REU Site: Materials for Society

材料科学是从现代电子产品到时尚、安全和可回收包装、更快和更省油的车辆、新型能源发电和储存、航空航天推进系统、经济适用房、医疗工程、传感器、纳米技术和微机械等一切背后的技术。 科学和政策制定中最令人兴奋的方向之一是可持续发展，其重点是节能、储存和可再生能源生产。 在博伊西州立大学本科生计划的研究经验的目的是提供一个密集的研究团队的经验与国家的最先进的设施，同时探索主题内的活动“材料为社会”。 这些活动暴露了不同群体的个人，包括美洲原住民，非洲裔美国人，西班牙裔学生和妇女的研究环境，并帮助他们发展为专业人士。 来自不同学科的导师的加入使学生能够培养在学术和工业研究环境中脱颖而出所需的技能，其中跨学科团队是标准的。 学生们最终在年度夏季研究会议上展示他们的成果。 该网站还包括教师研究体验部分，有助于将研究与教育相结合，并使学生和教师都受益。 这些研究和教育活动是由国家科学基金会，交叉活动计划，材料研究部门的支持。技术摘要这个为期9周的REU/ 8周的RET活动的目标是为本科生和教师提供一个密集的研究团队的经验与国家的最先进的设施，同时探索主题内的活动“材料为社会”。 用于提供这种体验的项目是高度跨学科的，让学生接触到科学和工程的最前沿。 这些活动可以大致分类为：能源生产（例如，太阳能电池、磁性形状记忆合金、热电），能量存储（例如，钠离子电池，建筑系统），节能（例如，碳纳米电子学）或与材料处理/建模/表征相关的其它社会挑战。 参与者有自己的个性化项目，但也融入了跨学科的夏季研究社区，培训他们跨学科有效沟通，并更清楚地了解自己工作的核心概念。 学生还参加了一些关于图书馆资源，知识产权，道德，合作和研究生院的补充研讨会;并最终在年度夏季研究会议上展示他们的成果。 一个全面的评估计划是到位，以衡量参与者的学习和成长，以及他们的信心，对REU经验的满意度，以及影响他们对实验室环境和研究的看法的因素。 这些研究和教育活动得到了国家科学基金会材料研究部的支持。

Non-Technical SummaryMaterials science is the enabling technology behind everything from modern electronics to fashion, safe and recyclable packaging, faster and fuel-efficient vehicles, novel energy generation and storage, aerospace propulsion systems, affordable housing, medical engineering, sensors, nanotechnology, and micromachines. One of the most exciting directions in science and policy-making is sustainability, with its emphasis on energy conservation, storage, and renewable production. The objective of this Research Experience for Undergraduates program at Boise State University is to provide an intensive research-team experience with state-of-the-art facilities while exploring activities within the theme 'materials for society'. The activities expose a diverse group of individuals, including Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic students, and women to the research environment and help them develop as professionals. Inclusion of mentors from various disciplines enables students to develop skills needed to excel in both academic and industrial research environments, where interdisciplinary teams are standard. Students ultimately present their results at the annual summer research conference. The Site incorporates a Research Experience for Teachers component as well, aiding the integration of research with education and multiplying the benefit to both students and teachers. These research and educational activities are supported by the National Science Foundation, Cross-Cutting Activities program, Division of Materials Research.Technical SummaryThe objective of this 9 week REU/ 8 week RET activity is to provide undergraduates and teachers an intensive research-team experience with state-of-the-art facilities while exploring activities within the theme 'materials for society'. The projects used to deliver this experience are highly interdisciplinary, allowing students to be exposed to the forefront of science and engineering. The activities can be broadly categorized as: energy generation (e.g., solar cells, magnetic shape-memory alloys, thermoelectrics), energy storage (e.g., sodium-ion batteries, building systems), energy conservation (e.g., carbon nanoelectronics), or other societal challenges associated with materials processing/modeling/characterization. Participants have their own individualized projects but are also integrated within an interdisciplinary summer research community, training them to both communicate effectively across disciplines and more clearly understand the concepts central to their own work. Students also participate in a number of supplemental workshops on library resources, intellectual property, ethics, collaboration, and graduate school; and ultimately present their results at the annual summer research conference. A comprehensive assessment program is in place to gauge the learning and growth of participants as well as their confidence, satisfaction with the REU experience, and the factors which influence their perceptions of the lab environment and research generally. These research and educational activities are supported by the National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research.