Collaborative Research: REU Site: Nano-NY

纳米科学和工程在美国的研究和就业中占据着越来越大的份额。然而，本科生接触先进设施和设备的机会有限，这些设施和设备用于制造、合成和表征纳米级设备以及用于构建这些下一代设备的材料。哥伦比亚大学纳米倡议(CNI)和纽约市立大学(CUNY)高级科学研究中心(ASRC)的本科生协作研究体验(REU)站点计划，协作研究：REU站点：Nano-NY，将为来自STEM研究有限机构的不同本科生提供纳米科学和工程方面的实践研究机会。除了进行实验室研究外，学生还将获得先进的仪器和使用实验室表征的培训，包括使用两个新的洁净室、配备先进显微镜的成像设施，以及纽约城市大学和哥伦比亚大学的化学实验室。除了参加为期9周的实验室研究计划外，学生还将参加每周的研讨会和分级指导方法，以促进学生、导师和教职员工之间关系的发展，以及参与者的技术和实验室技能的发展。该计划的学生将参与并为尖端纳米科学和工程研究活动做出贡献，并将有机会深入研究纳米科学的特定方面；培养识别研究问题/假说和设计研究方案的技能；以及使用先进仪器进行实验。在为期9周的暑期计划中，12名学生将学习新的方法和工具，有机会展示他们的研究成果，并成为探究社区的一部分。REU的学生将有机会全面参与尖端纳米科学和工程研究活动。这项研究将包括三个方面--合成纳米组装，界面和异质结构，以及纳米光子学，每一个都是令人兴奋的科学前沿。REU将向未得到充分服务的本科生介绍向纳米科学毕业生开放的一系列机会。通过积极参与REU研究社区，学生将学习新的技能，建立他们的研究简历，并获得信心，使他们能够在研究生院或其他职业道路上追求STEM机会。招聘和分层指导将增加大学管理本科生在STEM取得成功的机会。此外，哥伦比亚大学CNI/CUNY ASRC的合作将为学生提供一个独特的机会，体验两种不同类型的学术机构--私立和公立。项目评估将包括REU后的纵向研究，该研究将允许项目团队跟踪项目的成功情况，并提供一种在REU之外继续指导的手段。

Nanoscience and engineering represents a growing segment of research and employment in the United States. There are, however, limited opportunities for undergraduate students to have access to the advanced facilities and equipment used to fabricate, synthesize, and characterize nanoscale devices and the materials used to construct these next-generation devices. This collaborative Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program, Collaborative Research: REU Site: Nano-NY, at Columbia University Nano Initiative (CNI) and City University of New York (CUNY) Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) will provide hands-on research opportunities in nanoscience and engineering to a diverse cohort of undergraduates from institutions with limited STEM research. In addition to conducting lab research, students will have access to advanced instruments and training in use of laboratory characterization, including the use of two new cleanrooms, imaging facilities with advanced microscopes, and chemistry labs at the City University of New York and Columbia University. In addition to participation in a 9-week long research program in a lab, students will participate in weekly seminars and a tiered mentoring approach to promote the development of relationships among students, mentors, and faculty in addition to the development of technical and laboratory skills by the participants.Students in the program will participate in and contribute to cutting-edge nanoscience and engineering research activities and will have the opportunity to delve into a specific aspect of nanoscience; develop skills in identifying a research question / hypothesis and devising a research proposal; and conduct experiments using advanced instruments. Over the 9-week summer program, 12 students will learn new methods and tools, have opportunities to present their research, and become engaged as part of a community of inquiry. REU students will have opportunities to be fully engaged in cutting-edge nanoscience and engineering research activities. This research will encompass three thrusts - synthetic nanoassembly, interfaces and heterostructures, and nanophotonics, each an exciting frontier of science. The REU will introduce underserved undergraduates to the array of opportunities that are open to nanoscience graduates. By actively participating in the REU research community, students will learn new skills, build their research resumes, and acquire the confidence that will enable them to pursue STEM opportunities in graduate school or along other career paths. Recruitment and tiered mentoring will enhance opportunities for URM undergraduates to succeed in STEM. Moreover, the Columbia CNI / CUNY ASRC collaboration will provide students a unique opportunity to experience two different types of academic institutions - private and public. The program evaluation will include a post-REU longitudinal study that will allow the project team to track program successes and provide a means for continuing mentoring beyond the REU.