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

OISE 0825042 Statman美国-匈牙利计划通过将宾夕法尼亚州米德维尔的Alleghney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同行联系起来，为学生提供国际研究经验（IRES）。 由布达佩斯Alleghney和Istvan Janossy的大卫斯塔曼领导，该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验。 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Alleghney学院，努力将集中在光场的滑动上。 IRES合作项目的布达佩斯部分将着重于研究外加磁场下的滑翔。 在出国之前，学生参与者将在他们的家乡机构准备一个春季学期的物理或化学本科研究，然后是为期四周的全职夏季课程。的小组准备样品和计划项目。在布达佩斯结束为期六周的实验室工作后，每个学生将获得更多关于偶氮染料掺杂液晶的经验，学习新技术，并在与匈牙利研究所的顶尖科学家互动时获得实验结果。匈牙利IRES的液晶性能实现了促进科学知识的计划目标，使美国和欧洲的专家联合收割机互补人才和共享研究资源，在强烈的共同利益和能力的领域。 对于更广泛的影响，联合活动建立在Statman和Janossy的成功合作的基础上，同时为美国本科生在跨学科领域的研究做好准备，该领域对光通信新技术和应对低光水平的新材料的需求不断增长。 与欧洲专家合作的国际团队工作的早期职业接触，预计将更好地为这些美国学生在一个有前途和全球竞争力的领域未来的研究生学习做好准备。IRES由NSF化学部和国际科学与工程办公室提供资金支持。

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.