REU-Site: Synthesis and Characterization of Advanced Functional Materials

田纳西大学的本科生研究体验(REU)网站让8名理工科本科生在暑期集中体验先进功能材料的合成和表征领域的研究经验。本科生被分配到一个更大的研究项目的独立方面，L与材料科学与工程系的研究生和教职员工一起完成他们的项目。本科生参与的研究项目使学生能够积极参与尖端研究，获得最先进的设备，并与丰富他们的教育并帮助他们充分发挥潜力的资深研究人员互动。传播研究成果是所有REU学生活动的重要方面，每个学生在暑期结束时以正式的口头或海报演示形式展示他/她的工作。在适当的时间举办一系列研讨会，讨论研究技能、技术交流(口头和书面)、伦理问题和研究生的机会。还计划开展其他几项活动，为学生之间的重要互动提供机会，包括实地考察附近的散裂中子源和橡树岭国家实验室的纳米相材料科学中心。

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.