REU-Site: Synthesis and Characterization of Advanced Functional Materials

田纳西大学的本科生研究体验（REU）站点让八名科学和工程本科生在高级功能材料的合成和表征领域进行密集的夏季研究体验。本科生被分配一个大型研究项目的独立部分，我与材料科学与工程系的研究生和教师一起完成他们的项目。本科生参与的研究项目让学生积极参与前沿研究，有机会接触到最先进的设备，并与资深研究人员互动，丰富他们的教育，帮助他们充分发挥潜力。传播研究成果是所有REU学生活动的一个重要方面，每个学生在夏季结束时以正式的口头或海报展示他/她的工作。在适当的时间举行一系列研讨会，讨论研究技巧、技术交流（口头和书面）、道德问题和研究生院的机会。一些额外的活动计划为学生之间的重要互动提供机会，包括实地参观附近的散裂中子源（SNS）和橡树岭国家实验室的纳米材料科学中心（CNMS）。

This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site at The University of Tennessee exposes eight science and engineering undergraduates to an intensive summer research experience in the area of synthesis and characterization of advanced functional materials. Undergraduates are assigned a self-contained aspect of a larger research project and l work with graduate students and faculty who belong to the department of Materials Science and Engineering to complete their project. The research projects that the undergraduates participate in allow students to become actively involved in cutting-edge research, have access to state-of-the-art equipment, and interact with senior researchers who enrich their education and help them achieve their full potential.Disseminating research results is an important aspect of all REU student activities and each student presents his/her work in a formal oral or poster presentation at the end of summer. A series of seminars is held at appropriate times to discuss research skills, technical communications (oral and written), ethical issues, and opportunities for graduate school. Several additional activities are planned to provide opportunities for significant interaction among the students, including site visits to the nearby Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.