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REU Site for Nanotechnology in Health, Energy and the Environment

REU 健康、能源和环境纳米技术网站

基本信息

批准号：
1659657
负责人：
Gary Halada
金额：
$ 37.67万
依托单位：
SUNY at Stony Brook
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2017
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2017-03-15 至 2020-02-29
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1659657&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Site Nanotechnology Health Energy

项目摘要

This renewal REU Site for Nanotechnology in Health, Energy and the Environment, at SUNY Stony Brook will engage a diverse cohort of undergraduate students from underrepresented groups and institutions with limited research opportunities in nanotechnology research. Nanotechnology is widely recognized on a global scale as one of the 21st century's most influential and transformative technologies and is by its nature multidisciplinary, drawing from physics, chemistry, materials science, biology and essentially all areas of engineering. Hence the skills and knowledge necessary to properly prepare the next generation of nanotechnology researchers and engineers require educational models which build a cross-disciplinary vocabulary and theoretical framework, and which help to develop a multidisciplinary learning community. Further, critical shortages are being predicted in developing a nanotechnology workforce-not just at the PhD/research level, but also amongst those who will need to manufacture, apply, and use nanotechnology in a variety of areas. Training undergraduates in the multidisciplinary area of nanotechnology will prepare our next generation of graduate researchers as well as those who will participate in industrial research and manufacturing. This renewal program has already proven to be successful in providing research experiences, mentorship, professional development and a supportive learning environment for more than 60 undergraduates, almost all of whom have continued on to advanced study and success in helping to develop the field of nanotechnology and support its use in critical applications such as in health care and medical research, developing new sustainable energy sources and efficient storage technologies, and in environmental stewardship and reducing environmental pollutants. The program has also had great success in enhancing diversity in the nanotechnology research and industrial communities, as over half of the participants have been women and nearly a third from minority populations underrepresented in STEM. As the field of nanotechnology and it uses continues to evolve, supporting growth in economies and providing new solutions for emerging societal and global needs, this program will continue to respond to the experiential education needs of undergraduates from diverse institutions and backgrounds.Over a three year period SUNY Stony Brook will offer an intense ten week summer research program to eight interns. The multidisciplinary nanotechnology program will involve four engineering departments and be administered by the University's Center for Inclusive Education (CIE). Providing real research experiences for undergraduates tailored to each student's interests under the guidance of a faculty mentor, is a critical need for the successful education of the next generation of engineers and scientists. The laboratories involved will provide research experiences for REU interns in all aspects of nanotechnology and nanomaterials development, including polymeric nanostructures for medical applications, batteries, catalytic surfaces for energy and environmental remediation, and development of nanosensors. The program's approach integrates a comprehensive graduate education preparation model that has proven to be effective in successful transition of undergraduate students into competitive graduate programs. The project will also include a RET experience for a STEM high school teacher. Results of this program will be widely disseminated to the campus and local community, and to other scientists and engineers in the U.S. and worldwide.

位于纽约州立大学石溪分校的健康、能源和环境纳米技术更新REU网站将吸引来自纳米技术研究机会有限的代表不足的团体和机构的不同本科生队列。纳米技术在全球范围内被广泛认为是21世纪最具影响力和变革性的技术之一，其本质是多学科的，涉及物理、化学、材料科学、生物学和基本上所有工程领域。因此，为下一代纳米技术研究人员和工程师做好适当准备所需的技能和知识需要建立跨学科词汇和理论框架的教育模式，并有助于发展一个多学科的学习社区。此外，预计在发展纳米技术劳动力方面将出现严重短缺--不仅是在博士/研究层面，而且在需要在各种领域制造、应用和使用纳米技术的人中也是如此。培训纳米技术多学科领域的本科生将为我们的下一代研究生研究人员以及那些将参与工业研究和制造的人做好准备。这一更新计划已被证明是成功的，为60多名本科生提供了研究经验、指导、职业发展和支持性的学习环境，他们几乎所有人都继续深造，并成功地帮助发展纳米技术领域，支持其在关键应用中的应用，如医疗保健和医学研究，开发新的可持续能源和高效存储技术，以及环境管理和减少环境污染物。该方案在加强纳米技术研究和工业社区的多样性方面也取得了巨大成功，因为超过一半的参与者是妇女，近三分之一的少数群体在STEM中代表性不足。随着纳米技术及其应用领域的不断发展，支持经济增长并为新兴社会和全球需求提供新的解决方案，该项目将继续响应来自不同机构和背景的本科生的体验式教育需求。在三年的时间里，纽约州立大学石溪分校将为八名实习生提供为期十周的高强度暑期研究项目。这项多学科的纳米技术计划将涉及四个工程系，由该大学的包容性教育中心(CIE)管理。在教师导师的指导下，为本科生提供适合每个学生兴趣的真实研究经验，是成功培养下一代工程师和科学家的迫切需要。所涉及的实验室将为REU实习生提供纳米技术和纳米材料开发的所有方面的研究经验，包括用于医疗应用的聚合物纳米结构、电池、用于能源和环境修复的催化表面以及纳米传感器的开发。该项目的方法整合了一个全面的研究生教育准备模式，该模式已被证明在本科生成功过渡到有竞争力的研究生项目方面是有效的。该项目还将包括STEM高中教师的RET体验。该计划的结果将广泛传播给校园和当地社区，以及美国和世界各地的其他科学家和工程师。