REU Site: Advanced Materials for Energy and Sensing Applications at the University of Tennessee

REU 网站：田纳西大学能源和传感应用先进材料

• 批准号: 1262767
• 负责人: Michael Best
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: University of Tennessee Knoxville
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-06-15 至 2016-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1262767&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Advanced; Materials; Energy

This award from the Division of Chemistry at the National Science Foundation supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) Site led by Professors Michael D. Best and Shawn R. Campagna both of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. The Site will host an REU program that offers comprehensive preparation for careers in chemistry. Central to this endeavor is a 10-week research experience that will provide intensive introductory research training. In addition, numerous mentored professional development activities will yield a solid and well-rounded foundation for participating students. Students will participate in a multipart ethics course developed by the faculty and also receive mentored training in the preparation of professional documents and presentations through a collaboration with the UTK Science Writing Program. Additionally, a science journalism student who will prepare articles for the general public that highlight the experiences of participants, will be embedded in the REU Program. Students will also benefit from site visits to research institutions including nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as well as panel discussions on career options including participants from different research sectors. Finally, rigorous assessment of the program will be conducted by the UTK Institute for Assessment and Evaluation.The intellectual merit of this program is driven by the cutting-edge research that will be performed by REU students. While a range of research will be offered spanning the field of chemistry, these projects are generally centered on the common theme of advanced materials for energy and sensing applications. These topics represent critical areas of current research, and involve projects at UTK that are funded by federal agencies, thus invigorating and validating the work to be performed by participating students. The broader impacts of this proposal entail the comprehensive initial training experiences that will provide students with a range of critical skills to enhance their careers. In addition, broad dissemination will be achieved through the publication of point-of-view articles prepared by an embedded science writer, and students will leave the program with polished poster and oral presentations for use at future conferences. The impact of this program will additionally be enhanced by actively recruiting and selecting outstanding students who lack access to undergraduate research at their home institutions. Furthermore, to achieve the goal of broadening participation in research, students from demographic groups underrepresented in the sciences will be aggressively recruited. This effort will be aided by ongoing partnerships with faculty at institutions that primarily serve underrepresented groups and the Tennessee Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (TLSAMP).

该奖项由美国国家科学基金会化学部颁发，支持由田纳西大学诺克斯维尔分校的Michael D. Best和Shawn R. Campagna教授领导的本科生研究经验（REU）网站。该网站将举办一个REU计划，为化学事业提供全面的准备。这项工作的核心是为期10周的研究经验，将提供密集的入门研究培训。此外，许多指导的专业发展活动将为参与的学生提供坚实而全面的基础。学生将参加由教师开发的多部分道德课程，并通过与UTK科学写作计划合作，接受专业文件和演示文稿准备方面的指导培训。此外，一名科学新闻专业的学生将为公众准备文章，突出参与者的经历，将被纳入REU计划。学生们还将受益于对研究机构的实地考察，包括附近的橡树岭国家实验室，以及来自不同研究部门的参与者关于职业选择的小组讨论。最后，将由UTK评估与评价研究所对该计划进行严格的评估。该计划的智力价值是由REU学生将进行的前沿研究驱动的。虽然一系列的研究将跨越化学领域，但这些项目通常集中在能源和传感应用的先进材料的共同主题上。这些主题代表了当前研究的关键领域，并涉及由联邦机构资助的UTK项目，从而激励和验证参与学生的工作。这项建议的更广泛影响包括全面的初步培训经验，将为学生提供一系列关键技能，以提高他们的职业生涯。此外，广泛的传播将通过发表由嵌入式科学作家编写的观点文章来实现，学生们将带着精心制作的海报和口头报告离开项目，以便在未来的会议上使用。此外，通过积极招募和选择在本国机构无法获得本科研究机会的优秀学生，该计划的影响将得到加强。此外，为了实现扩大参与研究的目标，将积极招募来自在科学领域代表性不足的人口群体的学生。这项工作将通过与主要为代表性不足的群体服务的机构的教师以及田纳西州路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（TLSAMP）的持续伙伴关系得到帮助。