REU Site: Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

REU 网站：纳米科学和纳米技术的本科生研究机会

• 批准号: 0754738
• 负责人: Sarah Larsen
• 金额: $ 25.58万
• 依托单位: University of Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-03-01 至 2011-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0754738&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Undergraduate; Research; Opportunities

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) with cofunding from the Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) supports a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Iowa for the summers of 2008-2010. The program will be administered through the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute at the University of Iowa and managed by Sarah Larsen of the Department of Chemistry. The program will provide eight rising junior or senior undergraduate students with research experience in cutting edge topics related to environmental and health aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology. REU participants will have the opportunity to work with faculty mentors from the departments of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Occupational and Environmental Health. Each mentor will provide their REU student with a well defined project related to one of the three interrelated research themes that compose the scientific core of this REU program: (i) fundamental studies of nanoparticles and nanomaterials in environmental and health applications; (ii) fundamental studies to better understand the environmental and health implications of nanoparticles; or (iii) instrumentation development for field and laboratory measurements of nanoparticles and nanomaterials. All projects are designed to develop the REU students' lab skills and critical thinking skills so that they can become independent researchers. Students will also participate in a Communicating Science workshop that will focus on the communication of scientific results through written media and through oral presentations.

该奖项由化学部（CHE）与工程教育和中心部（EEC）共同资助，支持爱荷华州大学2008-2010年夏季的本科生研究经验（REU）网站。该计划将通过爱荷华州大学的纳米科学和纳米技术研究所管理，并由化学系的Sarah Larsen管理。该计划将为八名正在上升的大三或大四本科生提供与纳米科学和纳米技术的环境和健康方面相关的前沿课题的研究经验。REU参与者将有机会与来自化学和生物化学工程，土木和环境工程，化学，药学以及职业和环境健康部门的教师导师合作。每个导师将为他们的REU学生提供一个定义明确的项目，该项目与构成该REU计划科学核心的三个相互关联的研究主题之一有关：（i）纳米颗粒和纳米材料在环境和健康应用中的基础研究;（ii）基础研究，以更好地了解纳米颗粒的环境和健康影响;（iii）纳米颗粒和纳米材料在环境和健康中的应用。或（iii）用于纳米粒子和纳米材料的现场和实验室测量的仪器开发。所有项目都旨在培养REU学生的实验室技能和批判性思维能力，使他们能够成为独立的研究人员。学生们还将参加一个交流科学研讨会，该研讨会将重点放在通过书面媒体和口头报告交流科学成果。