COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: US-BRAZIL IRES / Development and Applications of Microfluidic Devices

合作研究：美国-巴西 IRES / 微流体装置的开发和应用

• 批准号: 0965814
• 负责人: Carlos Garcia
• 金额: $ 6.75万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at San Antonio
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-06-01 至 2015-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0965814&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: COLLABORATIVE; RESEARCH; US; BRAZIL; IRES

Microfluidic devices offer great versatility, high throughput, low analysis time, low cost, and, more importantly, performance that is comparable to standard bench-top instrumentation. Microfluidics is also an excellent platform to introduce students to microfabrication and nanotechnology, bridging chemistry with other fields such as engineering and biology. To spark interest in this emerging technology and to increase the science participation of students from underrepresented minorities, this International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) award will enable four U.S. undergraduate students per year to engage in research on microfluidics devices in São Paulo, Brazil. Participants in the IRES program will work mainly on the design and characterization of novel methods for the quantification of phenolic compounds. These compounds have been associated with a variety of health issues ranging from headaches to cancer, and are one of the research priorities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.Student researchers will be mentored by Dr. Emanuel Carrilho of the University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil, and will spend eight weeks in the host researcher?s lab. Research projects will be complemented by the students? interaction with on-campus research groups and departmental activities, as well as a teaching module that includes ethics, safety and presentation skills. A focus on minority recruiting, combined with the involvement of graduate students as mentors, will promote the engagement of underrepresented minorities in this international research opportunity. This award is co-funded by the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) and the Division of Chemistry (CHE).

微流体设备具有出色的多功能性，高吞吐量，低分析时间，低成本，更重要的是，性能与标准基准式仪器相当。 Microfluidics也是向学生介绍微观结构和纳米技术的绝佳平台，并与其他领域（例如工程和生物学）桥接化学。为了激发人们对这项新兴技术的兴趣，并增加了代表性少数群体不足的学生的科学参与，这项针对学生的国际研究经验（IRES）奖将使每年的四名美国本科生能够从事巴西圣保罗的微流体设备的研究。 IRES计划的参与者将主要致力于定量酚类化合物的新方法的设计和表征。这些化合物与从标题到癌症等各种健康问题有关，并且是美国环境保护局的研究优先事项之一。研究人员将由圣保罗大学，圣卡洛斯大学的伊曼纽尔·卡里洛（Emanuel Carrilho）博士考虑，并将在宿主研究者的实验室中度过八个星期。研究项目将由学生完成？与校园内研究小组和部门活动的互动，以及包括道德，安全和演示技巧的教学模块。关注少数族裔招募，再加上研究生作为导师的参与，将促进代表性不足的少数民族在这个国际研究机会中的参与。该奖项由国际科学与工程办公室（OISE）和化学部（CHE）共同资助。