REU Site Nanotechnology Research Experiences with a Focus on Community Colleges

REU 站点以社区大学为重点的纳米技术研究经验

• 批准号: 0852008
• 负责人: Carolyn Nichol
• 金额: $ 23.44万
• 依托单位: William Marsh Rice University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0852008&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Nanotechnology; Research; Experiences

0852008John S. HutchinsonThis ten week REU site program at Rice University will provide community college students with a hands-on research experience in the field of nanotechnology. Specific research areas span the whole range of nanotechnology, including the synthesis and characterization of new nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes and quantum dots (QDs); application of nanomaterials to air and water purification; nanoparticle (NP) photonics and plasmonics; application of nanomaterials in medical imaging, diagnosis, and treatment; and engineering the energetics of nanomaterials. The ethics component of this program will provide a framework for the research experience and will allow students to explore the ethical implications of anthropological and historical studies. To enhance the hands-on research experience, a variety of activities have been incorporated. These include: tours of local research labs such as the Johnson Space Center and ExxonMobile; instruction in public presentation; a poster session workshop; and social activities. At the conclusion of the research experience, the students will present their research findings in a competitive formal poster session to research faculty, staff and students. This program will specifically focus recruitment efforts on community college students in the Texas Gulf Coast area. These schools (San Jacinto Community College, Lonestar College, Galveston Community College, College of the Mainland, Wharton, and Houston Community College) will provide a diverse pool of talented future researchers who might not otherwise have the resources or opportunities to pursue careers in research. This REU program will serve as a bridge between two-year and four-year colleges and will be a pipeline for these students to graduate school. Participants in this program will have the unique opportunity to work with at-risk inner-city high school students in the Rice University JP Morgan Chase Science and Engineering Career Academy, serve as mentors for these students and interact with high school teacher interns. Results from the research will be disseminated via student publications in The Journal of Young Investigators, faculty publications in peer-reviewed engineering education journals, on the Rice NanoREU Website, on the National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering Resource Portal and via YouTube videos.

0852008John S. Hutchinsonthis在赖斯大学10周的REU网站计划将为社区大学学生提供纳米技术领域的动手研究经验。特定的研究领域涵盖了纳米技术的整个范围，包括诸如碳纳米管和量子点（QDS）等新纳米材料的合成和表征；将纳米材料应用于空气和水纯化；纳米颗粒（NP）光子学和血浆；纳米材料在医学成像，诊断和治疗中的应用；并设计纳米材料的能量学。该计划的道德成分将为研究经验提供框架，并允许学生探索人类学和历史研究的道德含义。 为了增强动手研究经验，已经纳入了各种活动。 其中包括：参观当地研究实验室，例如约翰逊航天中心和埃克森美孚公司；公开演讲中的指导；海报会议研讨会；和社交活动。在研究经验结束时，学生将在竞争性的正式海报会议上介绍他们的研究结果，以研究教职员工和学生。该计划将专门将招聘工作集中在得克萨斯州湾海岸地区的社区大学生上。 这些学校（San Jacinto社区学院，Lonestar学院，加尔维斯顿社区学院，大陆学院，沃顿商学院和休斯顿社区学院）将提供多样的才华横溢的未来研究人员，他们可能没有否则就没有从事研究职业的资源或机会。该REU计划将作为两年和四年制大学之间的桥梁，并将成为这些学生的研究生院。 该计划的参与者将有独特的机会与赖斯大学JP Morgan Chase Science and Engineering Careering Academy的高风险内城高中学生合作，担任这些学生的导师并与高中老师实习生互动。 这项研究的结果将通过《年轻调查人员杂志》，同行评审的工程教育期刊的教师出版物中的学生出版物传播，在Rice Nanoreu网站上，在国家纳米级科学和工程资源门户网站国家学习与教学中心以及YouTube视频上。