REU Site

摘要：这个REU-Site项目是宾夕法尼亚大学物质结构研究实验室（LRSM）自1989年以来一直在进行的一项活动的延续，在这项活动中，一个庞大的、多样化的本科生群体，包括许多女性和少数民族，在LRSM附属教员的实验室里花了10个暑期周的时间，从事一个与材料相关的个人研究项目。因此，本科生接受研究技术方面的培训，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/她走上了研究事业的道路。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。在上一个资助期间，我们大约三分之一的学生与他们的导师共同撰写了科学出版物，这对本科生来说是一段激动人心的经历。这些本科生研究经验活动是我们未来科学和工程领域领导者发展的重要组成部分。目前，我们的材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）的教师来自11个大学院系，几乎所有院系都可以为本科生提供暑期职位。技术摘要：拟议的REU-Site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）主持，为期10周。目标学生参与者是性别、种族和民族多样化的，来自全国各地的广泛大学，特别是少数民族和研究能力有限的小型大学。该项目向学生介绍材料研究作为一个有凝聚力的研究课题。通过将学生参与者纳入LRSM附属教师的活跃研究小组，并使他们参与跨学科材料研究的前沿，可以实现这一目标。LRSM的研究、设施和社区提供了刺激的智力环境，激励和培养学生参与者，从而培养STEM的发展轨迹。目前的研究项目包括从“基于微流体的复杂流体流变学”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”。学生还将接受一系列关于研究伦理、实验室安全以及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，负责监督所要求的REU-Site项目。LRSM研究组合中涵盖的材料主题的广度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.