Research Laboratory Renovation for the Department of Physics at IUP

宾夕法尼亚印第安纳大学(IUP)物理系历来非常重视本科教学和教师教育。除了这些学生的标准课程外，许多教职员工还单独将研究作为拓宽和加强教育过程的工具。物理系致力于为学生提供强大的应用研究体验，并通过让本科生和研究生参与研究活动来做到这一点。1991年秋季，该系实施了本科应用物理课程，与硕士课程相结合，学生有许多参与科学的机会。为了保持这一势头，并确保研究仍然是本科生经历中不可或缺的一部分，国家科学基金会和IUP将提供资金，翻新位于Weyandt Hall的中心实验室和支持设施。这个空间建于1965年，用于容纳涉及实验核物理和固态物理的调查，并用于研究半导体材料的电学性质和离子轰击损伤对此类材料的影响的样品制备。翻修将包括将房间改造成四个独立的空间，以创建一个非分类洁净室、一个洁净区和一个机械室，以及一个用于维护和存储的房间。清洁区域将用于与半导体材料研究相关的样品和测试设备制造。九名研究人员中的七名和他们的学生将从翻修中受益，这将提供一个最先进的洁净室，以及一个刺激的工作和学习环境。预计这一项目将有助于招聘高素质的学生，并有助于加强该系的整体多样性。

The Department of Physics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) has historically placed great emphasis upon undergraduate teaching and the education of teachers. In addition to the standard curriculum for these students, many faculty members have individually used research as a tool to broaden and enhance the educational process. The Physics department is committed to providing a strong applied research experience for students and has done so by involving undergraduate and graduate students in research activities. In the Fall of 1991, the department implemented the undergraduate Applied Physics program, and when coupled with the masters program, students have many opportunities to participate in science. To sustain this momentum, and ensure that research remains an integral part of the undergraduate experience, the National Science Foundation and IUP will provide funds to renovate a central laboratory and support facility in Weyandt Hall. Constructed in 1965, this space is used to house investigations involving experimental nuclear and solid state physics, and is used for sample preparation in the study of electrical properties of semiconductor materials and the effects of ion bombardment damage on such materials. Renovations will encompass modifying rooms into four separate spaces to create a non-classified clean room, a clean area, and mechanical room, and a room for maintenance and storage. The clean areas will be used for the purpose of sample and test device fabrications associated with semiconductor material research. Seven of nine research faculty members and their students will benefit from the renovations which will provide a state of the art clean room, and a stimulating environment to work and learn. It is anticipated that this project will aid in the recruitment of highly qualified students and help enhance the overall diversity of the department.