REU Site: Materials Make the World, A Dartmouth College REU Site in Materials Science

非技术性摘要达特茅斯学院将开设一个本科生研究经历(REU)网站，为那些原本可能不会考虑将材料科学与工程作为职业选择的本科生提供准备和指导。10名本科生在夏季期间在达特茅斯大学呆上9周，在此期间，他们获得了大量的实践研究经验。学生参与创造新材料，最终将其转化为更好的产品和服务，造福于更广泛的社会。同时，他们学习如何将这些信息有效地传达给一系列的科学家和非科学家。一半的学生职位是为代表性不足的少数群体保留的，男女比例为50：50，一半的学生是从非研究密集型大学和学院招收的学生，以扩大在这一领域的参与。在学院导师的指导下，学生既可以在实验室获得实用的材料科学研究经验，也可以从该领域的专家那里了解到材料科学在课堂上的广度和价值。他们还从事专业发展活动，包括为出版开发研究数据，公开展示研究结果，建立专业网络，指导和准备研究生入学考试，以及培训负责任的研究行为。技术概述REU网站为那些原本可能不会考虑将材料科学和工程作为职业选择的本科生提供准备和指导。10名本科生暑期在达特茅斯大学度过9周，在此期间，他们获得了大量的实践研究经验，主题包括：用于健康和保护的多功能电子纺织品，了解氧化铝中两能级系统的起源，钠金属的钠陶瓷电解液的界面工程，先进的中等熵合金软磁体，导电3D打印碳材料的制造，聚合物衍生陶瓷的制造和性能调整，锰锌的非线性介电行为的测量，不同材料特性表面的冰生长，使用可切换的控制液晶的光物理性能，用于柔性电子的2D导电氧化物半导体的波段和工程，以及高效，高温太阳能选择性吸收涂料。学生参与者分享创造新材料的过程，这些材料最终将被用来改进产品和服务，造福于更广泛的社会。同时，他们学习如何将这些信息有效地传达给一系列的科学家和非科学家。一半的学生名额是为代表性不足的少数群体保留的，男女比例为50：50，一半的学生是从非研究密集型大学和学院招收的学生，以扩大在这一领域的参与。在学院导师的指导下，学生既可以在实验室获得实用的材料科学研究经验，也可以从该领域的专家那里了解到材料科学在课堂上的广度和价值。他们还从事专业发展活动，包括为出版开发研究数据，公开展示研究结果，专业网络，研究生记录考试指导和准备，以及负责任的研究行为培训。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。

Non-technical summaryDartmouth College will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site that prepares and mentors undergraduates who might not have otherwise considered Materials Science and Engineering as a career option. Ten undergraduates spend nine weeks at Dartmouth during the summer during which they receive substantive, hands-on research experience. Student participants share in the creation of new materials that will eventually find their way into improved products and services that benefit broader society. In conjunction, they learn to communicate this information effectively to both a range of scientists and non-scientists. Half of the student positions are reserved for under-represented minorities, there is a 50:50 gender balance, and half the students are recruited students from non-research-intensive universities and colleges in order to broaden participation in the field. Under the guidance of Faculty mentors, the students gain both practical Materials Science research experience in the laboratory, and also learn about the breadth and value of materials science in the classroom from experts in the field. They also engage in professional development activities that include the development of research data for publication, public presentation of research results, professional networking, Graduate Record Examination coaching and preparation, and training in the Responsible Conduct of Research. Technical summaryThe REU site prepares and mentors undergraduates who might not have otherwise considered Materials Science and Engineering as a career option. Ten undergraduates spend nine weeks at Dartmouth during the summer during which they receive substantive, hands-on research experience on a variety of topics including Multifunctional Electronic Textiles for Health and Protection, Understanding the Origin of Two-Level Systems in Al2O3, Engineering the Interface of Sodium Ceramic Electrolytes for Sodium Metal, Advanced Medium Entropy Alloy Soft Magnets, Fabrication of conductive 3D-printed carbon materials, Fabrication and Property Tuning of Polymer-Derived Ceramics, Measurements of Nonlinear Dielectric Behavior in MnZn, Ice Growth on Surfaces with Variable Material Properties, Controlling the photophysical properties of liquid crystals using switchable, Band Engineering of 2D-Conducting Oxide Semiconductors for Flexible Electronics, and High-efficiency, high-temperature solar selective absorber coatings. The student participants share in the creation of new materials that will eventually find their way into improved products and services that benefit broader society. In conjunction, they learn to communicate this information effectively to both a range of scientists and non-scientists. Half of the student slots are reserved for under-represented minorities, there is a 50:50 gender balance, and half the students are recruited students from non-research-intensive universities and colleges in order to broaden participation in the field. Under the guidance of Faculty mentors, the students gain both practical Materials Science research experience in the laboratory, and also learn about the breadth and value of materials science in the classroom from experts in the field. They also engage in professional development activities that include the development of research data for publication, public presentation of research results, professional networking, Graduate Record Examination coaching and preparation, and training in the Responsible Conduct of Research.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.