REU Site - Summer Internships in Nanomaterials and Nanomechanics

这个为期三年的REU网站计划在费耶特维尔（UA）的阿肯色州大学的重点是纳米材料和纳米力学。 拟议的REU计划的目标是：1）从事10名本科生，每年在纳米工程; 2）让学生自我评估他们的兴趣在研究生院; 3）增加未来的专业人员在纳米材料和纳米力学的数量;和4）使机械工程系在UA成为并被公认为全国一流的本科和研究生课程。REU参加者亦会参与研讨会及工作坊，让他们认识纳米工程及专业发展，并着重研究及研究生课程。 补充的社会活动包括区域研究和工业设施的图尔斯之旅，与其他UA REU项目合作到当地感兴趣的地区进行团体郊游。研讨会和讲习班将由教师导师和专业从业人员提供。 研讨会的主题包括以下内容：1）创业; 2）纳米机电学; 3）纳米生物力学;原子建模;以及皮科和纳米卫星。将举办以下六个研讨会：1）介绍图书馆; 2）先进的图书馆主题; 3）申请研究生院; 4）GRE实践测试; 5）演讲技巧和报告写作;和6）研究和道德。 在该计划的第二周，REU学生将参加一个小型研讨会，在那里他们将对教师，研究生，实习生和公众的研究的理由，目标和拟议的方法做5分钟的演讲。在课程结束时，学生将在12分钟的会议风格的演示文稿，教师，研究生，实习生和公众介绍他们的项目成果。 最后，他们将被要求准备一份关于他们的研究成果的最终书面报告。招聘工作将针对研究活动有限的机构、少数民族机构、妇女、残疾人和其他普遍获得方案的本科生。将大力鼓励参与者在与其研究有关的技术会议上介绍其研究成果。

This three-year REU Site program at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (UA) focuses on nanomaterials and nanomechanics. The objectives of the proposed REU program are: 1) to engage 10 undergraduate students each year in nanoscale engineering; 2) to allow students to self-assess their interest in graduate school; 3) to increase the number of future professionals in nanomaterials and nanomechanics; and 4) to enable the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UA to become and be recognized as a nationally top tier undergraduate and graduate program.REU participants will also be engaged in seminars and workshops to expose them to nanoscale engineering as well as professional development, emphasizing research and graduate studies. Complementary social activities include tours of regional research and industrial facilities, group outings to local areas of interest in collaboration with the other UA REU programs. The seminars and workshops will be delivered by faculty mentors and professional practitioners. Seminar topics include the following: 1) entrepreneurship; 2) nanoelectromechanics; 3) nanobiomechanics; atomistic modeling; and pico and nano satellites. The following six workshops will be held: 1) introduction to the library; 2) advanced library topics; 3) applying to graduate school; 4) GRE Practice Tests; 5) presentation skills and report writing; and 6) research and ethics. During week two of the program REU students will participate in a mini-symposium where they will make a 5 minute presentation on the rationale, objectives and proposed methodology for their research to faculty, graduate students, interns and the public. At the end of the program, the students will present their project results in a 12 minute conference style presentation to faculty, graduate students, interns and the public. Finally, they will be required to prepare a final written report of their research results.What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?Recruitment efforts will be targeted to undergraduate students from institutions with limited research activities, minority institutions, women, persons with disabilities and other UA programs. Participants will be strongly encouraged to present their research results at a technical conference related to their research.