REU Site: Advanced Materials at Rutgers Engineering

本奖项的全部或部分资金来自《2021年美国救援计划法案》(公法117-2)。非技术总结本奖项支持罗格斯大学先进材料专业本科生(REU)站点的研究经验。NSF-REU活动的目标是为来自不同人口统计学的本科生提供独特的机会，在培育环境中进行先进材料领域的最新、跨学科研究。该计划的特点是促进学生与教师/导师之间的互动，并通过研究获得专业发展和创业机会。该计划采取全面的方法，通过将研究培训与专业发展相结合来加强学习。该计划将招收来自不同人群的学生，包括来自代表人数不足的群体的学生，他们进行本科研究的机会有限。这个REU项目的总体目标有两个：鼓励本科生继续学习，同时发展他们的专业技能和创业技能。这一目标将对REU参与者的职业前景和发展产生积极的长期影响。技术概述这个REU网站将利用计算、实验和理论方法，专注于开发具有从纳米尺度到宏观尺度的层级结构的新型先进材料。开发的先进材料包括纳米材料、混杂软材料、图案化表面、玻璃、无机聚合物和先进陶瓷复合材料。这些材料可应用于创伤治疗、生物合成、光波导、催化、组织工程、聚合物太阳能电池、生物纳米粒子、风力发电机叶片和相变研究。学生参与者主要从研究机会有限的学术机构招募，包括两年制大学。学生将获得高级研究技能和增强的专业能力，具有出色的口头和书面沟通能力。他们的工作将通过在专业会议上发表演讲和在专业期刊上发表文章来传播。REU网站提供的研究经验将对参与的学生产生持久和有益的影响。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).Non-Technical SummaryThis award supports the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site in Advanced Materials at Rutgers Engineering. The objective of the NSF-REU activity is to provide unique opportunities to undergraduate students from diverse demographics to conduct state-of-art, interdisciplinary research in the field of Advanced Materials in a nurturing environment. The program features stimulating interactions between students and faculty/mentors, and access to professional development and entrepreneurship opportunities through research. The program takes a holistic approach to enhanced learning by marrying training in research with professional development. This program will recruit students from diverse populations, including from underrepresented groups, who have limited opportunities to perform undergraduate research. The overall goal of this REU program is two-fold: encourage undergraduate students to continue their studies while simultaneously developing their professional and entrepreneurial skills. This goal will have positive long-term impacts on the professional outlook and development of the REU participants. Technical SummaryThis REU site will focus on the development of novel advanced materials with hierarchy in structure ranging from nano-scale to macro-scale, using computational, experimental and theoretical approaches. The advanced materials developed are nanomaterials, hybrid soft materials, patterned surfaces, glasses, inorganic polymers, and advanced ceramic composites. These materials can be applied to wound treatment, biosynthesis, optical waveguides, catalysis, tissue engineering, polymer solar cells, biological nanoparticles, wind turbine blades and phase transformation investigations. Student participants are recruited primarily from academic institutions with limited research opportunities, including two-year colleges. The students will acquire advanced research skills with enhanced professional abilities, having excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Their work will be disseminated through presentations at professional meetings and publications in professional journals. The research experiences provided by this REU Site will have a long lasting and rewarding influence on the participating students.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.