REU Site

非技术性摘要：这个REU现场项目是宾夕法尼亚大学物质结构研究实验室自1989年以来一直在进行的一项活动的延续，在此期间，包括许多女性和少数族裔在内的一大批不同的本科生在LRSM附属教员的实验室里花了10个暑假周从事与材料相关的个人研究项目。因此，本科生接受研究技术培训，并完全融入研究生群体，在许多情况下，经历了改变人生的经历，使他/她走上了研究生涯的道路。我们四分之三的学生进入科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)研究生课程，几乎所有其他学生进入医学院、工业或商业。在过去的助学金期间，我们大约三分之一的学生与他们的顾问成为科学出版物的共同作者，这对本科生来说可能是一次激动人心的经历。这些本科生的研究经验，REU，活动是我们未来科学和工程领导者发展的重要组成部分，并得到了很好的证明。目前，我们的材料研究科学与工程中心(MRSEC)的教职员工来自11个大学系，几乎所有的系都可以为本科生提供暑期工作。技术摘要：拟议的REU现场项目的目标是为10名STEM本科生提供材料研究方面的实践经验。学生参与者在夏季由宾夕法尼亚大学物质结构研究实验室(LRSM)接待，为期10周。目标学生的参与者是性别、种族和民族多样化的，来自全国各地的大学，特别是为少数族裔服务的学院和研究能力有限的小型学院。该项目向学生介绍材料研究作为一门有凝聚力的学科。这一目标是通过将学生参与者纳入LRSM附属教职员工的活跃研究小组，并让他们参与跨学科材料研究的前沿来实现的。LRSM研究、设施和社区提供的激励智力环境启发和培养了学生参与者，从而促进了STEM的发展。目前的研究项目包括“基于微流体的复杂流体的流变学”和“水凝胶的自组装”，到“血液机械传感”和“软材料中的相互作用和组装”。学生们还接受了一系列关于研究伦理、实验室安全和材料科学基础的讲座。LRSM是材料研究科学与工程中心(MRSEC)的所在地，负责监督所请求的REU现场项目。LRSM研究组合涵盖了广泛的材料主题，使来自不同学科和不同背景的学生能够互动并欣赏材料研究在工程、医学、工业和商业中的应用。

Nontechnical Abstract: This REU-Site project is a continuation of an activity that has been ongoing at the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter, LRSM, at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) since 1989, during which a large, diverse group of undergraduates, including many women and minorities, have spent 10 summer weeks working in the laboratory of an LRSM-affiliated faculty member on an individual, materials-related research project. The undergraduate is thus trained in research techniques and is fully incorporated into the graduate group, in many cases undergoing a life changing experience which puts him/her on the path to a career in research. Three quarters of our students enter Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduate programs with the almost all others entering medical school, industry, or business. Over the last grant period, approximately one third of our students became co-authors with their advisers on scientific publications, which can be a thrilling experience for an undergraduate. These Research Experience for Undergraduates, REU, activities are an essential and well-documented ingredient in the development of our future leaders in science and engineering. Currently, faculty are drawn from eleven university departments to our Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), almost all of whom can offer summer positions to undergraduates.Technical Abstract: The objective of the proposed REU-Site project is to provide a diverse group of ten STEM undergraduates with hands-on experience in materials research. Student participants are hosted by the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) at Penn for 10 weeks during the summer. The targeted student participants are gender, racially, and ethnically diverse, with representation from a broad spectrum of colleges throughout the nation, especially minority-serving and small colleges with limited research capabilities. The project introduces students to materials research as a cohesive subject of study. This objective is achieved by incorporating the student participants into active research groups of faculty affiliated with the LRSM and engaging them at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary materials research. The stimulating intellectual environment provided by LRSM research, facilities, and community, inspires and nurtures student participants, thereby fostering a STEM trajectory. Current research projects include topics ranging from "microfluidic-based rheology of complex fluids" and "self assembly of hydrogels" to ?"hemo-mechanical-sensing" and "interaction and assembly in soft materials.?"Students also receive a series of lectures on research ethics, laboratory safety, and the fundamentals of materials science. The LRSM, which is host to a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), oversees the requested REU-Site project. The breadth of materials topics covered in the LRSM research portfolio enable students from different disciplines and diverse backgrounds to interact and appreciate the application of materials research to engineering, medicine, industry, and commerce.