REU Site: Materials Connection (MaCReu R'Side)

ID: 1359136 PI: Bartels， Ludwig ORG：加州大学河滨分校标题：REU网站：材料连接（MaCReu R'Side）技术概述加州大学河滨分校（UCR）的本科生材料连接研究经验（MaCReu）站点将通过积极参与正在进行的研究工作，为10名学生提供复合材料和薄膜（包括2D）生长的广泛制备方法的经验。从原油精炼的活化催化剂到汽车排放控制，再到下一代微芯片晶体管，薄膜和二维材料在广泛的技术领域发挥着至关重要的作用。MacReu的学生将加入来自化学、物理、电气工程、机械工程和化学工程的研究小组，反映薄膜材料的广泛影响。所有参与的教师和研究实验室都隶属于UCR跨部门材料科学与工程项目，因此来自广泛领域的本科生将接触到一个高度跨学科的环境。具体的研究工作将包括MoS2和相关的电子应用过渡金属二硫族化合物的生长，光/电催化水分解材料的制备，以及新型原子层和化学蒸汽生长方法的发展。学生们将共同指导动手实践材料表征，包括电子显微镜，拉曼，光致发光和红外光谱。该项目由一名化学家和一名政治学教授共同指导，还将对MacReu计划的成功进行量化衡量，并对教育理念和有效性进行可操作和公正的评估。加州大学河滨分校（UCR）本科生材料连接研究经验（MacReu）站点每年将为10名学生提供在研究实验室工作的经验，目标是制备一系列复合材料和薄膜材料，包括2-D材料，这些材料将构成下一代化学催化剂和先进电子设备的基础。这些材料在广泛的技术领域发挥着至关重要的作用，从炼油到排放控制，再到数据和信号处理。MacReu的学生将加入来自化学、物理、电气工程、机械工程和化学工程的研究小组，反映薄膜材料的广泛影响。所有参与的教师和研究实验室都隶属于UCR跨部门材料科学与工程项目，因此来自广泛领域的本科生将接触到一个高度跨学科的环境。学生将获得一些制作和分析先进材料的基本技术的实践经验。REU网站将积极从南加州的两年制和四年制机构招聘，特别是西班牙裔服务机构。除了为MacReu的学生提供令人兴奋的研究经验外，该项目还试图将他们组建成一个外展团队，有效地向南加州两年制大学和高中的同龄人推广STEM教育，这些大学和高中为南加州大学50英里内的1200万人口提供服务。与此同时，这些活动将在MacReu参与者中传授领导和演讲技巧，以支持他们未来的职业生涯。

ID: 1359136 PI: Bartels, Ludwig ORG: University of California-RiversideTitle: REU Site: Materials Connection (MaCReu R'Side)TECHNICAL SUMMARYThe Materials Connection Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (MacReu) site at the University of California-Riverside (UCR) will provide 10 students with experience in a broad spectrum of preparative methods for composite and thin film (including 2D) growth through active participation in ongoing research efforts. Thin films and 2D materials play crucial roles in a wide spectrum of technologies, from activating catalysts for crude oil refining to automotive emission control to the next generation of microchip transistors. The MacReu students will join research groups from Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Engineering, reflecting the broad impact of thin film materials. All participating faculty and research labs are affiliated with the UCR interdepartmental Materials Science and Engineering program, so undergraduates from a wide range of fields will be exposed to a highly interdisciplinary environment. Specific research efforts will include growth of MoS2 and related transition metal dichalcogenides for electronic applications, preparation of materials for photo-/electro-catalytic water splitting, and development of novel atomic-layer and chemical-vapor based growth methodologies. The students will jointly be instructed in hands-on practical materials characterization including electron microscopy, Raman, photoluminescence, and Infrared spectroscopy. Co-directed by a chemist and a professor of political science, this project will also generate quantitative measures of the success of the MacReu program as well as actionable and unbiased evaluation of the educational concept and effectiveness. NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARYThe Materials Connection Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (MacReu) Site at the University of California-Riverside (UCR) will provide 10 students per year with experience in working in research labs that target the preparation of an array of composite and thin-film materials, including 2-D materials, that will form the basis for the next generation of chemical catalysts and advanced electronic devices. These materials play crucial roles in a wide spectrum of technologies, ranging from oil refining to emission control to data and signal processing. The MacReu students will join research groups from Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Engineering, reflecting the broad impact of thin film materials. All participating faculty and research labs are affiliated with the UCR interdepartmental Materials Science and Engineering program, so undergraduates from a wide range of fields will be exposed to a highly interdisciplinary environment. The students will gain hands-on experience in a number of essential techniques for making and analyzing advanced materials. The REU site will actively recruit from 2-year and 4-year institutions, particularly Hispanic Serving Institutions, in Southern California. Besides providing the MacReu students with exciting research experience, this project seeks to form them into an outreach team that is effective in promoting STEM education to their peers at Southern California 2-year colleges and high-schools serving a population of 12 million within about 50 miles of UCR. At this same time, such activity will impart leadership and presentation skills in the MacReu participants in support of their future careers.