Research Experience for Undergraduates in the Science Microfabrication

康奈尔大学的国家纳米加工设施(NNF)是一个跨学科的中心，其主要作用是向微结构科学的研究人员提供资源和技术专业知识，特别是在先进光刻、纳米结构物理、用于制造和分析的扫描隧道显微镜、光电子和电子应用、微制造应用于生物学、以及相关领域。NNF为前沿研究提供设备、培训和专业知识，在用户负责进行该研究的“动手”环境中。NNF在康奈尔大学的学术导师的监督下有一个独立项目的计划，这些导师的研究与该设施有关。拟议的实施期特别利用了正在进行的NNF教育活动以及与整个校园范围内的其他REU方案的互动。正在进行的NNF教育活动包括一般实验室培训、湿化学安全培训和“纳米课程”。计划举办几项活动，鼓励在校园内与REU的其他学生互动，一些NNF参与者将以小组形式或与其他项目的学生合作。所有学生都被要求在总结的全校园论坛上展示他们的项目成果，并准备一份期末报告。NNF再次瞄准了女性和少数族裔本科生，以及那些被认为实验室设施有限的中小型项目学校。该项目的目标是总共12名参与者，其中至少9人没有定期在康奈尔大学注册，6人是女性或代表性不足的少数族裔。

The National Nanofabrication Facility (NNF) at Cornell University is an interdisciplinary center, whose primary role is to provide resources and technical expertise to researchers in microstructure science, particularly in the areas of advanced lithographies, nanostructure physics, scanning tunneling microscopy for fabrication and analysis, optoelectronic and electronic applications, microfabrication applications to biology, and related areas. NNF provides equipment, training , and expertise to leading edge research in a "hands-on" environment where the user is responsible for the conduct of that research. NNF has a program of discrete projects under the supervision of academic mentors at Cornell whose research is associated with the Facility. The proposed period of performance takes particular advantage of ongoing NNF educational activities as well as interaction with other REU programs campus-wide. Ongoing NNF educational activities include general laboratory orientation; wet chemical safety orientation; and "NanoCourses". Several events are planned to encourage interaction with other REU Students on campus, and some NNF participants will work in teams or in collaboration with students in other programs. All students are required to present their project results at a concluding all-campus Forum and to prepare a final report. NNF again is targeting women and minority undergraduates, and schools with small-to-medium-sized programs presumed to have limited laboratory facilities. The program goals are for a total of 12 participants, at least 9 of whom are not regularly enrolled at Cornell, and 6 are women or underrepresented minorities.