IRES:International Research Experience in Nanotechnology in Japan 2015

纳米技术是一项世界性的研究事业。年轻的研究人员必须学会在这种环境中脱颖而出。虽然科学是普遍的，但同行之间通过相互交流进行科学研究的过程却并非如此。在这种情况下，沟通不仅仅是语言。语言是比较容易的部分，因为几乎所有的科学家都说英语。但性别角色、资历、直接性和正式性等问题都有所不同，仅举几例。这项国际学生研究经验奖每年支持五名优秀的美国本科生在日本国家材料科学研究所进行纳米技术研究，为期三年。该项目选拔的学生是对纳米技术感兴趣的有前途的年轻科学家，他们已经通过国家纳米技术基础设施网络/国家纳米技术协调基础设施（NNIN/NNCI）本科生研究经验项目成功完成了一次重要的国内纳米技术培训经验。IRES计划提高参与的学生？科学技能与更先进的研究项目，同时建立自己的意识，国际科研文化。该计划使用新的定性评估工具来衡量和增加研究经验对全球研究意识的影响。美国国家材料科学研究所（NIMS）是一个领先的国际研究机构，拥有广泛的纳米技术项目。该计划的研究部分集中在纳米技术的两个子领域，其中相当大的学生的兴趣是显而易见的：能源和纳米生物技术。入选的五名学生将在NIMS高级研究员的指导下参与一个个人重点研究项目。在能源领域，项目可能包括实时监测能量转换过程，用于太阳能燃料生产的新型纳米光催化材料，以及开发可行的热电材料。纳米生物技术项目可能包括用于生物医学应用的智能材料，用于分析细胞功能的纳米生物界面，用于细胞功能操作的纳米结构支架，以及通过纳米颗粒介导的DNA药物传递机制调节免疫系统。该奖项由国际科学与工程办公室、电气、通信和网络系统工程部和纳米科学与工程计划联合资助。

Nanotechnology is a world-wide research enterprise. It is essential for young researchers to learn to excel in this environment. While science is universal, the process by which peers do science by communicating with each other is not. In this context, communication is about much more than language. Language is the easy part as almost all scientists speak English. But issues of gender roles, seniority, directness, and formality all differ, to mention just a few. This International Research Experience for Students award supports five outstanding U.S. undergraduate students per year for three years to conduct nanotechnology research at the National Institute of Materials Science in Japan. The students selected for this program are promising young scientists with an interest in nanotechnology who have already successfully completed one significant domestic nanotechnology training experience through the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network/National Nanotechnology Coordination Infrastructure (NNIN/NNCI) Research Experience for Undergraduates program. The IRES program enhances participating students? scientific skills with a more advanced research project while simultaneously building their awareness of international research culture. This program uses anew qualitative assessment instrument for measuring and increasing the impact of the research experience on global research awareness.The National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS) is a leading international research facility with a broad program in nanotechnology. The research component part of the program concentrates on two subfields of nanotechnology where considerable student interest is evident: energy and nanobiotechnology. The five selected students will participate in an individual focused research project under the supervision of a senior NIMS researcher. In the energy arena, projects may include real time monitoring of energy conversion processes, novel nano-photocatalytic materials for solar fuel production, and development of viable thermoelectric materials. Nanobiotechnology projects may include smart materials for biomedical applications, nanobiointerfaces for analyzing cellular function, nanostructured scaffolds for cell function manipulation, and immune system regulation through a nanoparticle mediated DNA drug delivery mechanism.This award is jointly funded by the Office of International Science and Engineering, Directorate for Engineering Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems and Nanoscale Science and Engineering Program.