REU/RET Site in Nanomaterials

纳米材料中的 REU/RET 站点

• 批准号: 2244111
• 负责人: David Blank
• 金额: $ 52.18万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-04-01 至 2026-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244111&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; RET; Site; Nanomaterials

Non-technical summaryThe University of Minnesota (UMN) will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site that brings 10 talented undergraduates from a nationwide pool of applicants for an intensive 10-week research experience that includes extensive training and development of career-building skills. Each participant pursues an independent research project within the laboratory of a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) faculty member and delivers a poster and a formal oral presentation at the program’s conclusion. The RET component draws six middle and high school teachers from the greater Twin Cities for a six-week research experience and 25 additional teachers for a three-day RET-led workshop. RET participants have their own research projects and work to develop and disseminate standards-based, crosscutting, engineering laboratory activities for middle and high school classrooms. The goal of the REU/RET site is to train the next generation of science and engineering professionals while increasing participation of traditionally under-represented groups. The MRSEC REU program expands its extensive network of four-year colleges, Tribal Colleges and Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Community Colleges to provide high-quality research experiences in MS&E, primarily to students from undergraduate institutions with limited research opportunities, and to high school teachers from the Twin Cities.Technical summaryThe REU Site brings 10 talented undergraduates from a nationwide pool of applicants to the UMN campus for an intensive 10-week research experience that includes extensive training and development of career-building skills. The UMN MRSEC REU Site enhances the overall awareness and self-expectation of the participants, while increasing their knowledge and appreciation of Materials Science and Engineering (MS&E). This is particularly important for undergraduates from two-year and four-year colleges and minority serving institutions (MSIs), who do not have extensive research experience, and who have little or no exposure to MS&E. The UMN MRSEC comprises two Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs) addressing pressing problems over a wide range of hard to soft materials: IRG-1, Ionic Control of Materials and IRG-2, Mesoscale Network Materials. Each IRG integrates the six basic elements of materials science and engineering – synthesis, theory, structural characterization, property evaluation, processing, and applications – required for effective innovation in materials research and development. MRSEC faculty and students are based in five different science and engineering departments, assuring a particularly broad and interdisciplinary experience for all participants. The research advisors represent an appealing blend of junior, senior, and mid-career faculty; all are acknowledged leaders in their fields and have proven records of mentoring undergraduate researchers.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.

明尼苏达大学（UMN）将举办一个本科生研究经验（REU）网站，从全国范围内的申请者中选出10名有才华的本科生，进行为期10周的密集研究经验，其中包括广泛的培训和职业发展技能。每个参与者在材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）教职员工的实验室内进行独立的研究项目，并在课程结束时提供海报和正式的口头陈述。 可再生能源技术的组成部分吸引了来自大双子城的六名初中和高中教师进行为期六周的研究经验，并吸引了另外25名教师参加为期三天的可再生能源技术主导的讲习班。可再生能源技术的参与者有自己的研究项目，并致力于为初中和高中课堂开发和传播基于标准的、跨领域的工程实验室活动。REU/RET网站的目标是培训下一代科学和工程专业人员，同时增加传统上代表性不足的群体的参与。MRSEC REU计划扩展了其广泛的四年制学院，部落学院和美国原住民服务非部落机构，历史上的黑人学院和大学，西班牙裔服务机构和社区学院的网络，以提供高质量的研究经验MS& E，主要是来自本科院校的学生，研究机会有限，技术摘要REU网站从全国范围内的申请者中挑选了10名有才华的本科生到UMN校园进行为期10周的密集研究体验，其中包括广泛的培训和职业发展，建设技能。 UMN MRSEC REU网站提高了参与者的整体意识和自我期望，同时增加了他们对材料科学与工程（MS E）的知识和欣赏。这对于两年制和四年制大学以及少数民族服务机构（MSIs）的本科生尤为重要，他们没有丰富的研究经验，并且很少或根本没有接触MS E。 UMN MRSEC由两个跨学科研究小组（IRG）组成，致力于解决各种软硬材料的紧迫问题：IRG-1，材料的离子控制和IRG-2，中尺度网络材料。 每个IRG都集成了材料科学和工程的六个基本要素-合成，理论，结构表征，性能评估，加工和应用-这是材料研究和开发有效创新所需的。MRSEC的教师和学生分布在五个不同的科学和工程部门，确保所有参与者都能获得特别广泛的跨学科经验。 研究顾问代表了一个有吸引力的混合初级，高级和中级职业教师;所有人都是公认的领导者在各自的领域，并有指导本科研究人员的证明记录。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过评估使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准的支持。