REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Nanotechnology and Biomedicine

REU 网站：纳米技术和生物医学的跨学科研究经验

• 批准号: 1359095
• 负责人: Leidong Mao
• 金额: $ 36万
• 依托单位: University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-03-01 至 2018-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1359095&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Interdisciplinary; Research; Experiences

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)."

REU Site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领域，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，拟议的计划将向来自其他机构的本科生提供纳米技术和生物医学接口的跨学科研究经验，利用佐治亚大学(UGA)在这一领域的各种跨学科专业知识、资源和培训机会。该项目将接待10名REU学生，为期9周的暑期项目，他们将参与将纳米技术应用于特定生物医学问题的跨学科研究项目。每名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一个合作研究项目。除了完全沉浸在实践中的研究体验之外，REU的学生还将参加丰富的活动，包括科学中的伦理研讨会；每周关于跨学科研究机会和研究生院期望的午餐介绍；职业研讨会；研究研讨会；参观UGA研究设施；参加纳米技术和生物医学的地区夏季研讨会；以及科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教育。通过我们努力招收来自不同背景的学生，主要侧重于STEM学科中代表性不足的群体的参与者，REU的经验将得到加强，并有望扩大下一代科学家和工程师在跨学科研究工作中的参与。PIS提出了一个新的创新的REU网站计划，其中心主题是纳米生物技术的跨学科研究经验，研究项目由纳米技术和生物医学的教师共同指导。佐治亚大学(UGA)现有的世界级课程和设施以及合作研究文化为这个跨学科的REU网站创造了强有力的环境。学生将在全国范围内招生，重点是非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔公民。这一REU网站项目为不同学科的研究人员提供了一个聚集在一起的机会，培养了一种合作的氛围。此外，UGA服务于非常多样化的学生群体，跨学科教育模块的提供将使UGA的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。该计划的材料将通过出版物、会议和学习社区向公众传播。外展工作包括(1)培训REU学生成为STEM导师，以便在他们回到学校后帮助当地的STEM教育；(2)为高中教师提供暑期研究体验，以开发基于纳米生物技术的课堂材料。