REU Site: Nanoscale Science Undergraduate Research Experience (NanoSURE) at UNC Charlotte

该奖项由美国国家科学基金会化学部和国防部(DOD)“激发和支持本科生研究体验的奖励”(Assue)项目联合颁发，旨在支持北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校2012-2014年夏季的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。每年将有9名学生被选入REU项目。参与者将加入跨学科研究团队，这些团队专注于与纳米科学跨学科博士项目的教职员工进行合作项目。目标学生参与者将从新生到大四学生，包括属于研究机会有限的本科生群体的学生，或者来自代表性不足的群体的学生。活动包括为期10周的本科生研究体验、讲习班和研讨会、外展培训和活动以及各种社会/文化活动。NanoSURE计划的主要更广泛影响是促进了本科水平的纳米科学研究机会，并发展了一支能够应对纳米技术领域多学科挑战的多样化劳动力队伍。REU网站将为来自代表性不足群体(妇女和少数族裔)的学生和来自获得研究培训机会有限的机构的学生提供导师指导的研究体验；历史上主要是黑人学院和大学(HBCU)，主要是本科生机构(PUI)和社区学院。新兴新生的直接参与研究经验将刺激这一群体的学生攻读STEM学科的大学学位。NanoSURE REU网站将与北卡罗来纳州夏洛特的Discovery Place博物馆合作，为REU学生提供科学拓展方面的培训，并为他们提供向公众传播科学的机会。

This award by the Division of Chemistry at the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense's (DOD) "Awards to Stimulate and Support Undergraduate Research Experiences" (ASSURE) Program supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte for the summers of 2012-2014. Nine students will be selected for the REU program each year. Participants will join interdisciplinary research teams which focus on ongoing collaborative projects with faculty members from the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Nanoscale Science. Targeted student participants will range from rising freshmen through rising seniors and include students who belong to undergraduate populations where research opportunities are limited, or who are from underrepresented groups. Activities include a 10-week undergraduate research experience, workshops and seminars, outreach training and activity, and various social/cultural activities. The primary broader impact of the NanoSURE program is the advancement of nanoscale science research opportunities at the undergraduate level and the development of a diverse workforce able to meet the multi-disciplinary challenges of the nanotechnology field. The REU site will provide a mentor-guided research experience to students from underrepresented groups (women and minorities) and students from institutions in which access to research training is limited; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Principally Undergraduate Institutions (PUI), and community colleges. The direct involvement of rising freshmen in the research experience will stimulate this group of students to pursue college degrees in STEM disciplines. The NanoSURE REU site will partner with the Discovery Place Museum in Charlotte, NC to provide training in scientific outreach and an opportunity for REU students to disseminate science to the general public.