REU Site: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Convergence of Science and Engineering: Micro to Nanoscale Materials, Processing, and Devices

REU 网站：科学与工程融合的跨学科探索：微米到纳米级材料、加工和设备

• 批准号: 1359306
• 负责人: Shannon Servoss
• 金额: $ 35.99万
• 依托单位: University of Arkansas
• 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: 2014-04-01 至 2017-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1359306&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Interdisciplinary; Exploration; Convergence

Technical Summary: Stereotypical science faculty drive toward the discovery of new physical phenomena, while stereotypical engineering faculty drive toward stabilization and control of new phenomena in order to create value for society. But as the materials and structures under investigation have shrunk from the microscale to the nanoscale (and beyond), neither of these stand-alone approaches are sufficient to create the full understanding and implementation of new phenomena. At the micro to nanoscale new and innovative potential uses of materials and structures evolve, driven by cross-fertilization of ideas between traditional engineering disciplines. Successful engineering research in this size regime requires close coordination with leading edge underlying sciences if the discoveries are to exit the laboratory to become products benefiting society. This REU site will provide students with an opportunity to work for ten weeks on cutting edge micro to nanoscale engineering and leave having created knowledge that could only have been imagined a decade ago. This REU site will be structured in an industry-like natural work-group environment that will give skills and practice in effective and efficient execution of this research-based educational experience. Full participation in an ethics class with ìEP grad students will lead participants to question their prior assumptions and adopt the mantle of "citizen technologists", while also demonstrating that rapid positive changes are best enabled through mutual support and cooperation.Non-Technical Sumamry: This three year REU site will provide students with research opportunities in labs that bridge the gap between science and engineering. Students will spend ten weeks working in a research lab with professors, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and/or other undergraduate students. This research experience will provide participants the opportunity to personally experience the thrill of advanced discovery. In addition to a vigorous and rewarding research experience, student discussions in weekly ethics classes and research meetings will examine issues of gender, religion, nationality, physical ability, age, race, and economic class. They will be taught to learn from different points of view, a skill needed to be a creative, competent, and effective engineer. The outcome will be the future leaders of our technical community who have converted new fundamental science into engineering reality, worked in research teams, developed communication skills, learned to appreciate people for their abilities, and gained enthusiasm toward graduate studies at the micro to nanoscale.

技术摘要：刻板印象的科学教师驱动着发现新的物理现象，而刻板印象的工程教师则朝着稳定和控制新现象的控制驱动力，以创造为社会创造价值。但是，随着所研究的材料和结构从微观统计到纳米级（以及以后）缩水，这些独立的方法都不足以创造对新现象的充分理解和实施。在纳米级的微观到纳米级的材料和结构的新型和创新的潜在用途，这是由传统工程学科之间思想的交叉剥夺驱动的。在这种规模制度中，成功的工程研究需要与前沿科学的领先科学进行密切协调，如果这些发现要退出实验室以成为有益于社会的产品。这个REU网站将为学生提供一个机会，可以在纳米级工程上进行尖端微观的工作，并在创建仅在十年前就可以想象的知识。此REU站点将在类似行业的自然工作组环境中进行构建，该环境将为有效，有效地执行这种基于研究的教育经验提供技能和实践。与“ EP毕业生”的充分参加道德课，将导致参与质疑其先前的假设并采用“公民技术”的掩护，同时还表明，通过相互支持和合作，可以最好地实现快速的积极变化。Non-non-technical Sumamry：这三年的REU站点将为学生提供弥合科学和工程学之间的实验室的研究机会。学生将与教授，博士后研究人员，研究生和/或其他本科生一起在研究实验室工作十个星期。这项研究经验将使参与者有机会亲自体验高级发现的刺激。除了充满活力和有益的研究经验外，每周道德课和研究会议中的学生讨论还将研究性别，宗教，国籍，身体能力，年龄，种族和经济阶层的问题。他们将被教导要从不同的角度学习，这是一名创造性，有能力和有效的工程师所需的技能。结果将是我们技术界的未来领导者，他们将新的基本科学转变为工程现实，在研究团队中工作，发展沟通技巧，学会欣赏人们的能力，并热情地对在Micro的研究生学习到纳米级。