Summer Program in Solid State Chemistry for Undergraduate Students and College Faculty

本科生和大学教师固体化学暑期课程

• 批准号: 0804648
• 负责人: David Johnson
• 金额: $ 51万
• 依托单位: University of Oregon Eugene
• 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: 2008-05-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0804648&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Summer; Program; Solid; State; Chemistry

The Summer Program in Solid-State Chemistry for Undergraduate Students and College Faculty aims to increase the number and caliber of young chemists pursuing this field. The program begins with a one-week tutorial, held at the University of Oregon where student and faculty participants are immersed in the concepts and applications of solid state chemistry through a series of morning lectures and afternoon hands-on laboratories led by top scientists in the field. The tutorial includes two days focused on sophisticated chemical instrumentation to include microprobe and surface analysis techniques using equipment housed in the Center for Advanced Materials Characterization in Oregon. After the tutorials, the participants disperse to their assigned host laboratories across the country for an eight to nine week research session. At each host laboratory, the individual participant will become an active part of the research team, working on a project assigned by the host. This is also time the faculty participants can use to work on curricula to include at their home institutions. Participants return to Oregon after their research for a final symposium where they share their successes, frustrations and overall experiences with peers through presentations, a poster session and group discussions. %%%The Summer Program in Solid State Chemistry for Undergraduate Students and College Faculty has played a vital role in increasing the knowledge, membership and diversity of the solid-state chemistry community nationwide for the last two decades. The program begins with a one-week tutorial, held at the University of Oregon where student and faculty participants are immersed in the concepts and applications of solid-state chemistry. This is accomplished through a series of lectures and hands-on laboratory sessions using state of the art x-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, electron microprobe analysis, scanning electron microscopy and surface analysis techniques led by top scientists in the field. After the tutorial, the participants disperse to their assigned host laboratories across the country for an eight to nine week research session where they become an active part of the host's research team, working on a project assigned by the host. This research experience gives students perspective both on the nature of graduate level research and the importance of solid-state chemistry to current science and technology. The intensive research experience is a critical factor that influences many undergraduates, including those from underrepresented populations, to continue their education by going to graduate school.

面向本科生和大学教师的固体化学暑期计划旨在增加从事该领域的年轻化学家的数量和能力。该项目首先在俄勒冈大学举行为期一周的辅导，学生和教职员工通过上午的一系列讲座和该领域顶尖科学家领导的下午动手实验室，沉浸在固态化学的概念和应用中。该教程包括两天的时间，重点介绍复杂的化学仪器，包括使用俄勒冈州先进材料表征中心的设备进行的微探针和表面分析技术。在教程结束后，参与者分散到他们在全国各地指定的主办实验室进行为期8至9周的研究会议。在每个主办实验室，个别参与者将成为研究团队的积极成员，从事东道主指派的项目。这也是教员参与者可以用来制定课程的时间，这些课程将包括在他们的母校。参与者在为最后的研讨会做完研究后返回俄勒冈州，在那里他们通过演讲、海报会议和小组讨论与同行分享他们的成功、挫折和整体经验。在过去的二十年里，面向本科生和大学教师的固体化学暑期计划在增加全国固体化学社区的知识、成员和多样性方面发挥了至关重要的作用。该项目以在俄勒冈大学举行的为期一周的教程开始，学生和教职员工将沉浸在固态化学的概念和应用中。这是通过一系列讲座和动手实验室会议完成的，使用了该领域顶尖科学家领导的最先进的X射线衍射、透射电子显微镜、电子探针分析、扫描电子显微镜和表面分析技术。在教程结束后，参与者分散到他们在全国各地分配的东道主实验室进行为期八到九周的研究会议，在那里他们成为东道主研究团队的积极成员，从事东道主指派的项目。这一研究经验使学生对研究生水平研究的性质以及固态化学对当前科学和技术的重要性都有了新的看法。密集的研究经验是影响许多本科生继续深造的关键因素，包括那些来自代表性不足人群的本科生。