Establishment of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site

REU场地奖以1987年建立的成功场地为蓝本，从那时起连续举办了五个夏季。在接下来的五年里，75名学生（每年15名）将由该计划直接资助。研究主要涉及材料科学研究，包括：远程等离子体增强化学气相沉积；薄膜和界面：固体的x射线吸收光谱研究固体表面近场光学显微镜；大分子和团簇的理论研究。REU网站的方案方面包括：广泛的招聘工作，特别侧重于少数民族和妇女候选人；每周一次的REU会议和众多的社交功能，旨在强调场地连贯的规划方面；鼓励强烈的师生互动；口语和写作技能的发展是研究性教育的一个组成部分；并在每个暑期项目结束时进行定期评估

This REU Site Award is modelled after the successful site established in 1987 and carried on for five summers since then. Over the next five years 75 students (15 per year) will be directly funded by the program. Research is to involve principally materials science investigations including studies in: Remote Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition; Thin Films and Interfaces: X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies of Solids; Near-field Optical Microscopy of Solid Surfaces; and Theoretical Investigations of Macromolecules and Clusters. %%% Programatic aspects of the REU site include: broad recruitment efforts particularly focussed on minority and women candidates; weekly REU meetings and numerous social functions designed to stress the coherent programatic aspects of the site; encouragement of strong faculty-student interactions; development of speaking and writing skills as an integral element of research education; and regular evaluation at the conclusion of each summer's program