REU Site: Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

REU 网站：纳米科学和纳米技术的本科生研究机会

• 批准号: 1062575
• 负责人: Sarah Larsen
• 金额: $ 36万
• 依托单位: University of Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-04-01 至 2014-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1062575&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Undergraduate; Research; Opportunities

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) and the Division of Materials Research (DMR) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Sarah Larsen at the University of Iowa. The research projects supported in this site are in areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Undergraduates will be recruited to this site primarily from institutions that lack infrastructure to support undergraduate research, including students from underrepresented groups. The site will support ten students per summer in a ten week program. A sample of the projects that undergraduates will work on include: (1) the development of new synthetic routes to nanostructured inorganic catalysts; (2) the study of the applications and implications of nanoscience and nanotechnology in environmental processes; (3) the applications of nanocrystalline zeolites in environmental remediation, catalysis and drug delivery; (4) the production of self-sterilizing coatings using magnetic nanoparticles; (5) the study of the reactivity of nanoparticle iron minerals in water and soil and (6) the atomic-force microscopy study of single-crystal reactivity of organic nanocrystals. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a number of professional development activities, including a technical communication workshop, a weekly seminar series, as well as additional formal and informal mentoring events.Young scientists need exposure to modern research methods and tools as part of their training. This REU site aims to provide cutting-edge research training in the chemical sciences, with a strong emphasis on nanoscience and nanotechnology, especially in its interaction with the environment. The diverse student cohort participating in research at this site will be well-prepared for graduate school, and eventual employment as part of the country's technical workforce.

化学部（CHE）和材料研究部（DMR）的这一奖项支持由爱荷华州大学的Sarah Larsen领导的本科生研究经验（REU）网站。 该网站支持的研究项目是在纳米科学和纳米技术领域。 本科生将被招募到这个网站主要从机构缺乏基础设施，以支持本科生的研究，包括来自代表性不足的群体的学生。 该网站将支持10名学生每年夏天在一个为期十周的计划。 本科生将参与的项目包括：（1）开发纳米结构无机催化剂的新合成路线;（2）研究纳米科学和纳米技术在环境过程中的应用和影响;（3）纳米沸石在环境修复，催化和药物输送中的应用;（4）纳米沸石在环境中的应用。（4）使用磁性纳米颗粒生产自杀菌涂层;（5）研究纳米铁矿物在水和土壤中的反应性;（6）原子力显微镜研究有机纳米晶体的单晶反应性。 除了在夏季进行研究外，参加该计划的学生还将参加许多专业发展活动，包括技术交流研讨会，每周系列研讨会以及其他正式和非正式的指导活动。年轻科学家需要接触现代研究方法和工具作为培训的一部分。 这个REU网站旨在提供化学科学的前沿研究培训，重点关注纳米科学和纳米技术，特别是在与环境的相互作用方面。 在该研究中心参与研究的多元化学生群体将为研究生院和最终作为国家技术劳动力的一部分就业做好充分准备。