REU: Undergraduate Student Training in Material Characterization Techniques

9322437柯林斯这个REU网站奖为12名本科生提供了一个获得研究经验、合成和表征技术的机会。学生将参与正在进行的研究项目，包括：钠钙玻璃中的离子交换波导；通过合成和表征限于多孔硼硅酸盐玻璃和氧化铝的介电材料的红外响应和热性能，在绝缘体中的锰相团簇；晶体生长和三元碲化物晶体的表征；用于非线性光学应用的玻璃的光谱研究；利用电子和离子束光谱对锌镉碲化物单晶的表面改性进行表征；以及碘化汞和碘化铅的光导研究。菲斯克大学是一所历史悠久的黑人大学，该项目的目标是为本科生提供正在进行的研究项目中的成功研究经验，这些项目将有助于向学生传授解决问题的科学方法，以及先进的材料合成和表征方法，并激励更多的学生获得专业/高级学位。我们会加强其他院校的参与，并在可能的情况下，把来自不同学校的学生配对，以营造更佳的学习环境。

9322437 Collins This REU Site award provides an opportunity for twelve undergraduate students to gain research experience synthesis and characterization techniques.. The students will be participating in on-going research projects, including: ionic exchange waveguides in soda-lime glass; manophase clusters in insulator hosts by synthesizing and characterizing the infrared reesponse and thermal properties of dielectric materials confined to porous borosilicate glass and alumina; crystal growth and characterization of ternary telluride crystals; spectroscopic studies of glasses for nonlinear optical applications; surface characterization of modified surfaces of zinc-cadmium-telluride single crystals using electron and ion-beam spectroscopies; and photoconductivity studies of mercury iodide and lead iodide. %%% The goal of this program at Fisk University, a Historically Black University, is to provide undergraduate students with a successful research experience in on-going research projects which will serve to teach students the scientific approach to problem solving, as well as advanced methods of materials synthesis and characterization, and motivate more students to obtain professional/advanced degrees. Increased participation from other institutions will be emphasized and where possible, students from different schools will be paired together to foster a better learning environment.