REU Site: Lasers and Optics

REU 网站：激光器和光学

• 批准号: 2051059
• 负责人: Cornelis Uiterwaal
• 金额: $ 31.06万
• 依托单位: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 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: 2021-03-15 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2051059&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Lasers; Optics

This project is jointly funded by the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site "Lasers and Optics" at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln (UNL) offers research in physics, chemistry, and engineering, with a specific focus on the use of lasers and optics. Each summer in the period of 2021–2023, eight REU participants will have a 10-week, first-hand research experience. Students will conduct research under the direct supervision of faculty who are established experts in their fields. Recruitment focuses on underrepresented groups in physics, chemistry, and engineering and on academic institutions with insufficient scientific research resources. In addition to research in state-of-the-art laboratories, the program includes student professional development and community outreach. Unique to this site, suitable student projects will be selected to create virtual or augmented reality presentations for a general audience to stimulate public engagement with science and technology. The first-hand research experience the REU students will have gained will prepare them for scientific careers and strengthen the nation's competitiveness on a global scale. With a specific focus on research supported by lasers and optics, this REU Site offers research in physics, chemistry, and engineering. A team of eight scientific experts will mentor students in a broad range of topical research projects. This includes cutting-edge research with laser-driven multi-fiber nanotip electron sources, imaging of femtosecond molecular dynamics, generation of femtosecond X-ray pulses, spectroscopy, metamaterials for photonic and optical applications, the propagation of laser pulses in liquids, programmable spatial light modulation, and femtosecond laser surface processing. Students will also create virtual and augmented reality projects. This prepares them for a future in which these novel tools will be used to do research and present data and thus contribute to the national scientific workforce's global competitiveness. Publications co-authored by REU students, their poster presentations, and their talks will advance and spread knowledge in this broad field of research and applications. The project also includes workshops for professional preparation and development, including preparation for graduate school.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.

该项目由美国国防部与美国国家科学基金会REU项目共同资助。内布拉斯加大学林肯分校（UNL）的本科生研究经验（REU）网站“激光和光学”提供物理、化学和工程方面的研究，特别关注激光和光学的使用。在2021-2023年期间的每个夏天，8名REU参与者将有10周的第一手研究经验。学生将在教师的直接监督下进行研究，教师是各自领域的专家。招聘的重点是在物理，化学和工程学中代表性不足的群体以及科学研究资源不足的学术机构。除了在最先进的实验室进行研究外，该计划还包括学生专业发展和社区推广。独特的这个网站，合适的学生项目将被选择为普通观众创建虚拟或增强现实演示，以刺激公众参与科学和技术。REU学生将获得的第一手研究经验将为他们的科学事业做好准备，并加强国家在全球范围内的竞争力。特别关注激光和光学支持的研究，这个REU网站提供物理，化学和工程方面的研究。由八名科学专家组成的团队将指导学生进行广泛的专题研究项目。这包括激光驱动的多纤维纳米尖端电子源的前沿研究，飞秒分子动力学的成像，飞秒X射线脉冲的产生，光谱学，光子和光学应用的超材料，激光脉冲在液体中的传播，可编程空间光调制和飞秒激光表面处理。学生还将创建虚拟和增强现实项目。这使他们为未来做好了准备，在未来，这些新工具将用于研究和提供数据，从而有助于提高国家科学劳动力的全球竞争力。由REU学生共同撰写的出版物，他们的海报演示和他们的谈话将推进和传播知识，在这个广泛的研究和应用领域。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。