REU Site: Advanced Materials Research and Professional STEM Training at the University of New Orleans

REU 网站：新奥尔良大学先进材料研究和专业 STEM 培训

• 批准号: 2049188
• 负责人: John Wiley
• 金额: $ 40.48万
• 依托单位: University of New Orleans
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2049188&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Advanced; Materials; Research

NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: The goal of this REU Site is to provide advanced materials training to the next generation of scientists and engineers while increasing participation by various underrepresented groups. Talented students are being recruited nationwide with a focus on attracting participants from local and regional historical black colleges and university (HBCU) partners and state-funded, predominately undergraduate institutions (PUI). The experience includes an intense 10-week summer program with a rigorous hands-on independent research lab experience in various aspects of advanced materials including multidisciplinary projects in chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering, and biology. In addition to research, participants get impactful training through weekly career pathway and professional development sessions, safety, ethics, and anti-harassment seminars, a 1–2-day industrial laboratory rotation, and a series of working lunches with professionals from academics, industry, and government laboratories. The REU Site is evaluated during and after the 10-week session with assistance from outside consultants; long-term impact on the participant vocations will be assessed during the following five years. The research and professional training provided by this program is serving to promote graduate studies and careers in advanced materials. Graduates in materials typically find employment in advanced manufacturing, medical and quantum-computing materials, oil refining, energy storage, and environmental remediation.TECHNICAL DETAILS: This REU Site provides students with a highly focused interdisciplinary 10-week summer research experience in advanced materials. Participants are involved in a wide range of both fundamental and applied independent hands-on projects, including those in catalysis, quantum materials, polymers, nanocomposites, medical materials, and environmental remediation. Beyond research, students get impactful training through career pathway and professional development, a 1–2-day industrial laboratory rotation, safety, ethics, and harassment seminars, and a series of working lunches with professionals from academics, industry, and government laboratories. The REU Site promotes inclusion of underrepresented groups and provides research and career training that effectively prepares participants for graduate programs and professional careers in advanced materials.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：这个REU网站的目标是为下一代科学家和工程师提供先进的材料培训，同时增加各种代表性不足的群体的参与。有才华的学生正在全国范围内招募，重点是吸引来自当地和区域历史黑人学院和大学（HBCU）合作伙伴以及国家资助的主要本科院校（PUI）的参与者。该经验包括一个为期10周的暑期课程，在先进材料的各个方面，包括化学，物理，机械工程和生物学的多学科项目，具有严格的动手独立研究实验室经验。除了研究，参与者通过每周的职业途径和专业发展会议，安全，道德和反骚扰研讨会，为期1-2天的工业实验室轮换，以及与来自学术界，工业界和政府实验室的专业人士的一系列工作午餐，获得有效的培训。在为期10周的会议期间和之后，在外部顾问的协助下对REU网站进行评估;将在接下来的五年内评估对参与者职业的长期影响。该计划提供的研究和专业培训有助于促进先进材料的研究生学习和职业生涯。材料专业的毕业生通常会在先进制造业、医疗和量子计算材料、炼油、能源储存和环境修复领域找到工作。技术专长：REU网站为学生提供高度集中的跨学科10周先进材料夏季研究经验。参与者参与了广泛的基础和应用独立实践项目，包括催化，量子材料，聚合物，纳米复合材料，医疗材料和环境修复。除了研究，学生通过职业途径和专业发展，1-2天的工业实验室轮换，安全，道德和骚扰研讨会，以及与来自学术界，工业界和政府实验室的专业人士的一系列工作午餐获得有效的培训。REU网站促进了代表性不足的群体的包容性，并提供研究和职业培训，有效地为研究生课程和先进材料的专业职业生涯的参与者做好准备。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。