IRES Track I: Collaborative Research: Interdisciplinary Research in Korea on Applied Smart Systems (IRiKA) for Undergraduate Students

面向本科生的韩国应用智能系统跨学科研究(IRiKA)每年将为五名美国本科生提供在韩国拥有最先进研究设施的一流大学进行为期8周的研究的机会：首尔国立大学、韩国高级科学技术研究所和梨花女子大学。在这个为期3年的项目的整个生命周期中，将有15名学生参与。来自代表性不足群体的学生将被录取。IRiKA的统一研究主题是智能系统，其子主题包括传感器、新兴电子以及材料和工艺开发。除了实验室工作和每周的队列研究会议外，IRiKA的学生还将参观韩国的政府研究机构和三星、LG和现代等科技行业的全球领先者。IRiKA的显著特点是：1)将美国学员聚集在一起的队列体验；2)为美国学生和韩国导师量身定做的经过审查和结构化的专业发展计划；以及3)在美国和韩国提供后续合作项目，以促进持续的全球导师网络。学生将获得形成性研究技能，并了解智能系统如何将制造、医疗保健、能源、安全和安保、交通和物流等领域的跨学科技术解决方案结合在一起。IRiKA的国际化方面将帮助学生认识到他们在全球科学界的地位。参与者回国后将在本国机构介绍他们的工作，并将鼓励他们在同行评议的期刊上发表文章或出席会议，以便更广泛地传播。面向本科生的韩国应用智能系统跨学科研究(IRiKA)将吸引学生参与跨学科研究，帮助他们发展全球协作视角，并激励他们在STEM研究中追求职业生涯。将努力吸引在STEM中任职人数不足和/或STEM研究机会有限的学生。IRiKA采取支架式指导方式，帮助学生从相对依赖的状态成长为他们能力所能保证的独立状态。智能系统集传感、驱动、无线连接和机器学习于一体。学生个人将在8周内在韩国开展的研究项目包括：开发用于健康监测和空气质量监测的空气悬浮颗粒传感系统；开发能够实现自主传感系统的微型微型发电系统；以及开发由微流控通道和简化的石墨烯氧化物生物传感器组成的轻便灵活的护理设备。回到美国后，学生们将能够参与佛罗里达大学NSF I/UCRC多功能集成系统技术(MIST)中心的聚合物联网系统和路易斯安那州立大学的可穿戴传感器系统等领域的后续项目。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。

Interdisciplinary Research in Korea on Applied smart systems (IRiKA) for Undergraduate Students will provide a cohort of five US undergraduate students per year with the opportunity to conduct research for 8 weeks at Korea's top-ranked universities with state-of-the-art research facilities: Seoul National University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Ewha Womans University. Over the lifetime of this 3-year project, 15 students will participate. Students from underrepresented groups will be recruited. The unifying research theme of IRiKA is smart systems with the subtopics of sensors, emerging electronics, and materials and process development. In addition to lab work and weekly cohort research meetings, IRiKA students will visit Korea's government research institutions and global leaders in the tech industry such as Samsung, LG, and Hyundai. The distinctive features of IRiKA are: 1) A cohort experience bringing the US participants together; 2) Vetted and structured professional development program tailored for both US students and Korean mentors; and 3) Availability of follow-on collaborative projects in US and Korea to facilitate a sustained global network of mentorship. Students will gain formative research skills and learn how smart systems brings together interdisciplinary technological solutions for manufacturing, healthcare, energy, safety and security, transportation, and logistics. The international aspect of the IRiKA will help students recognize their place in the global scientific community. The participants will present their work at their home institutions upon their return and will be incentivized to publish in a peer-reviewed journal or present at a conference for broader dissemination. Interdisciplinary Research in Korea on Applied smart systems (IRiKA) for Undergraduate Students will engage students in interdisciplinary research, help them develop a global perspective on collaboration, and motivate them to pursue a career in STEM research. Efforts will be made to attract students underrepresented in STEM and/or with limited STEM research opportunities. IRiKA takes a scaffolded mentorship approach that fosters students' growth from a relatively dependent status to as independent a status as their competence warrants. Smart systems incorporate sensing, actuation, wireless connectivity, and machine learning. Examples of research projects that individual students will conduct during 8 weeks in Korea include: Development of an air-borne particle sensing system for health monitoring and air quality monitoring; Development of miniature and micro power generation systems to enable autonomous sensor systems; and Development of a light-weight, flexible point-of-care device consisting of microfluidic channels and reduced graphene oxide-based biosensors. Upon return to the US, students will be able to engage in follow-on projects in areas such as convergent IoT systems at University of Florida's NSF I/UCRC Multi-functional Integrated Systems Technology (MIST) center and wearable sensor systems at Louisiana State University.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.