REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering

这三年的成功的研究经验为本科生（REU）网站在新墨西哥州的大学，题为REU在纳米科学和微系统工程，重点是纳米材料的应用，生物系统和生物成像以及能源转换和存储，代表当前国家利益的领域。世纪的材料合成和加工需要一种新的范式，将物理科学、工程和计算建模结合在一起。解决健康，能源和环境领域的一些最紧迫的挑战为这个REU网站提供了具有挑战性的研究项目。 该计划的独特之处在于跨学科环境，这是材料研究的重要组成部分。 跨学科团队为基础的方法反映了这些学生将遇到的环境，因为他们过渡到他们的职业生涯在工业，工业或国家实验室。纳米科学和微系统跨学科计划的前提是，为了造福社会，纳米材料的独特性能必须集成到微观和宏观尺度的设备，然后进一步进入系统。项目包括药物输送，生物杀灭剂，蛋白质聚集和传感，纳米粒子动力学，催化剂，纳米流体和能量转换。学生将从不同的种族，教育和文化背景招募。 这包括来自全国各地的社区学院和主要是本科院校的学生。学生与研究顾问和导师（研究生/博士后）一起工作10个夏季周。目的是通过整合研究和教育来灌输探究精神，并提高学生追求科学和工程事业的兴趣。指导学生通过研究的各个方面，准备提案，制定研究计划，执行该计划，分析和介绍他们的工作的意义。通过这种方式，学生从一个相对依赖的状态过渡到一个他们开始提出问题并建议新实验的状态。学生还参加一系列研讨会，其中包括教师，国家实验室和行业发言人。实地考察国家实验室和当地产业提高他们接触到的职业机会和令人兴奋的研究问题。暑期研究计划为学生提供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。

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.