REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site

ID: 1359351 PI: Yodh， Arjun ORG：宾夕法尼亚大学标题：REU网站：本科生研究经验（REU）网站技术描述拟议的REU网站计划的目标是提供10个STEM（科学，技术，工程和数学）本科生在材料研究方面的实践经验。学生参与者将在夏季由宾夕法尼亚大学物质结构研究实验室（LRSM）主持，为期10周。该计划的智力重点将是向学生介绍材料研究作为一个有凝聚力的研究课题。这一目标将通过将学生参与者纳入LRSM附属教师的活跃研究小组来实现，LRSM在跨学科材料研究方面具有卓越的传统。该计划将使学生接触到构成现代材料计划基本框架的不同研究领域。重要的是，学生们还将接受一系列关于研究伦理、实验室安全以及材料科学基础的讲座。参与者将能够以口头和书面报告的形式展示他们的研究成果，有时会在科学文献中发表。LRSM在组织REU项目方面有25年的经验。这些设备目前是与LRSM主办的NSF材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）的REU组件一起运行的。非技术描述项目招聘将针对来自全国范围内广泛的大学的不同群体的参与者，特别是少数民族服务和没有研究能力的小型大学。LRSM研究组合中涵盖的材料主题的广度允许来自不同学科的学生互动并欣赏材料研究在工程，医学，工业和商业中的应用。大约85%的REU网站参与者继续毕业于STEM项目或进入专业学校，其余的人进入工业和其他部门。来自REU Site和MRSEC REU的20-25名学生提供了一个全面的体验，使在类似领域工作的学生群体能够相互交流和相互支持；它还使弱势群体的学生群体能够分享经验和相互支持。因此，LRSM REU项目开发人力资源，增强我们国家的技术基础，对整个社会的福祉至关重要。

ID: 1359351 PI: Yodh, Arjun ORG: University of PennsylvaniaTitle: REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONThe objective of the proposed REU Site program is to provide a diverse group of 10 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) undergraduates with hands-on experience in materials research. Student participants will be hosted by the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for 10 weeks during the summer. The intellectual focus of the program will be to introduce students to materials research as a cohesive subject of study. This objective will be achieved by incorporating the student participants into active research groups of faculty affiliated with the LRSM, which has a tradition of excellence in interdisciplinary materials research. The program will expose students to the different areas of research that comprise the basic framework of a modern materials program. Importantly, students also receive a series of lectures on research ethics, laboratory safety, and the fundamentals of materials science. Participants will be able to present their research findings both orally and in a written report, sometimes leading to publication in the scientific literature. The LRSM has 25 years of experience in organizing REU programs. These are currently operated in conjunction with the REU component of an NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) that is hosted by the LRSM. NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONProgram recruitment will target a diverse group of participants from a broad spectrum of colleges throughout the nation, especially minority-serving and small colleges without research capabilities. The breadth of materials topics covered in the LRSM research portfolio permits students from different disciplines to interact and appreciate applications of materials research in engineering, medicine, industry, and commerce. Approximately 85% of the REU Site participants go on to graduate STEM programs or to professional schools, with the remainder going to industry and other sectors. The combined base of 20-25 students from the REU Site and MRSEC REU provides for a comprehensive experience that enables clusters of students working in similar areas to interact and support one another; it also enables clusters of students in underrepresented groups to share experiences and mutual support. Thus, the LRSM REU programs develop human resources that enhance our nation's technology base and are critical for the well-being of society at-large.