REU Site: Materials for Energy & Sustainability

ID：1359344 PI：UBIC，RICK ORG：博伊西州立大学标题：REU网站：能源与可持续材料技术描述这个为期9.5周的REU/RET项目的目标是为本科生和教师提供密集的研究团队体验，了解最先进的设施，同时探索主题为“能源与可持续材料”的活动。用于提供这种体验的项目是高度跨学科的，使学生能够接触到科学和工程的前沿。这些活动可大致归类为：能源生产(如光伏、固体氧化物燃料电池、核能、磁性形状记忆合金)、储能(如钠离子电池)、节能(如辐射传感器、能量堆、磁性半导体、纳米电子)或可持续性(如大气对分水岭的影响)。参与者有自己的个性化项目，但也融入了一个跨学科的暑期研究社区，培训他们既能有效地跨学科交流，又能更清楚地理解对他们自己的工作至关重要的概念。学生们还参加了一些关于图书馆资源、知识产权、伦理、合作和研究生院的补充研讨会；他们最终将在一年一度的夏季研究会议上展示他们的成果。已经开发了一项全面的评估计划，以衡量参与者的学习和成长以及他们对REU体验的信心和满意度，以及影响他们对实验室环境和研究总体感知的因素。非技术性描述材料科学是从现代电子到时尚、安全和可回收包装、更快和省油的汽车、新型能源生成和存储、航空航天推进系统、经济适用住房、医学工程、传感器、纳米技术和微机械等一切背后的使能技术。科学和政策制定中最令人兴奋的方向之一是可持续发展，其重点是节能、储存和可再生生产。博伊西州立大学为本科生开设的这项研究体验项目的目标是为研究团队提供先进设备的密集体验，同时探索“能源和可持续发展材料”这一主题下的活动。该项目的创建是为了让包括原住民、非裔美国人、西班牙裔学生和女性在内的不同群体的个人接触到研究环境，并帮助他们发展成为专业人士。吸收来自不同学科的导师，使学生能够培养在学术和工业研究环境中出类拔萃所需的技能，在这些环境中，跨学科团队是标准的。学生们最终会在一年一度的夏季研究会议上展示他们的研究成果。该网站还包含教师研究体验部分，有助于将研究与教育相结合，并使学生和教师都受益倍增。

ID: 1359344 PI: Ubic, Rick ORG: Boise State UniversityTitle: REU Site: Materials for Energy & SustainabilityTECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONThe objective of this 9.5-week REU/RET program is to provide undergraduates and teachers an intensive research-team experience with state-of-the-art facilities while exploring activities within the theme "materials for energy and sustainability." The projects used to deliver this experience are highly interdisciplinary, allowing students to be exposed to the forefront of science and engineering. The activities can be broadly categorized as: energy generation (e.g., photovoltaics, solid-oxide fuel cells, nuclear energy, magnetic shape-memory alloys), energy storage (e.g., sodium-ion batteries), energy conservation (e.g., radiation sensors, energy piles, magnetic semiconductors, nanoelectronics), or sustainability (e.g., atmospheric impacts on watershed). Participants have their own individualized projects but are also integrated within an interdisciplinary summer research community, training them to both communicate effectively across disciplines and more clearly understand the concepts central to their own work. Students also participate in a number of supplemental workshops on library resources, intellectual property, ethics, collaboration, and graduate school; and they will ultimately present their results at the annual summer research conference. A comprehensive assessment program has been developed to gauge the learning and growth of participants as well as their confidence, satisfaction with the REU experience, and the factors which influence their perceptions of the lab environment and research generally.NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONMaterials science is the enabling technology behind everything from modern electronics to fashion, safe and recyclable packaging, faster and fuel-efficient vehicles, novel energy generation and storage, aerospace propulsion systems, affordable housing, medical engineering, sensors, nanotechnology, and micromachines. One of the most exciting directions in science and policy-making is sustainability, with its emphasis on energy conservation, storage, and renewable production. The objective of this Research Experience for Undergraduates program at Boise State University is to provide an intensive research-team experience with state-of-the-art facilities while exploring activities within the theme "materials for energy and sustainability." The program was created to expose a diverse group of individuals, including Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic students, and women to the research environment and to help them develop as professionals. Inclusion of mentors from various disciplines enables students to develop skills needed to excel in both academic and industrial research environments, where interdisciplinary teams are standard. Students ultimately present their results at the annual summer research conference. The Site incorporates a Research Experience for Teachers component as well, aiding the integration of research with education and multiplying the benefit to both students and teachers.