REU-Site: Regional Initiative to Promote Undergraduate Participation in Experimental and Computational Materials Research

REU-Site：促进本科生参与实验和计算材料研究的区域倡议

基本信息

批准号：
1754078
负责人：
Yogesh Vohra
金额：
$ 32.5万
依托单位：
University of Alabama at Birmingham
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-04-15 至 2022-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1754078&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Site Regional Initiative Promote

项目摘要

NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)-site in experimental and computational materials research. This REU-site project plans to recruit students from underrepresented groups and academic institutions where research opportunities are limited. This project offers a broad range of interdisciplinary materials research experiences to undergraduate students with a diversity of backgrounds in physics, chemistry, applied mathematics, and engineering. The undergraduate students will gain experience in materials synthesis, materials characterization and computer modeling and simulations during their ten-week research stay at UAB campus. The scientific research projects have been specifically developed for undergraduate students by an interdisciplinary team consisting of science and engineering faculty at UAB. This project will continue to provide lecture series and workshops in materials growth and characterization, research ethics and professionalism, innovation and entrepreneurship and preparation for graduate school to all participants. Our REU participants will publish their findings in peer-reviewed journals and/or present at professional meetings leading to a broad dissemination of new knowledge created in the undergraduate research projects. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: REU-research projects are organized in four research clusters: (1) materials under extreme conditions (2) materials for energy applications, (3) materials for sensors and laser applications, and (4) biomaterials for implants, tissue engineering and drug delivery applications. The undergraduate research projects contribute to fundamental understanding of phase transformations and degradation of materials under extreme conditions, novel materials for fuel cells, materials for nanoscale sensors and mid-IR lasers, and 3-D printed biomaterials and stimuli responsive polymers. Some research projects will also involve the use of national x-ray synchrotron facilities and neutron diffraction facilities in materials research. The undergraduate student projects have short-term achievable milestones, while simultaneously contributing to longer-term scientific goals and technological applications. Our teaming arrangement of REU-participants with faculty and graduate students, giving poster and oral presentations, writing a research-style paper, and attending training seminars in scientific communications and ethics will help REU students see the "big picture" of what it takes to develop into a "research scientist" with the critical skills needed for analyzing, interpreting and presenting scientific data.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

非技术描述：伯明翰大学（UAB）的阿拉巴马大学将在实验和计算材料研究中为本科生（REU）的研究经验。这个REU Site项目计划招募来自代表性不足的团体和研究机会的学术机构的学生。该项目为具有物理，化学，应用数学和工程学背景多样的本科生提供了广泛的跨学科材料研究经验。本科生将在十周的UAB校园研究期间获得材料合成，材料表征以及计算机建模和模拟的经验。科学研究项目是由UAB科学和工程学院组成的跨学科团队专门为本科生开发的。该项目将继续为所有参与者提供有关材料成长和特征，研究道德和专业精神，创新和企业家精神的讲座和讲习班。我们的REU参与者将在同行评审的期刊和/或在专业会议上发布他们的发现，从而广泛传播本科研究项目中创建的新知识。技术描述：REU研究项目在四个研究集群中组织：（1）极端条件下的材料（2）能源应用的材料，（3）传感器和激光应用的材料，以及（4）植入物，组织工程和药物递送应用的生物材料。本科研究项目有助于对极端条件下材料的相变和降解的基本了解，燃料电池的新材料，纳米级传感器和中级激光器的材料以及3-D印刷的生物材料和刺激反应性聚合物。一些研究项目还将涉及在材料研究中使用国家X射线同步器设施和中子衍射设施。本科生项目具有短期可实现的里程碑，同时为长期的科学目标和技术应用做出了贡献。我们与教职员工和研究生的团队安排安排，提供海报和口头介绍，撰写研究式论文以及参加科学沟通和道德规范的培训研讨会，将帮助REU学生看到“大局”，从而将“大图”与“分析和宣传”宣传的“重要技能”一起发展为“研究科学家”，并将其宣传为宣传，并介绍了该宣传。通过使用基金会的知识分子和更广泛影响的评论标准来通过评估来支持。