IRES Track I: STEM Advancement through International Learning (SAIL)

IRES 轨道 I：通过国际学习取得 STEM 进步 (SAIL)

• 批准号: 2153108
• 负责人: Dorcas Torres-Padilla
• 金额: $ 29.9万
• 依托单位: Inter American University of Puerto Rico San Juan
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-06-15 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2153108&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; STEM; Advancement; through

The STEM Advancement through International Learning (SAIL) Program at Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon and Ponce, will expose Hispanic undergraduate students to nanoscience research under the supervision of Material Physics Department faculty from the Complutense University of Madrid (Spanish acronym UCM), Spain. SAIL will recruit six (6) undergraduate minority students per year from Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR) to participate in a 9-week research experience focusing on the design and characterization of advanced nanomaterials for electronic and photonic applications. Currently, nanoscience and nanotechnology are utilized in many public sectors, such as transportation, medicine, and energy. However, nanotechnology depends on the existence and characterization of new nanomaterials. The control of nanomaterials' composition, size, shape, and morphology are essential, and their complex functions require further advancement in preparation and modification. For this reason, the design and study of advanced nanomaterials are of great importance to society and the future. SAIL Scholars will conduct mentored, high-quality research activities and develop the necessary skills to manage high-performance equipment. Two independent campuses of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon campus (IAUPR-BC) and Ponce campus (IAUPR-PC) will establish a collaborative network to support the students in this research experience. SAIL Scholars will work on multidisciplinary (Physics, Chemistry, and Material Science) projects but with a unifying theme that enables a cohort experience under the mentoring of expert researchers. The results of the projects will generate new knowledge that will contribute to the advancement of science. The skills developed by multidisciplinary collaborative research will help students in their future careers and research opportunities. The international and cross-disciplinary component of this learning experience goes beyond what is ordinarily available to low-income undergraduate students in Puerto Rico. The IAUPR is a private undergraduate institution with 99% Hispanic, primarily first-generation/low-income students. The proposed activities will impact underrepresented minorities in STEM, enabling cross-disciplinary research and promoting cultural competence in a cohort model. A gender balance will be sought during the selection process, as Hispanic women are even more underrepresented in the STEM community. Students will present their research projects at regional, national and international conferences to improve their networking and presentation skills. The collaboration among campuses and the international alliance will strengthen research, education opportunities, and mobility for minority students. The SAIL project will impact the IAUPR system and the Island by combining program activities and dissemination efforts. The anticipated results of the project are an increase in the retention and graduation rates, development of research and international skills for undergraduate students (self-efficacy in STEM) and enhanced the number of students who decide to pursue graduate studies (persistence in STEM).This project is jointly funded by the International Research Experience for Students program and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).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.

通过国际学习（SAIL）计划在波多黎各，Bayamon和Ponce的美洲大学的干进步，将暴露西班牙裔本科生纳米科学研究的监督下，材料物理系教师从马德里（西班牙语缩写UCM），西班牙大学。SAIL每年将从波多黎各美洲大学（IAUPR）招收六（6）名少数族裔本科生，参加为期9周的研究体验，重点关注用于电子和光子应用的先进纳米材料的设计和表征。目前，纳米科学和纳米技术在许多公共部门得到利用，如交通、医药和能源。然而，纳米技术取决于新纳米材料的存在和特性。纳米材料的组成、尺寸、形状和形态的控制是必不可少的，其复杂的功能需要进一步的制备和改性。因此，先进纳米材料的设计和研究对社会和未来都具有重要意义。 SAIL学者将进行指导，高质量的研究活动，并开发必要的技能，以管理高性能设备。波多黎各美洲大学的两个独立校区，Bayamon校区（IAUPR-BC）和Ponce校区（IAUPR-PC）将建立一个合作网络，以支持学生的研究经验。SAIL学者将致力于多学科（物理，化学和材料科学）项目，但具有统一的主题，可以在专家研究人员的指导下进行队列体验。这些项目的成果将产生新的知识，有助于科学的进步。通过多学科合作研究开发的技能将帮助学生在他们未来的职业生涯和研究机会。这种学习经验的国际和跨学科组成部分超出了通常提供给波多黎各低收入本科生的范围。 IAUPR是一所私立本科院校，99%为西班牙裔，主要是第一代/低收入学生。拟议的活动将影响STEM中代表性不足的少数群体，促进跨学科研究，并在队列模型中促进文化能力。在选拔过程中将寻求性别平衡，因为西班牙裔妇女在STEM社区中的代表性更低。学生将在区域，国家和国际会议上展示他们的研究项目，以提高他们的网络和演讲技巧。校园和国际联盟之间的合作将加强研究，教育机会和少数民族学生的流动性。SAIL项目将通过结合方案活动和传播工作，对IAUPR系统和该岛产生影响。该项目的预期成果是提高保留率和毕业率，发展本科生的研究和国际技能（STEM的自我效能），并增加了决定攻读研究生课程的学生人数该项目由国际学生研究经验计划和刺激竞争性研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）共同资助。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。