REU Site: Electronic Materials Evaluation Research for Greater Exposure to Future Technology Careers (EMERGE)

该奖项全部或部分由2021年美国救援计划法案（公法117-2）资助。非技术摘要全球流行病和美国计算机芯片制造业的萎缩影响了芯片的生产。这对国家安全和经济产生了影响，可能会影响美国公民的生计。两党都支持通过悬而未决的立法，恢复和振兴美国的计算机芯片制造业，以确保全球竞争优势，进一步加强国家安全。为了跟上这一增长的步伐，必须增加多样化、创新和具有全球竞争力的劳动力。与此同时，一直需要增加科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）领域服务不足群体的代表性。因此，在德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校的本科生研究经验（REU）网站将建立一个参与探索的研究方法，用于评估和基本了解电子材料和设备，用于能源，电子，纳米技术和传感/检测。10名本科生将参与为期10周的沉浸式夏季研究计划，重点关注未来创新的技术相关材料和分析技术，这将激发高科技行业的下一代人才。该计划还将提供接触和指导研究生教育，研究方法和研究生涯。该REU计划将通过本科研究机会为德克萨斯州和周边地区服务，为第一代，代表性不足的少数民族和女性学者参加历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCU），少数民族服务机构（MSIs）在德克萨斯州和周边州，以及DFW社区学院。这些学生的愿望是追求研究生学习和职业生涯在先进的计算机芯片制造和技术领域的美国工程，以重新建立这一关键领域在America.Technical AbstractThis REU网站在得克萨斯大学在达拉斯将建立从事基础研究探索建模，制造和表征的材料和设备。这项研究对用于神经形态，纳米光子，光电，铁电，钙钛矿，碳纳米管和纳米级量子传输的材料理解具有影响，用于能源，电子，纳米技术，微流体，低温设备制造和传感/检测领域。10名本科生将参与为期10周的沉浸式夏季研究计划，为高科技行业培养下一代人才。该计划包括：PI的本科研究方法课程的材料（例如，研究基础、实验设计、出版等），准备和申请研究生院，为研究员的夏季研究，来自教师和外部专家的非正式研究研讨会，参观当地高科技产业，并在道德研讨会的具体培训。 该REU计划将通过本科研究机会为州和周边地区服务，为第一代，代表性不足的少数民族和参加HBCU的女性学者，德克萨斯州和周边州的MSIs以及达拉斯沃斯堡社区学院。希望这些学生能够在先进的半导体制造和技术领域进行研究生学习和职业生涯，因为美国正在努力重建这一关键领域。该奖项反映了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。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).Non-Technical AbstractThe global pandemic and dwindling computer chip manufacturing here in the United States has impacted the production of chips. This has national security and economic implications that could impact US citizens’ livelihood. There is bipartisan support through pending legislation to bring back and reinvigorate computer chip manufacturing here in the United States to ensure a global competitive advantage and further enhance national security. To keep pace with this growth, an increase in a diverse, innovative, and globally competitive workforce is a necessity. Meanwhile, there has always been a need to increase the representation of underserved groups in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Therefore, this Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Texas at Dallas will establish an engaging exploration into the research methods for the evaluation and fundamental understanding of electronic materials and devices for use in energy, electronics, nanotechnology and sensing/detecting. Ten undergraduate Fellows will engage in an immersive 10-week summer research program focused on technologically relevant materials and analytical techniques for future innovations that will spark the next generation of talent for the high-tech industry. The program will also provide exposure to and guidance on graduate education, research methods, and research careers. This REU program will serve the state and surrounding region through undergraduate research opportunities to first-generation, underrepresented minorities and women scholars that attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in Texas and surrounding states, and DFW community colleges. The desire is for these students to pursue graduate studies and careers in advanced computer chip manufacturing and technology fields as the US works to re-establish this critical area in America.Technical AbstractThis REU site at the University of Texas at Dallas will establish engaging fundamental research exploration in modeling, fabrication, and characterization of materials and devices. This research has implications on materials understanding for use in neuromorphic, nanophotonic, optoelectronic, ferroelectric, perovskites, carbon nanotubes, and quantum transport at the nanoscale for use in energy, electronics, nanotechnology, microfluidics, low-temperature device fabrication, and sensing/detecting fields. Ten undergraduate Fellows will engage in an immersive 10-week summer research program that will spark the next generation of talent for the high-tech industry. This Program includes: material from the PI’s undergraduate research methods course (e.g., research fundamentals, design of experiments, publishing, etc.), preparing for and applying to graduate school, specific training for the Fellow’s summer research, informal research seminars from faculty and outside experts, visits to local high tech industries, and seminars on ethics. This REU program will serve the state and surrounding region through undergraduate research opportunities to first-generation, underrepresented minorities and women scholars that attend HBCUs, MSIs in Texas and surrounding states, and Dallas Fort Worth community colleges. The desire is for these students to pursue graduate studies and careers in advanced semiconductor manufacturing and technology fields as the US works to re-establish this critical area in America.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.