REU Site: Multifunctional Materials Systems

这个为期三年的德克萨斯A&A&M大学多功能材料系统REU站点将专注于先进结构材料的多尺度制造、表征、建模和模拟的工程科学，以提高机械、电气、热、光学、电磁功能以及整体驱动或传感能力。该计划的三个主要目标是：1)强调跨多个学科的多功能材料研究和在各种工程系统中的应用；2)在纳米水平进行研究，了解其在系统设计水平上的影响，并让设计师考虑纳米技术可能对他们的部件和系统设计产生的影响；以及3)让学生接触到新兴功能工程系统的技术创新概念。REU的学生将由航空航天工程、化学工程和机械工程系的教职员工、研究生和博士后研究人员指导。在REU暑期计划期间，学生将有机会与高中数学和科学教师互动，他们将参与教师研究体验(RET)计划。除了研究活动，REU参与者还将参加每周一次的研讨会，内容涉及研究中的伦理、报告写作、陈述技巧以及研究生院的申请和资助程序。学生将被要求向PI、教师顾问和他们的同龄人提交正式的中期计划进度报告。最后，在暑期结束时，学生们将以口头、多媒体或海报的形式介绍他们的研究。这项拟议的活动有什么更广泛的影响？REU项目的招生将特别注重招收来自语法州立大学、草原景观农工大学、北卡罗来纳农工大学、巴吞鲁日南方大学、塔斯基吉大学、德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校和德克萨斯州立大学圣马科斯分校的学生。目标是让工程、物理、计算机科学或数学学科的优秀本科生参加这个REU站点计划。该计划将通过由国家和国际领导人举办的研讨会，为学生提供先进材料研究的世界观，以及延长研究实习或参观国家设施和国际经验的机会。

This three year REU Site on Multifunctional Materials Systems at Texas A&M University will focus on the engineering science of multiscale fabrication, characterization, modeling and simulation of advanced structural materials for improved mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, electromagnetic functionalities, and overall actuating or sensing capabilities. The three main objectives of the program are: 1) to emphasize multifunctional materials research across multiple disciplines and application for a variety of engineering systems; 2) to conduct research at the nano-level with an appreciation of its impact at the system design level and for designers to consider the impact nanotechnology could have on their component and system designs; and 3) to expose students to the concepts of technology innovation for emerging functional engineering systems. The REU students will be mentored by faculty from the departments of aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering and graduate students, and post doctoral researchers. During the REU summer program students will have the opportunity to interact with high school mathematics and science teachers who will be participating in a companion Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program.In addition to the research activities, the REU participants will attend weekly workshops on ethics in research, report writing, presentation skills, and on the graduate school application and funding processes. The students will be required to make formal mid-program progress reports to the PIs, faculty advisors and their peers. Finally, at the end of the summer students will present an oral multimedia or poster presentation of their research.What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?Recruitment for this REU program will have a special focus on recruiting students from Grambling State University, Prairie View A&M University, North Carolina A&T University, Southern University at Baton Rouge, Tuskegee University, and University of Texas at El Paso and Texas State University at San Marcos. The goal is to have outstanding undergraduate students majoring in the engineering, physical sciences, computer science, or mathematics disciplines participating in this REU Site program. The program will provide the students with a world view of advanced materials research through seminars given by national and international leaders, as well as opportunities for extended research internships or visits to national facilities and international experiences."This REU Site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program."