REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Nanotechnology and Biomedicine

这个REU网站计划的目标是吸引和留住来自不同背景的学生进入科学和工程，并为他们在这些领域的研究生课程和职业生涯做好准备。为了实现这一目标，拟议的计划将提供纳米技术和生物医学的接口，从其他机构的本科生跨学科的研究经验，利用不同的跨学科的专业知识，资源和培训机会，在这一领域的格鲁吉亚大学（UGA）。该计划将在为期九周的暑期课程中接待10名REU学生，他们将参加将纳米技术应用于特定生物医学问题的跨学科研究项目。每个REU学生将由来自纳米技术和生物医学学科的配对教师共同指导合作研究项目。除了完全沉浸，动手研究的经验，REU学生将参加丰富的活动，将包括在科学研讨会的道德;每周午餐介绍在跨学科研究的机会，什么期待在研究生院;职业讲习班;研究研讨会;图尔斯参观UGA研究设施;在纳米技术和生物医学的区域夏季研讨会的参与;以及科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）教育。REU的经验将通过我们努力招募来自不同背景的学生来增强所有参与者，重点是来自STEM学科代表性不足的群体的参与者，预计将扩大下一代科学家和工程师在跨学科研究工作中的参与。PI提出了一个新的创新REU网站计划，其中心主题是跨学科的研究经验，纳米生物技术，与研究项目共同指导教师在纳米技术和生物医学。现有的世界一流的方案和设施，并在格鲁吉亚（UGA）的大学合作研究文化创造了这个跨学科的REU网站强大的设置。学生将在全国范围内招募，特别强调非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔公民。这个REU网站程序作为一个机会，汇集了不同学科的研究人员，培养合作的氛围。此外，UGA服务于一个非常多样化的学生团体，跨学科教育模块的可用性将使UGA学生处于科学和工程的前沿，为他们在科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学科的研究生学习或工业职业生涯做好准备。该方案的材料将通过出版物、会议和学习社区向公众传播。外联工作包括：（1）培训REU学生作为STEM导师，一旦他们回到自己的机构，帮助当地的STEM教育;（2）为高中教师提供暑期研究经验，以开发基于纳米生物技术的课堂材料。该奖项由生物基础设施部（BIO/DBI）共同资助。"

The goals of this REU Site Program are to attract and retain students from diverse backgrounds into science and engineering and prepare them for graduate programs and careers in these fields. To accomplish this goal, the proposed program will provide an interdisciplinary research experience at the interface of nanotechnology and biomedicine to undergraduate students from other institutions, leveraging the diverse interdisciplinary expertise, resources, and training opportunities in this area at the University of Georgia (UGA). This program will host 10 REU students over a nine-week summer program where they will participate in interdisciplinary research projects that apply nanotechnology to specific biomedical questions. Each REU student will be co-mentored by paired faculty from the nanotechnology and biomedical disciplines on a collaborative research project. In addition to a total-immersion, hands-on research experience, REU students will participate in enriching activities that will include an ethics-in-science workshop; weekly lunch presentations on the opportunities in interdisciplinary research, and what to expect in graduate school; a career workshop; research seminars; tours to UGA research facilities; participation in a regional summer symposium in nanotechnology and biomedicine; and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The REU experience will be enhanced for all involved by our efforts to recruit students from diverse backgrounds, with a major emphasis on participants from underrepresented groups in STEM disciplines, and is expected to broaden participation by the next generation of scientists and engineers in interdisciplinary research endeavors.The PIs propose a new and innovative REU site program where the central theme is an interdisciplinary research experience in nanobiotechnology, with research projects co-mentored by faculty in nanotechnology and biomedicine. The existing world-class programs and facilities and collaborative research culture at the University of Georgia (UGA) create a strong setting for this interdisciplinary REU site. Students will be recruited nationwide with particular emphasis on African American and Hispanic citizens. This REU site program serves as an opportunity to bring together researchers across different disciplines, fostering a collaborative atmosphere. Further, UGA serves a very diverse student body and the availability of the interdisciplinary education modules will put UGA students at the frontiers of science and engineering, preparing them for graduate study or industrial careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Materials of this program will be disseminated to public through publications, conferences, and learning communities. Outreach efforts include (1) training REU students as STEM mentors to help local STEM education once they return to their institutions; (2) offering high school teachers a summer research experience to develop classroom materials based on nanobiotechnology."This award is co-funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (BIO/DBI)."