REU Site: Surface Engineering for Sensing, Energy and Nanoelectronics

非技术部分：在德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校的本科生研究体验(REU)网站上，每年将有10名有才华的本科生进行表面工程研究，应用于纳米技术、能源、电子和传感。他们的工作将在具有重大经济和社会意义的领域带来新的进展，包括纳米电子、光伏、催化剂、电池、燃料电池、热电、能量收集系统、热传输系统和传感器。培训学生在这些和相关领域进行研究将有助于保持美国劳动力的竞争力。招聘将侧重于妇女和来自代表性不足群体的学生，特别是那些研究机会有限的机构的学生。在得克萨斯州，女性和少数族裔在高等教育中的比例严重不足，因此该项目满足了一个关键的地区需求。技术部分：德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校的本科生研究体验(REU)网站专注于表面工程，应用于纳米技术、能源、电子学和传感。每年招募10名本科生参加为期10周的暑期研究体验，招聘重点是妇女和来自代表性不足群体和研究机会有限的机构的学生。研究将由来自材料科学、工程和机械工程系的跨学科教员团队监督。学生专题将包括锂离子电池的开发、半导体表面功能化的新方法、材料的先进等离子体处理、新型纳米结构多孔材料、柔性电子学、有机混合太阳能电池、自下而上的纳米线沉积方法，以及材料的表征和建模。除了参与研究，REU研究员还将参加表面工程入门短期课程、教师和外部专家的研究研讨会，以及关于职业规划和科学与工程的伦理和商业的非正式研讨会。他们还将参观几个当地的高科技产业。每年夏天结束时，研究员们都会参加一年一度的美国真空学会德克萨斯分会，并展示他们的研究成果。

NON-TECHNICAL PART: At the Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Site at the University of Texas at Dallas, each year ten talented undergraduates will perform research in surface engineering with applications in nanotechnology, energy, electronics and sensing. Their work will lead to new advances in areas of great economic and societal importance, including nanoelectronics, photovoltaics, catalysts, batteries, fuel cells, thermoelectrics, energy-harvesting systems, heat transfer systems, and sensors. Training students to perform research in these and related areas will help to maintain the competitiveness of the United States workforce. Recruitment will focus on women and students from under-represented groups, in particular those at institutions where research opportunities are limited. In Texas, women and minorities are significantly under-represented in higher education, so this program addresses a critical regional need. TECHNICAL PART: The Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Site at the University of Texas at Dallas is focused on surface engineering with applications in nanotechnology, energy, electronics and sensing. Each year ten undergraduate students are recruited for a ten-week summer research experience, with recruitment focusing on women and students from under-represented groups and at institutions where research opportunities are limited. Research will be supervised by an interdisciplinary team of faculty from the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Student projects will include the development of Li ion batteries, new methods for semiconductor surface functionalization, advanced plasma processing of materials, new nanostructured porous materials, flexible electronics, organic hybrid solar cells, bottom-up methods for nanowire deposition, and the characterization and modeling of materials. In addition to participating in research, the REU fellows will attend an introductory short-course in surface engineering, research seminars from faculty and outside experts, and informal seminars on career planning and the ethics and business of science and engineering. They will also visit several local high-tech industries. At the end of each summer, Fellows will attend the annual American Vacuum Society Texas Chapter Conference and present their research.