REU Site: Semiconductor Electronics and Photonics at University of Dayton

非技术总结代顿大学(UD)将举办一个本科生研究体验(REU)网站，为本科生提供为期10周的身临其境的研究体验，并接受半导体材料、电子和光子设备以及制造方面的培训。每个REU参与者都获得津贴、住房、部分膳食津贴、旅费以及材料和用品津贴。REU包括一个关于半导体制造的研讨会，其中包括在UD Nanofacb实验室设施的实践培训和使用，与会者在一年一度的UD夏季STEM研究研讨会上展示了他们的研究结果。教师导师接受正式的指导培训，参与者接受集中的指导体验。REU以多样性和包容性为中心，致力于招收少数族裔服务机构的学生。该计划通过为主办机构和研究导师提供额外资源，帮助推动半导体领域基础和应用科学研究的科学进步，并帮助培养一支拥有必要技能的多样化劳动力队伍，以在快速增长的半导体行业取得成功，这对国家的技术进步和国家安全至关重要。此外，UD的大部分研究都是与距离校园几英里远的空军研究实验室合作进行的，REU将帮助间接支持国防部的相关研究。技术概述REU计划专注于半导体领域的研究。参与者将在代顿大学(UD)花10周的时间在代顿大学教职员工的指导下进行研究。代顿大学的物理、电光和光子学(EOP)以及化学和材料工程(CME)系在半导体相关研究方面有着长期的记录，特别是在使用光学和光子学的应用方面。UD的教师从事的研究领域涵盖了半导体制造的整个领域，从研究新的半导体材料到布局和设计，到器件制造和测试，再到集成电路设计。最近授予UD的资助和合同包括研究课题，如硅基激光器和红外探测器的开发，可重构设备的相变材料，纳米制造和纳米机械的光学技术的开发，光子集成电路的设计和测试，以及电子设备的激光直写。REU参与者在教员的指导下进行这些学科领域的研究，通常是与EOP或CME的研究生和其他物理或工程专业的本科生合作，这可能会导致会议陈述和/或同行评议的出版。该网站的部分支持来自半导体研究公司向国家科学基金会提供的资金。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 SummaryThe University of Dayton (UD) will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site that provides a fully immersive 10-week experience for undergraduate students to perform research and receive training in semiconductor materials, electronic and photonic devices, and manufacturing. Each REU participant receives a stipend, housing, a partial meal allowance, travel funds, and an allowance for materials and supplies. The REU includes a workshop on semiconductor manufacturing, which incorporates hands-on training at and use of the UD Nanofab Lab facility, and participants present the results of their research at the annual UD Summer STEM Research Symposium. Faculty mentors receive formalized mentoring training, and participants receive a focused mentoring experience. This REU is centered on diversity and inclusion, with recruiting efforts dedicated to recruitment of students from minority-serving institutions. This program helps to promote scientific progress in basic and applied scientific research in the field of semiconductors by providing additional resources for the host institution and research mentors, and it helps to develop a diverse workforce with the necessary skills to succeed in the quickly growing semiconductor industry, which is critical for the nation’s technology advancement and national security. Additionally, much of the research at UD is performed in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, which is located a few miles from campus, and the REU will help indirectly support Department of Defense-related research.Technical SummaryThe REU program is focused on research in the field of semiconductors. Participants will spend 10 weeks at University of Dayton (UD) performing research under UD faculty members. The departments of Physics, Electro-Optics and Photonics (EOP), and Chemical and Materials Engineering (CME) at University of Dayton have a long track record in semiconductor-related research, particularly for applications using optics and photonics. Research areas pursued by faculty at UD span the entire spectrum of semiconductor manufacturing, from studying new semiconductor materials to layout and design to device fabrication and testing to integrated circuit design. Recent grants and contracts awarded to UD have included research topics such as development of Si-based lasers and infrared detectors, phase change materials for reconfigurable devices, development of optical techniques for nanofabrication and nanomachining, design and testing of photonic integrated circuits, and laser direct writing of electronic devices. REU participants perform research under faculty members in these subject areas, often in cooperation with graduate students from EOP or CME and other undergraduate students in physics or engineering, which can result in conference presentations and/or peer-reviewed publications.This Site is supported in part by funds provided to the National Science Foundation by the Semiconductor Research Corporation.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.