REU Site:Wellman-HST Summer Institute for Biomedical Optics

REU 网站：Wellman-HST 生物医学光学夏季研究所

• 批准号: 1852430
• 负责人: Seok (Andy) Yun
• 金额: $ 36.74万
• 依托单位: Massachusetts General Hospital
• 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: 2019-06-01 至 2023-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852430&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Wellman; HST; Summer

The objectives of the REU Site: Wellman-HST Summer Institute for Biomedical Optics, are to provide a diverse cohort of undergraduate students with a unique opportunity to explore biomedical optics in a multidisciplinary environment at the interface of laboratory innovations and real-world applications, and to inspire them to pursue advanced research, education, and careers in science and engineering. The REU site admits eight undergraduate students to pursue full-time laboratory research for ten weeks from June to August at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. This REU site values diversity in participants' ethnicity, home institution, and academic background, and place emphasis on recruiting underrepresented groups in STEM fields. Eight faculty members with backgrounds in physics, chemistry, and engineering serve as mentors and offer a variety of research projects in diverse, yet cohesive, themes in the field of biomedical optics with emphasis on multidisciplinary approaches that integrate optical physics and engineering to address important biological questions and medical problems. The research program will enhance the ability of students to undertake interdisciplinary research on a broad range of cutting-edge topics including optical coherence tomography, implantable and wearable photonic devices, cell lasers, biomechanics, and light-activated nanomedicine. Students who make important research contributions will be fully supported to travel to professional conferences to showcase their engineering and scientific achievements. In addition to research, students will attend lectures, seminars, and professional development workshops on science communication, ethics, and innovation. Participants will enjoy various social activities and stay in a dormitory at the MIT campus, which is in close proximity to laboratories and lecture halls. This organized, cohesive, and vibrant summer program will make their summer experience go way beyond what could be provided by a typical research experience in a single lab.Biomedical optics is a rapidly growing field, well poised to impact biological sciences and human health. This REU site is geared towards making a significant difference in the future career paths of student participants by providing a positive experience in cutting-edge research, a sense of accomplishment, and the joy of scientifically interacting with peers and professionals. Students will witness how innovative research in the lab can help solve real-world problems and thus provide tangible benefits to the society we live in. This experience will help students gain a broader and deeper perspective on research and further motivate them to pursue careers in multidisciplinary science and engineering. Interactions with mentors provide role models to the students while helping them evaluate their own future career paths. The REU site will also have a positive impact on faculty mentors by fostering active interactions and collaborations. Students will interact with overseas summer students in other ongoing international programs, building global networks. In turn, by providing positive experiences, this interaction can increase the international recognition of science and engineering in the U.S. by attracting talented undergraduates from overseas to the U.S. for higher education. The REU site is well positioned to become a national and international model for highly interdisciplinary and innovative summer research experiences for undergraduates.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.

REU网站的目标：Wellman-HST夏季生物医学光学研究所，将在实验室创新和现实世界中的多学科环境中为多样化的本科生提供独特的机会，在多学科环境中探索生物医学光学，并激发他们启发他们的高级研究，教育研究，教育，医学和护理人员和培训。 REU网站接纳了八名本科生，从6月至8月在马萨诸塞州综合医院的Wellman摄影医学中心进行全日制实验室研究。此REU网站重视参与者种族，家庭机构和学术背景的多样性，并重点是在STEM领域招募代表性不足的群体。八名具有物理，化学和工程背景的教职员工作为指导者，并在生物医学光学领域提供了各种各样但有凝聚力的研究项目，重点是整合光学物理和工程的多学科方法，以解决重要的生物学问题和医疗问题。该研究计划将增强学生对广泛的尖端主题进行跨学科研究的能力，包括光学相干断层扫描，可植入和可穿戴光子设备，细胞激光器，生物力学和光激活的纳米医学。做出重要研究贡献的学生将得到全面的支持，前往专业会议展示他们的工程和科学成就。除研究外，学生还将参加有关科学传播，道德和创新的讲座，研讨会和专业发展研讨会。参与者将享受各种社交活动，并留在麻省理工学院校园的宿舍，该校园与实验室和演讲厅非常接近。这个有条理的，凝聚力和充满活力的夏季计划将使他们的夏季体验远远超出了单个实验室的典型研究经验所能提供的。BioMeDicalOptics是一个快速增长的领域，有足够的能力影响生物学科学和人类健康。该REU网站旨在通过在尖端研究，成就感以及与同伴和专业人士进行科学互动的乐趣方面提供积极的经验，从而对学生参与者的未来职业道路产生重大影响。学生将见证实验室中的创新研究如何帮助解决现实世界中的问题，从而为我们所生活的社会带来切实的好处。这种经验将帮助学生对研究的更广泛，更深入的看法，并进一步激励他们从事多学科科学和工程学的职业。与导师的互动为学生提供榜样，同时帮助他们评估自己的未来职业道路。 REU网站还将通过促进积极的互动和协作来对教师导师产生积极影响。学生将与其他正在进行的国际课程的海外夏季学生互动，建立全球网络。反过来，通过提供积极的经验，这种互动可以通过吸引从海外到美国的才华横溢的大学生来进行高等教育，从而提高美国对科学和工程的认可。 REU网站良好地成为本科生高度跨学科和创新的夏季研究经验的国家和国际模式。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子的评估来获得支持的，并获得了更广泛的影响。