REU Site: University of Minnesota MRSEC in Nanomaterials

标题：REU站点：纳米材料科学与工程本科生研究经验站点（REU）与教师研究经验站点（RET）非技术描述：可持续塑料；高效光伏；治疗纳米粒子;自旋电子元件;塑料电子——这些都是令人兴奋的新兴技术，依赖于纳米材料的发展，可以激励本科生研究人员。每年夏天，十名本科生和六名预科教师将用十周的时间参加一系列广泛的活动，为他们解决科学和工程领域的这些和其他具有挑战性的问题做好准备。学生将接触到围绕纳米材料领域的广泛主题，同时为研究生院和未来的科学和工程职业做好准备。教师将获得动手实验的经验，帮助他们更好地理解科学和工程的实践，并随后将其传达给学生。学生和教师将与在研究和教育方面有杰出记录的教职员工、博士后研究员和研究生合作，为来自不同背景的本科生提供丰富的跨学科研究机会。这一经验将培养下一代科学和工程专业人员，同时增加传统上代表性不足的群体的参与。技术描述：UMN MRSEC由三个跨学科研究小组（irg）组成，解决各种“硬”到“软”材料的紧迫问题：IRG-1，材料静电控制；IRG-2，可持续纳米晶体材料；IRG-3，分级多功能高分子材料。每个IRG都整合了材料科学和工程的六个基本要素——合成、理论、结构表征、性能评估、加工和应用——这些都是材料研究和开发中有效创新所必需的。为了使有才华和雄心勃勃的学生能够解决这些和其他前沿纳米材料挑战，明尼苏达大学材料研究科学与工程中心（UMN MRSEC）将把中心的前沿研究实践与多层次的指导计划和广泛的专业发展和技能培养计划结合起来。每年夏天，十名本科生将参加为期十周的综合活动，旨在提供深入，刺激的研究经验，培养与教师，研究生和博士后的指导关系，并提高学生的技能，为研究生院做准备。该方案的目的是促进和确保将妇女和代表性不足的少数民族纳入培养下一代科学家和工程师的行列。

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.