REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering

REU：纳米科学和微系统工程本科生的研究经验

• 批准号: 1560058
• 负责人: Abhaya Datye
• 金额: $ 35.56万
• 依托单位: University of New Mexico
• 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 2020-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1560058&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Research; Experiences; Undergraduates; Nanoscience

This three year renewal of a successful Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the University of New Mexico, entitled REU in Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering, focuses on the application of nanomaterials to biosystems and bioimaging as well as to energy conversion and storage, representing areas of current national interest. The synthesis and processing of materials in the 21st century requires a new paradigm where the physical sciences, engineering and computational modeling come together. Solving some of the most pressing challenges in the areas of health, energy and the environment provides challenging research projects for this REU Site. The unique aspect of this program is the interdisciplinary environment, which is an essential component of materials research. The interdisciplinary team-based approach reflects the environment these students will encounter as they transition to their careers in industry, academe or in national labs. The Nanoscience and Microsystems interdisciplinary program is based on the premise that to benefit society the unique properties of nanoscale materials must be integrated into micro- and macro-scale devices and then further into systems. Projects include drug delivery, biocides, protein aggregation and sensing, nanoparticle dynamics, catalysts, nano fluidics and energy conversion.Students will be recruited from diverse ethnic, educational as well as cultural backgrounds. This includes students from community colleges and primarily undergraduate institutions across the country. Students work for 10 summer weeks with a research advisor and a mentor (graduate student/post-doc). The aim is to instill a spirit of inquiry by integrating research and education, and to enhance student interest in pursuing careers in the sciences and engineering. Students are guided through all aspects of research, preparing a proposal, making a plan of research, executing this plan and analyzing and presenting the significance of their work. In this manner, students transition from a relatively dependent status to one where they start to ask questions and suggest new experiments. Students also participate in a series of seminars that will include faculty, national lab and industry speakers. Field trips to the National Laboratories and to local industries enhance their exposure to career opportunities and exciting research problems. The summer research program provides students the excitement of participating in open-ended research, at the same time connecting this research with their academic curriculum.

在新墨西哥大学的本科生（REU）网站上成功的研究经验的这三年，名为REU纳米科学和微型系统工程，重点是将纳米材料应用于生物系统和生物映射以及生物映射以及代表当前国家利益的能源转化和储存领域。 21世纪材料的合成和处理需要一种新的范式，其中物理科学，工程和计算建模融合在一起。解决健康，能源和环境领域中一些最紧迫的挑战为该REU站点提供了具有挑战性的研究项目。 该计划的独特方面是跨学科环境，这是材料研究的重要组成部分。 基于跨学科的团队的方法反映了这些学生过渡到工业，学术界或国家实验室的职业时将遇到的环境。纳米科学和微系统跨学科计划基于这样的前提：为了使社会受益，纳米级材料的独特性能必须集成到微型和宏观尺度设备中，然后将其进一步纳入系统。项目包括药物输送，杀菌剂，蛋白质聚集和感应，纳米颗粒动力学，催化剂，纳米流体和能量转化。学生将从各种种族，教育和文化背景中招募学生。 这包括来自社区大学的学生以及全国各地的本科机构。学生与研究顾问和导师（研究生/大多学生）一起工作了10个夏季。目的是通过整合研究和教育来灌输一种探究精神，并增强学生对从事科学和工程职业的兴趣。指导学生研究研究的各个方面，准备提案，制定研究计划，执行该计划，并分析和介绍其工作的重要性。通过这种方式，学生从相对依赖的身份过渡到他们开始提出问题并提出新实验的状态。学生还参加了一系列研讨会，其中包括教职员工，国家实验室和行业演讲者。去国家实验室和当地行业的实地考察可以增强他们对职业机会和令人兴奋的研究问题的接触。夏季研究计划为学生提供了参与开放式研究的兴奋，同时将这项研究与他们的学术课程联系起来。