REU Site: REU in Functional Materials and Manufacturing at University of South Florida

南佛罗里达大学(USF)的本科生研究体验(REU)现场项目为来自研究机会有限或没有研究机会的机构的本科生提供最先进的跨学科研究经验，特别是纳米材料和混杂复合材料，面向不同的、有才华的本科生群体。具有新特性和功能的功能材料和结构继续被开发，但需要进行大量的工程创新才能将其转化为对社会有用的产品。该项目的目标是提供研究机会，以便在美国联邦功能材料研究所(FMRI)现有的设施内，利用跨学科工程方法探索可重复、可扩展和经济可行的工艺。研究课题的例子是2D纳米材料领域，它们有可能在光电子学、光催化和光伏领域进行大规模革命，以及用于添加制造的混合复合材料，以及从纳米到宏观世界的各种结构、形状和尺寸的制造潜力。该项目的预期成果是新一代材料科学和工程研究人员，他们能够结合必要的跨学科技能和方法，将过去20年来国家在纳米和混合材料开发方面的大量投资转化为产品。预计参与者将被激励进入研究生院学习，并将发展与工程创新过程中涉及的方法相同的技能。除了为参与者计划的研究机会外，还计划开展活动，以促进学生和教职员工提高沟通和指导技能。这个REU网站为本科生提供机会，与USF功能磁共振教员和研究生合作，在为期10周的暑期项目中进行研究，研究最先进的技术和高级功能材料研究项目。除了研究之外，学生还将参加研究研讨会、研究会议和职业发展研讨会。研讨会将包括提高书面和口头沟通技能、技术演示、研究生教育、职业道路和科学与工程伦理等主题。为期10周的计划将与正在进行的NSF教师研究经验(RET)网站和高中生研究经验(REHSS)网站并置，后者将利用两个计划之间的协同效应。在这些合作中取得的发现将通过出版物和演示文稿传达给更广泛的科学界。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program at the University of South Florida (USF), offers state-of-the-art, inter-disciplinary research experiences in functional materials, especially, nanomaterials and hybrid composite materials, to diverse and talented cohorts of undergraduates, from institutions with limited or no research opportunities. Functional materials and structures with novel properties and functionalities continue to be developed, however much engineering innovation is required to translate them into products useful to society. The goal of this project is to provide research opportunities to allow exploration of reproducible, scalable and economically viable processes using interdisciplinary engineering approaches within the facilities available at the Functional Materials Research Institute (FMRI), the location of this project at USF. Examples of research topics are the areas of 2D nanomaterials, which have potential for large-scale revolutions in optoelectronics, photocatalysis and photovoltaics, and hybrid composite materials for additive manufacturing, and potential for the fabrication of a variety of structures, shapes and sizes from the nano to macro worlds. The anticipated outcome of this project is a new generation of materials science and engineering researchers who can put together the interdisciplinary skills and approaches necessary to translate the large national investments made in the development of nano and hybrid materials over the past two decades into products. It is expected that the participants will be motivated towards graduate school and will develop skills common to methodologies involved in the process of engineering innovation. Beyond the research opportunities planned for the participants, activities are planned to promote improved communication and mentoring skills for the students and faculty. This REU Site offers undergraduates, in collaboration with USF FMRI faculty and graduate students, opportunities to conduct research during a 10-week summer program, on state-of-the-art technologies and advanced research projects on functional materials. In addition to their research, students will participate in research seminars, research meetings, and professional development seminars. The seminars will include topics such as improving written and oral communication skills, technical presentations, graduate education, career paths, and ethics in science and engineering. The 10-week program will be co-located with the on-going NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site and the Research Experiences for High School Students (REHSS) which will leverage synergies between the programs. The discoveries made during these collaborations will be communicated to the broader scientific community via publications and presentations.