REU Site: Georgetown University REU for Materials Physics

REU 站点：乔治城大学材料物理 REU

• 批准号: 1358978
• 负责人: Jeffrey Urbach
• 金额: $ 33万
• 依托单位: Georgetown University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-05-01 至 2018-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1358978&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Georgetown; University; Materials

TECHNICAL SUMMARYEach year, nine undergraduates from diverse backgrounds and a broad spectrum of institutions will be recruited for a 10-week summer research experience in materials physics at Georgetown University. Students will engage in experimental, computational, and theoretical research projects in nanoscale physics, soft matter, device physics, active matter, biophysics, and cold-atom systems. Taking advantage of Georgetown's location in the nation's capital, students will also be exposed to the role of science, particularly materials research, in public policy. These activities build on Georgetown's existing programs designed to engage undergraduate science majors directly with the government on issues of national importance, and will help build an understanding of the connection between scientific research and the world outside of the laboratory. Students will also participate in a variety of professional development activities, many of which will be held jointly with the REU program in the Georgetown Chemistry Department.NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARYThe National Science Foundation supported Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in Materials Physics at Georgetown University will provide undergraduates from diverse backgrounds and a broad spectrum of institutions an opportunity to engage in important and challenging research in the fundamental science of materials, while developing technical and professional skills necessary for a successful career in science. In addition, students will be exposed to the role of science, particularly materials research, in public policy, and will meet with science policy practitioners in the Nation's Capital. Recruitment efforts will focus on students from schools with limited research programs, as well as members of underrepresented groups. It is anticipated that engagement in focused research projects, exploration of the broader role of science and scientists in society, and development of lasting relationships with faculty mentors will positively influence student perceptions of careers in science and help increase the pool of future materials researchers. In addition, students who complete this program will be uniquely qualified to understand and communicate the importance of materials science in technological progress and in addressing societal challenges.

技术摘要年，将招募来自不同背景的九名本科生，并将招募各种各样的机构，以在乔治敦大学（Georgetown University）在材料物理学上进行为期10周的夏季研究经验。 学生将在纳米级物理学，软物质，设备物理学，活跃物质，生物物理学和冷原子系统中从事实验，计算和理论研究项目。 利用乔治敦（Georgetown）在美国首都的位置，学生还将在公共政策中接触科学，尤其是材料研究的作用。 这些活动建立在乔治敦的现有计划的基础上，旨在直接与政府有关国家重要性问题的本科科学专业的专业，并将有助于对科学研究与实验室以外的世界之间的联系建立了解。 学生还将参加各种专业发展活动，其中许多将与乔治敦化学系的REU计划共同举办。Non-technical instarical摘要国家科学基金会为乔治敦大学材料物理学的本质上的研究经验提供了研究经验在科学领域成功的职业。 此外，学生将接触到科学，尤其是材料研究在公共政策中的作用，并会与美国首都的科学政策从业人员会面。 招聘工作将集中在研究计划有限的学校的学生以及代表性不足的群体的成员中。 可以预料，参与重点研究项目，探索科学和科学家在社会中更广泛的作用以及与教师导师的持久关系的发展将对学生对科学职业的看法产生积极影响，并帮助增加未来材料研究人员的库。 此外，完成该计划的学生将具有独特的资格来理解和传达材料科学在技术进步和应对社会挑战方面的重要性。