REU SITE: IDEA Incubator for Porous Materials: Integrating Discovery, Engineering and Art

REU 站点：IDEA 多孔材料孵化器：融合发现、工程和艺术

• 批准号: 1852308
• 负责人: Mark Shiflett
• 金额: $ 36万
• 依托单位: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-05-01 至 2023-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852308&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; SITE; IDEA; Incubator; Porous

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site will create an IDEA Incubator at the University of Kansas (KU) by integrating discovery, engineering and art. The primary goal is to engage a diverse cohort of REU students in a variety of experiences, both in and out of the laboratory, that will nurture creativity, communication and other important skills for the 21st Century workforce. Emphasizing innovative thinking in particular is essential since the future competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy depends on innovators to create products and processes of value to society. REU students will grow as researchers by engaging in team-based learning on projects focused on porous materials, which have a wide-variety of biomedical and chemical applications. With a host of variables that can be altered and tested, this field of research is ideal for tinkering and ripe for discovery and innovation. Training activities will also help students build a solid understanding of size and scale, two concepts that tend to be under-developed but essential for scientific literacy and discovery. During the 10-week summer program, this REU Site offers opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in research on topics relating to porous materials that range from fundamental to applied. For example, participants will be immersed in how to design stable delivery systems for vaccines, adsorbents for chemical separations, nanofiber scaffolds for tissue engineering, and catalysts for hydrogen generation and biomass conversion. In addition, students will gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art biophysical and analytical techniques for characterizing porous materials and how these materials interact with other molecules. The REU students? will be supported in the laboratory by specially trained faculty and graduate student mentors. The students will also engage in tours of nearby companies, boredom-busting unseminars, interactive workshops, social mixers and team-building activities. The extensive partnerships with nine companies and an art museum, as well as active-learning classrooms and high-tech labs make this REU Site uniquely positioned to create a successful and inclusive learning experience for all students. Furthermore, synergistic benefits will arise from partnering with a KU Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site, leading to broader impacts for high school level educators and students.This project is jointly funded by the Directorate for Engineering (ENG), Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).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.

本科生（REU）网站的这一研究经验将通过整合发现，工程和艺术，在堪萨斯大学（KU）创建一个想法孵化器。主要目标是让各种REU学生参与实验室内外各种经验，这些经验将培养21世纪劳动力的创造力，沟通和其他重要技能。特别是强调创新思维至关重要，因为美国在全球经济中的未来竞争力取决于创新者来创造对社会的价值和价值过程。 REU学生将通过研究集中于多孔材料的项目的基于团队的学习来成长，这些项目具有广泛的生物医学和化学应用。借助可以改变和测试的许多变量，此研究领域非常适合修补和成熟进行发现和创新。培训活动还将帮助学生建立对规模和规模的扎实理解，这两个概念往往是不发达的，但对于科学素养和发现至关重要。在为期10周的夏季计划中，这个REU网站为本科生提供了有关与多孔材料有关的主题研究的机会，这些材料范围从基本到应用。例如，参与者将沉浸在如何设计疫苗的稳定输送系统中，用于化学分离的吸附剂，用于组织工程的纳米纤维支架以及用于氢生成和生物量转化的催化剂。 此外，学生将获得最先进的生物物理和分析技术的动手经验，以表征多孔材料以及这些材料如何与其他分子相互作用。 REU学生？将由经过特殊培训的教职员工和研究生导师在实验室中的支持。这些学生还将参观附近公司的旅行，无聊的不受欢迎，互动式研讨会，社交调音师和团队建设活动。与九家公司和一个艺术博物馆以及积极学习的教室和高科技实验室的广泛合作伙伴关系使这个REU网站具有独特的位置，可以为所有学生创造成功且包容的学习体验。此外，与KU研究经验（RET）网站合作，将产生协同的好处，从而导致对高中级教育者和学生的更广泛影响。该项目由工程局（ENG），工程教育和中心部（EEC）（EEC）（EEC）（EEC）和建立的计划共同资助，并促进了竞争性研究（EPSCOR）。使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响评估标准进行评估。