconductor materials, optical materials, and electronic ceramics. The common focus of all the projects will be the development and understanding of materials with electrical or optical properties that are important for applications. Specific research projects include: (1) crystallization of amorphous ceramics, (2) infrared transmitting glass fibers, (3) mapping of epitaxial semiconductor materials, (4) synthesis and optical properties of doped sol-gel materials, (5) crystal growth of high conductivity oxides, optically active dyes-in-ceramic composites, and characterization of conducting polymers. Students for the academic year part of the program will be selected from a variety of undergraduate programs, including materials science, electrical engineering and chemistry. These students will receive academic year support for research activities and then be encouraged to continue as participants in on-going projects during the summer. Students for the summer part of the program will be recruited from a variety of high quality undergraduate institutions, such as Harvey Mudd and the Pomona Colleges, which are not able to provide a graduate-level research environment. A summer seminar series will be conducted in which students can present their work and interact professionally with graduate students and faculty in a research environment. Several of the students will be selected each year to present their work at national meetings.