REU Site: Interdisciplinary Nanotechnology Traineeship for Next-Generation Energy, Health, Information, and Manufacturing

REU 网站：下一代能源、健康、信息和制造的跨学科纳米技术培训

• 批准号: 1560098
• 负责人: Jason Lee
• 金额: $ 39.06万
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 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: 2016-03-15 至 2020-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1560098&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Interdisciplinary; Nanotechnology; Traineeship

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site initiates a School of Engineering-wide program at the University of Connecticut (UConn) to engage talented minority and community college undergraduate participants in cutting edge experimental and computational nanotechnology research. The objectives of this program are to 1) increase the quantity and quality of engineers prepared to address grand challenges through ethical use of nanoscience; 2) increase the number of students from underrepresented populations who pursue graduate education and academic research in nanotechnology-related engineering fields; and 3) build alliances with minority serving-institutions and programs to enable a sustainable pipeline of students from underrepresented groups who will become leaders in nanotechnology-related engineering fields. Students will participate directly in research with faculty mentors to address grand challenges in fields critical to domestic economic and societal progress: energy conversion, cell-drug interactions, nanoelectronics, and advanced manufacturing. The combination of career mentorship by successful role models and first-hand research experience is designed to ultimately increase participants' preparedness for academic and/or scientific research experiences. This REU Site offers opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in nanotechnology research during a 10-week summer program, on a range of scientific projects, including: advanced nanomaterials for thermal and magnetic to electrical energy conversion, phase change memory, biological response to pharmaco-therapeutic treatments at the individual cell level, 3D printing of nanoparticle-containing wearable electronics, and designer ultra-strength metal alloys. A structured short course series instructed by participating faculty mentors will educate REU students on a broad range of nanotechnology-related research fields. In addition to active research, students will participate in a career development seminar series including the practice of ethical research. Recruitment of REU Site participants will target minority-serving programs (Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program, Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation) and community colleges (Cochise College, a Hispanic Serving Institution with a large veteran population) as well as STEM teachers from UConn's Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering program (Joule Fellows).

这项针对本科生（REU）网站的研究经验启动了康涅狄格大学（UCONN）范围内的工程学院计划，以吸引有才华的少数民族和社区大学本科生参与尖端实验和计算纳米技术研究。该计划的目标是1）增加准备通过道德纳米科学来应对巨大挑战的工程师的数量和质量； 2）增加了代表人群不足的学生人数，他们从事与纳米技术相关的工程领域的研究生教育和学术研究； 3）建立与少数派服务和计划的联盟，以使来自代表性不足的团体的学生能够成为纳米技术相关工程领域的领导者的可持续发展。学生将直接与教师导师进行研究，以应对对国内经济和社会进步至关重要的领域的巨大挑战：能源转换，细胞 - 药物相互作用，纳米电子学和先进的制造业。 通过成功的榜样和第一手研究经验的职业指导结合旨在最终提高参与者为学术和/或科学研究经验的准备。该REU网站为本科生提供了一系列科学项目的本科生在一系列科学项目中从事纳米技术研究的机会，包括：用于热能转换的热和磁性纳米材料，相变的相变，相变的记忆，对药物治疗的生物学响应，对单个细胞的药物治疗，单个细胞级别的纳米级印刷，纳米层的纳米层层次启动和设计，并设计了耐磨性。由参与教师指导的指导的结构化短期课程系列将教育REU学生在与纳米技术相关的各种研究领域的广泛教育。除了积极的研究外，学生还将参加一项职业发展研讨会系列，包括道德研究实践。 REU网站参与者的招聘将针对少数群体服务计划（Ronald E. McNair邮政学会成就计划，Louis Stokes stokes in in Commination for Mothersoring for Uneverering for Engroverering（Joucon）（JOUCHISE COLLIANCE）和社区学院（Cochise College，Cochise College，是一家与大型退伍军人人口的西班牙裔服务机构）以及Uconn for Uconn for Teachers for Teachers for Teachers for Engroveersering（ju）（ju）（ju）（RET）。

项目成果

Locally defined quantum emission from epitaxial few-layer tungsten diselenide

• DOI: 10.1063/1.5091779
• 发表时间: 2019-05
• 期刊: Applied Physics Letters
• 影响因子: 4
• 作者: Wei Wu;C. Dass;J. Hendrickson;R. D. Montaño;R. Fischer;Xiaotian Zhang;T. Choudhury;J. Redwing;Yongqiang Wang;M. Pettes