REU Site: University of Minnesota MRSEC in Nanomaterials

REU 站点：明尼苏达大学纳米材料 MRSEC

• 批准号: 1559833
• 负责人: David Blank
• 金额: $ 42.84万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-04-01 至 2019-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1559833&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; University; Minnesota; MRSEC

Title: REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site in Nanomaterials Science and Engineering with Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: Sustainable plastics; high efficiency photovoltaics; therapeutic nanoparticles; spintronic devices; plastic electronics - these are all exciting, emerging technologies that depend on nanomaterials development, and that can inspire undergraduate researchers. For ten weeks each summer, ten undergraduate students and six pre-college teachers will participate in a broad array of activities that will prepare them to tackle these and other challenging problems in science and engineering. Students will gain exposure to a broad range of topics centered around the area of nanomaterials while being prepared for graduate school and future careers in science and engineering. Teachers will gain hands-on laboratory experiences to help them better understand the practice of science and engineering and subsequently communicate it to their students. Students and teachers will work with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students with distinguished track records in research and education, emphasizing a rich array of interdisciplinary research opportunities for undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds. The experience will train the next generation of science and engineering professionals while increasing participation of traditionally underrepresented groups.TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: The UMN MRSEC comprises three Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs) addressing pressing problems over a wide range of 'hard' to 'soft' materials: IRG-1, Electrostatic Control of Materials; IRG-2, Sustainable Nanocrystal Materials; and IRG-3, Hierarchical Multifunctional Macromolecular Materials. Each IRG integrates the six basic elements of materials science and engineering - synthesis, theory, structural characterization, property evaluation, processing and applications - required for effective innovation in materials research and development. To enable talented and ambitious students to tackle these and other frontier nanomaterials challenges, the University of Minnesota Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (UMN MRSEC) will couple cutting-edge research practiced in the Center with a multi-tiered mentoring program and an extensive program in professional development and skill building. For ten weeks each summer, ten undergraduate students will participate in a comprehensive collection of activities designed to offer in-depth, stimulating research experiences, foster mentoring relationships with faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows, and enhance student skills in preparation for graduate school. The programing is designed to promote and assure inclusion of females and underrepresented minorities in the preparation of the next generation of scientists and engineers.

标题：REU网站：纳米材料科学和工程学的本科生（REU）网站的研究经验，具有教师研究经验（RET）非技术描述：可持续塑料；高效率光伏；治疗纳米颗粒；自旋设备；塑料电子产品 - 这些都是令人兴奋的新兴技术，这些技术取决于纳米材料的发展，并且可以激发本科研究人员。每个夏天的十个星期，十个本科生和六名预科教师将参加各种各样的活动，以准备解决科学和工程学中这些具有挑战性的问题。学生将获得围绕纳米材料区域的广泛主题，同时为研究生院和科学和工程学的未来职业做好准备。教师将获得实践实验室的经验，以帮助他们更好地了解科学和工程学的实践，然后将其与学生交流。学生和老师将与教师，博士后研究员和研究生一起工作，并具有杰出的研究和教育记录，并强调了来自不同背景的本科生的丰富跨学科研究机会。这项经验将培训下一代的科学和工程专业人士，同时增加传统代表性不足的群体的参与。技术描述：UMN MRSEC包括三个跨学科研究小组（IRGS），解决了在广泛的“难”范围内的紧迫问题，以“柔软”材料：IRG-1，IRG-1，材料的静电控制材料； IRG-2，可持续纳米晶体材料；和IRG-3，分层多功能大分子材料。每个IRG都整合了材料科学和工程的六个基本要素 - 综合，理论，结构表征，财产评估，处理和应用 - 有效创新材料研发中所需的创新所需。 为了使才华横溢和雄心勃勃的学生能够应对这些和其他边界纳米材料的挑战，明尼苏达大学材料研究科学与工程中心（UMN MRSEC）将将在中心实践的尖端研究与多层指​​导计划和广泛的专业发展和技能构建计划相结合。每个夏天的十个星期，十个本科生将参加一系列全面的活动，旨在提供深入，刺激研究经验，促进与教师，研究生和博士后研究员的关系，并提高学生为研究生院做准备的技能。该编程旨在促进和确保将女性和代表性不足的少数群体纳入下一代科学家和工程师的准备。

项目成果

Student explorations of calcium alginate bead formation by varying pH and concentration of acidic beverage juices

• DOI: 10.1515/cti-2021-0027
• 发表时间: 2022-08-01
• 期刊: CHEMISTRY TEACHER INTERNATIONAL
• 作者: Buenaflor, Jeffrey P.;Lydon, Cassandra K.;Wissinger, Jane E.
• 通讯作者: Wissinger, Jane E.

Molecular Weight Dependence of Block Copolymer Micelle Fragmentation Kinetics

• DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02147
• 发表时间: 2021-05-14
• 期刊: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
• 影响因子: 15
• 作者: Early, Julia T.;Block, Alison;Lodge, Timothy P.
• 通讯作者: Lodge, Timothy P.