REU Site: Research Experience in Nanotechnology and Sustainability

REU 网站：纳米技术和可持续发展的研究经验

• 批准号: 1004737
• 负责人: Jun Jiao
• 金额: $ 27万
• 依托单位: Portland State University
• 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: 2010-04-01 至 2014-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1004737&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experience; Nanotechnology

Portland State University (PSU) continues its operation of a multidiscipline research experience for undergraduate site, the only site of its kind in the greater Portland region. This site has been successfully operating for the past nine years and has achieved a high level of participation from women and minorities. While the objective of the REU site will continue to focus on inspiring undergraduate students to pursue careers in science and engineering by involving them in hands-on research, new emphasis will be placed on sustainability. We will offer students nationwide the opportunity to take part in cutting-edge research spanning nanomaterials synthesis, characterization of biological and geological samples, nanodevice fabrication and investigations concerning the impact of atmospheric trace gases on climate change. Through a concentrated summer program, the participants will obtain technical training, conduct independent research, visit local high-tech industries, present their research at an REU symposium, and publish their papers in a specially designed online journal.The REU summer program will begin with a training week including workshops on laboratory safety, library database searches, graduate school applications, and the greater impact of their research. Also offered is an intensive short course that trains students in using electron & focused ion beam microscopy and spectroscopy for material and device characterization. Students will then use these acquired skills in research projects offered by faculty from seven departments. It is highly anticipated that REU participants will leave the summer program with a quintessential skill (electron microscopy) applicable to all disciplines and a broader perspective of the impact and feasibility of sustainable technologies.

波特兰州立大学（PSU）继续其多学科研究经验的本科网站，其在大波特兰地区的唯一网站的操作。该网站在过去九年中成功运作，妇女和少数民族的参与率很高。虽然REU网站的目标将继续专注于鼓励本科生通过参与实践研究来追求科学和工程职业，但新的重点将放在可持续性上。我们将在全国范围内为学生提供机会，参与纳米材料合成，生物和地质样品表征，纳米器件制造和有关大气痕量气体对气候变化影响的调查等前沿研究。通过集中的暑期项目，参与者将获得技术培训，进行独立研究，参观当地的高科技产业，在REU研讨会上展示他们的研究成果，并在专门设计的在线期刊上发表他们的论文。REU暑期项目将以培训周开始，包括实验室安全，图书馆数据库搜索，研究生院申请和他们的研究的更大影响的研讨会。还提供了一个密集的短期课程，训练学生使用电子聚焦离子束显微镜和光谱学的材料和器件表征。然后，学生将在由七个部门的教师提供的研究项目中使用这些获得的技能。人们高度期待REU参与者将离开夏季课程，掌握适用于所有学科的典型技能（电子显微镜），并对可持续技术的影响和可行性有更广泛的认识。