IRES: International Research Experience for Undergraduates in Hungary on Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals

OISE 0825042 STATAN这一美国-匈牙利项目通过将宾夕法尼亚州梅德维尔的阿勒格尼学院的合作伙伴与匈牙利科学院固态物理和光学研究所的合作伙伴联系起来，为学生提供国际研究体验。由阿勒格尼的大卫·斯塔特曼和布达佩斯的伊斯特万·亚诺西领导的这个合作项目旨在通过对液晶的指导研究为本科生提供早期职业经历。更广泛的目标是增加我们对染料掺杂液晶中的光学效应和这些系统中的表面相互作用的理解。在阿勒格尼学院，努力将重点放在与光场的滑动上。IRES合作的布达佩斯部分将侧重于利用外加磁场进行滑翔的研究。在出国之前，学生将在国内院校准备春季一个学期的物理或化学本科研究，然后在斯塔曼？S教授团队中进行为期四周的夏季全日制会议，准备样本和计划项目。在布达佩斯结束为期六周的实验室工作后，每个学生将获得进一步的偶氮染料掺杂液晶的经验，学习新技术，并获得实验结果，同时与匈牙利研究所的顶尖科学家互动。这个关于液晶性质的美匈IRES实现了项目目标，即通过使美国和欧洲的专家能够在相互感兴趣和能力很强的领域结合互补的人才和共享研究资源来促进科学知识的发展。为了产生更广泛的影响，联合活动建立在Statman和Janossy成功合作的基础上，同时为美国本科生在一个跨学科领域的研究做好准备，在这个领域，对光通信新技术和对微光响应的新材料的需求日益增长。早期的职业生涯接触到与欧洲专家的国际团队合作，预计将使这些美国学生为未来在一个充满希望和全球竞争的领域进行研究生学习做好准备。IRES得到了NSF化学部和国际科学与工程办公室的资金支持。

OISE 0825042StatmanThis U.S.-Hungarian program provides International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) by linking partners at Alleghney College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, with counterparts at the Research Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Led by David Statman at Alleghney and Istvan Janossy in Budapest, the collaborative program is designed to provide early career experience for undergraduates through guided research on liquid crystals. The broader goal is to add to our understanding of optical effects in dye-doped liquid crystals and the surface interactions in these systems.At Alleghney College, efforts will focus on gliding with an optical field. The Budapest component of the IRES collaboration will emphasize studies of gliding with an applied magnetic field. Prior to going abroad, student participants will prepare with a spring semester of undergraduate research in physics or chemistry at their home institutions, followed by a four week full time summer session in Prof. Statman?s group to prepare samples and plan projects. Ending with six weeks of lab work in Budapest, each student will gain further experience with azo dye-doped liquid crystals, learn new techniques, and obtain experimental results while interacting with top-notch scientists at the Hungarian Institute.This U.S.-Hungarian IRES on the properties of liquid crystals fulfills the program objective of advancing scientific knowledge by enabling experts in the United States and Europe to combine complementary talents and share research resources in areas of strong mutual interest and competence. For broader impact, the joint activity builds upon the successful collaboration of Statman and Janossy while preparing U.S. undergraduates for research in an interdisciplinary field where there is growing demand for new technologies in optical communications and for new materials that respond to low light levels. The early career exposure to international team work with European experts is expected to better prepare these U.S. students for future graduate study in a promising and globally competitive field. The IRES is supported with funds from the NSF Chemistry Division and the Office of International Science and Engineering.