RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site: Integrated Nanomanufacturing

这个由波士顿大学光子学中心（BUPC）主办的工程和计算机科学网站：集成纳米制造的RET的主要目标是让教师沉浸在一个为期六周的暑期项目中，该项目侧重于跨学科研究经验，探索光学、电子、机械和生物医学系统中纳米级组件的设计、制造和应用，解决重要的技术问题。指导的研究项目将挑战参与者参与工程问题的解决，所获得的知识将帮助参与者开发可持续的STEM教育课程和活动。RET教师将带着改进的相关技能回到教室，培养学生对工程学科的兴趣，并成功实现下一代科学标准（NGSS）雄心勃勃的教育目标。这个拟议的RET站点主要集中在大波士顿地区服务不足的学校，目标是招募来自不同群体的参与者，其中80%来自资源有限的学校，少数民族学生的比例很高。为了实现这一目标，RET网站将直接与马萨诸塞州STEM管道网络合作，针对对STEM感兴趣但资源有限的学校和个别教师实施这些活动。集成纳米制造研究是微电子学、光学科学、材料工程和生物医学交叉前沿的一个本质上跨学科的知识领域。三个专题研究领域将作为这个RET站点的基础：纳米光子学、纳米结构和纳米医学。在参与指导下的发现、新设备工程和纳米级制造以探索光学系统的过程中，参与者将发展关键技能、意识和信心，以推动未来的学术和研究。暑期实习将包括培训课程、无尘室实践活动、合作实验室的科学研究、课堂整合研讨会和教师教学讨论。学员还将了解到“社会工程师”（social Engineers）的概念，这是波士顿大学（Boston University）的一个新的核心概念，旨在培养能够将自己的培训与内容和应用相结合的工程师，这些工程师反映了科学和工程如何在现实世界中得到实践。致谢：本项目由美国国家科学基金会工程教育和中心部支持。

The primary objective of this RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site: Integrated Nanomanufacturing hosted by the Boston University Photonics Center (BUPC) is to immerse teachers in a six-week summer program that focuses on interdisciplinary research experiences to explore the design, fabrication, and application of nanometer-scale components in optical, electronic, mechanical and biomedical systems addressing important technological problems. Mentored research projects will challenge participants to engage in engineering problem solving, and the knowledge gained will help participants develop sustainable curricula and activities in STEM education. RET teachers will return to their classrooms with an improved and relevant skill set to foster their student's interest in engineering disciplines and to succeed with the ambitious educational goals of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This proposed RET Site is focused on underserved schools in the greater Boston area with the goal of recruiting participants from a diverse group with 80% from resource-limited schools with high percentages of underrepresented minority students. To achieve this goal the RET Site will work directly with Massachusetts STEM pipeline networks to target schools and individual teachers with STEM interest but limited resources to implement these activities. Integrated nanomanufacturing research is an inherently interdisciplinary intellectual area that is evolving rapidly at the intersecting frontiers of microelectronics, optical science, materials engineering, and biomedicine. Three thematic research areas will serve as the foundation for this RET Site: nanophotonics, nanostructures, and nanomedicine. While engaged in mentored discovery, engineering of new devices and fabrication at the nanoscale level to explore optical systems, participants will develop critical skills, awareness and confidence necessary to advance in academics and research in the future. The summer experience will involves training sessions, hands-on cleanroom activities, scientific research in partner laboratories, seminars on classroom integration, and faculty pedagogy discussions. Participants will also be introduced to the idea of Societal Engineers, a new core concept at Boston University to develop engineers who can connect their training to integrate content and applications reflecting how science and engineering is practiced in the real world. Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Division of Engineering Education and Centers at the National Science Foundation.