REU Site: Advanced Nanomaterials for Bio and Device Engineering

EEC-0552864Sylvia W.南佛罗里达大学（USF）的REU网站奖每年支持12名本科工程专业学生参加为期10周的暑期课程，为期三年。研究项目的主要重点是用于下一代设备的新型材料工程，例如在太空，健康和电子领域。 目标是鼓励有才华的本科生，特别是妇女、少数民族、残疾人和社区大学生，在跨学科STEM领域攻读研究生课程。 该计划不仅提供了刺激的研究机会，但它也提供了一系列研讨会，实地考察，丰富活动，研讨会和期刊俱乐部会议的道德和社会研究的影响，研究生教育的聚光灯，和职业战略亮点。 该计划将以研究夏季节为高潮，REU学生，包括来自其他NSF USF REU和RET（教师研究经验）资助的项目和研究奖学金项目的学生和教师，例如McNair，Sloan和GEM等，将在海报会议期间提出并进行口头报告。 该计划利用了南佛罗里达大学工程学院内部REU计划，在4年内影响了150多名学生。 该REU计划旨在增加美国高级学位持有者的数量，特别是针对代表性不足的少数民族，女性和社区学院未充分利用的人才库。

EEC-0552864Sylvia W. ThomasThis award for an REU Site at the University of South Florida (USF) supports 12 undergraduate engineering students each year for three years in a 10-week summer program. The primary focus of the research projects is on engineering of novel materials for use in next generation devices utilized for example in space, health, and electronic areas. The objective is to encourage talented undergraduate students, in particular women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and community college students, to pursue graduate studies in the interdisciplinary STEM fields. The program provides not only stimulating research opportunities, but it also offers a seminar series, field trips, enrichment activities, workshops and journal club sessions on ethical and societal research impacts, graduate education spotlights, and career strategy highlights. The program will culminate with a Research Summer Fest, where REU students, including students and teachers from other NSF USF REU and RET (Research Experiences for Teachers) funded programs and research fellowship programs, e.g. McNair, Sloan and GEM, etc., will present during a poster session and conduct oral presentations. This program capitalizes upon the University of South Florida's College of Engineering internal REU program impacting over 150 students over 4 years. This REU program intends to increase the number of US advanced degree holders, especially for underrepresented minorities, females, and an underutilized pool of talent from community colleges.