REU Site: Materials for Energy and the Environment

普林斯顿大学本科生研究体验项目（REU）为来自不同机构的学生，特别是那些研究机会有限或没有研究机会的学生，提供最先进的材料科学研究体验，特别强调可持续能源生产。可持续能源是21世纪最大的科学和工程挑战之一，材料科学对于开发环保、碳中和的解决方案至关重要。该项目将为下一代工程师和科学家提供培训，以应对可持续能源和保护环境的挑战。该计划的核心是有意义的研究经验，由指导老师直接指导。REU的经验扩大了参与学生的视野，通过研讨会开辟了新的知识前沿和就业机会，学生可以了解一系列科学问题，这些问题对我们以技术为中心的世界有影响。学生将有机会通过参观工业和政府实验室来探索职业选择，并将介绍数据采集，数据处理和建模以及实验设计的关键工具。这些工具渗透到现代研究实验室中，并将成为学生在整个职业生涯中宝贵的技能。该REU网站为本科生提供与普林斯顿大学教职员工、博士后研究员和研究生合作的机会，在为期9周的暑期项目中进行可再生能源（新的光伏材料）、碳捕获制氢（碳封存技术）、电化学能量转换和储存（电池、燃料电池和超级电容器）以及环境监测方面的研究。在这些合作中取得的发现将通过出版物和报告传播给更广泛的科学界。此外，学生还将参加一系列实验室外的活动，以更多地了解更广泛的研究社区，并磨练成为社区成功贡献者所需的技能。其中包括：1)关于技术写作、口头陈述和职业选择的专业发展讲习班。2)通过参观国家研究实验室和工业研发实验室，了解非学术的职业道路。3)通过每周的教师研究创业和研究伦理研讨会拓宽知识意识。4)团队建设活动，创造一个非正式的环境，与同伴和导师互动和学习。该站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作提供支持。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program at Princeton University offers state-of-the-art materials science research experiences with a special emphasis on sustainable energy production, to diverse and talented cohorts of students from a variety of institutions, particularly those with limited or no research opportunities. Sustainable energy is one of the greatest scientific and engineering challenges of the 21st century, and materials science is essential to developing environmentally sound, carbon-neutral solutions. This program will provide training for the next generation of engineers and scientists to tackle the challenges of sustainable energy and protecting the environment. The centerpiece of the program is a meaningful research experience with direct mentorship by a faculty advisor. The REU experience expands the horizons of participating students, opening new intellectual frontiers and career opportunities via seminars, where students learn about a spectrum of scientific problems that have implications for our technology-focused world. Students will have the opportunity to explore career options via tours to industrial and government laboratories and will be introduced to key tools for data acquisition, data processing and modeling, and experimental design. These tools permeate the modern research lab, and will be valuable skills for the students throughout their careers.This REU Site offers undergraduates, in collaboration with Princeton faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, opportunities to conduct research during a 9-week summer program, on renewable energy sources (new photovoltaic materials), hydrogen production with carbon capture (carbon-sequestration technologies), electrochemical energy conversion and storage (batteries, fuel cells, and ultracapacitors), and environmental monitoring. The discoveries made during these collaborations will be communicated to the broader scientific community via publications and presentations. In addition, students will participate in a range of activities outside the lab to learn more about the wider research community and to hone the skills needed to become successful contributors to the community. These include: 1) Professional development workshops on technical writing, oral presentations and career options. 2) Exposure to non-academic career paths through tours of national research labs and industrial R&D labs. 3) Broadening intellectual awareness through weekly seminars on faculty research entrepreneurship, and research ethics. 4) Teambuilding activities to create an informal environment to interact and learn from peers and mentors. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.