REU Site: Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter

REU 站点：物质结构研究实验室

• 批准号: 2050863
• 负责人: Eric Stach
• 金额: $ 38.27万
• 依托单位: University of Pennsylvania
• 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 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2050863&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Laboratory; Research; Structure

NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACT:This REU-Site project provides high-quality, hands-on experience in materials research to a diverse group of ten undergraduates with interest in the sciences and engineering. During the summer, student participants spend 10 weeks at the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). The targeted student participants are gender, racially, and ethnically diverse, representing a broad spectrum of colleges throughout the nation including community colleges, minority-serving institutions, and those with limited research opportunities. During their time at Penn, students are introduced to materials research as a cohesive subject of study. Students are active participants in research groups of faculty affiliated with the LRSM, receiving authentic research and mentoring experiences similar to those of graduate students in the same groups. Beyond their own research group, students engage with each other socially, participate in numerous professional development workshops and activities, and learn about other fields of research to understand different career paths they could consider. Altogether, the experience helps strengthen the science and engineering pipeline by training, mentoring, and supporting young researchers while simultaneously contributing to state-of-the-art research.TECHNICAL ABSTRACT:This REU-Site project provides high-quality, hands-on experience in materials research to a diverse group of ten undergraduates with interest in the sciences and engineering. During the summer, student participants spend 10 weeks at the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). The targeted student participants are gender, racially, and ethnically diverse, representing a broad spectrum of colleges throughout the nation including community colleges, minority-serving institutions, and those with limited research opportunities. During their time at Penn, students are introduced to materials research as a cohesive subject of study. Students are active participants in research groups of faculty affiliated with the LRSM, receiving access to state-of-the-art facilities to conduct authentic research and mentoring experiences similar to those of graduate students in the same groups. Depending on their interests and educational background, REU research activities can range from synthesizing new polymers, to probing the optical properties of quantum dots, to measuring mechanical responses of soft materials such as colloids and emulsions, to computing electronic band structures of topological insulators and yet-to-be-synthesized composite materials. To extend their research experience, students participate in a weekly research seminar to absorb front-line materials science and engineering and learn to present their research findings both orally and in a written report.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.

非技术性摘要：REU网站的这个项目为十名对科学和工程感兴趣的本科生提供了高质量的材料研究实践经验。在夏季，学生参与者在宾夕法尼亚大学（Penn）的物质结构研究实验室（LRSM）度过10周。目标学生参与者是性别，种族和民族多样化的，代表了全国范围内的大学，包括社区学院，少数民族服务机构，以及那些研究机会有限的大学。在宾夕法尼亚大学期间，学生们被介绍到材料研究作为一个有凝聚力的研究课题。学生是隶属于LRSM的教师研究小组的积极参与者，接受真实的研究和指导经验，类似于同一组的研究生。除了他们自己的研究小组，学生们在社会上相互参与，参加许多专业发展研讨会和活动，并了解其他研究领域，以了解他们可以考虑的不同职业道路。总而言之，这些经验有助于通过培训、指导和支持年轻研究人员来加强科学和工程管道，同时为最先进的研究做出贡献。技术摘要：REU-Site项目为10名对科学和工程感兴趣的本科生提供高质量的材料研究实践经验。在夏季，学生参与者在宾夕法尼亚大学（Penn）的物质结构研究实验室（LRSM）度过10周。目标学生参与者是性别，种族和民族多样化的，代表了全国范围内的大学，包括社区学院，少数民族服务机构，以及那些研究机会有限的大学。在宾夕法尼亚大学期间，学生们被介绍到材料研究作为一个有凝聚力的研究课题。学生是隶属于LRSM的教师研究小组的积极参与者，可以使用最先进的设施进行真实的研究和指导经验，类似于同一组的研究生。根据他们的兴趣和教育背景，REU的研究活动可以从合成新的聚合物，到探测量子点的光学特性，到测量胶体和乳液等软材料的机械响应，到计算拓扑绝缘体和尚未合成的复合材料的电子能带结构。为了扩展他们的研究经验，学生参加每周一次的研究研讨会，以吸收前沿材料科学和工程，并学习口头和书面报告中介绍他们的研究成果。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为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来支持。