REU Site: Interdisciplinary Micro/nano/additive-manufacturing Program Addressing Challenges Today - Gen 3 (IMPACT-Gen3)

该本科生研究体验（REU）网站：跨学科微/纳米/增材制造计划解决当今挑战-第3代（IMPACT-Gen3）由路易斯维尔大学主办。该项目将与先进制造跨学科领域的不同STEM学生合作，重点是微/纳米制造和增材制造（即3D打印）。教育下一代年轻科学家和工程师“微/纳米/增材先进制造”对国家的全球竞争力和国家安全至关重要，特别是如何利用它们来解决能源、医疗保健、气候变化、安全、医药、制造、机器人和自动化、生物启发产品、物联网（IoT）、可穿戴设备和环境等领域的社会挑战。IMPACT-Gen 3在为期10周的暑期课程中，将提供结构化的微/纳米/添加剂实践培训课程、个性化的独立研究项目、专业的教师指导、学生的专业发展以及各种微/纳米/添加剂应用。此外，学员们还将通过提高口头/书面沟通能力的项目来补充他们的技术经验，有机会了解研究生院、创业研讨会、与技术和政府领导人共进午餐、参观工业制造设施、道德培训以及各种有组织的活动。该本科生研究体验（REU）网站：跨学科微/纳米/增材制造计划解决当今挑战-第3代（IMPACT-Gen3）由路易斯维尔大学主办。该计划的目标是招募和教育下一代的科学家和工程师，在融合微/纳米技术和增材制造的先进制造领域，特别是如何将这些领域用于解决能源、医疗保健、气候变化、安全、医药、制造、机器人和自动化、生物启发产品、物联网（IoT）、可穿戴设备和环境等领域的社会挑战。这个为期10周的跨学科项目包括正式的培训计划和令人兴奋的独立研究项目，专业技能发展和研究生教育的准备。目标是：a)从代表性不足的群体（50%）、一年级/二年级学生（25%）、州内学生（30%）和州外学生（70%）中招收不同的本科生；b)在这些群体中建立强烈的社区意识，以便每个人都能从其他人的才能、挑战和观点中受益；c)教育所有学生关于微/纳米技术、增材制造、扫描电镜/光学显微镜和实验室安全的知识；d)为每个学生提供成功的独立研究经验，e)提供正式的专业发展和批判性思维计划，f)鼓励研究生教育，g)产生学生产品，如会议演讲和期刊出版物，h)有效地向公众传播结果，i)评估我们计划的成功。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Interdisciplinary Micro/nano/additive-manufacturing Program Addressing Challenges Today – Gen 3 (IMPACT-Gen3) is hosted by the University of Louisville. The project will work with a diverse cohort of STEM students in the interdisciplinary field of Advanced Manufacturing, with an emphasis on micro/nano-manufacturing and additive manufacturing (i.e., 3D printing). Educating the next generation of young scientists and engineers about “micro/nano/additive Advanced Manufacturing” is critical to the country’s global competitiveness and national security, especially how they can be used to solve societal challenges in the areas of energy, healthcare, climate change, security, medicine, manufacturing, robotics and automation, bio-inspired products, the Internet of Things (IoT), wearables, and the environment. IMPACT-Gen 3 features structured hands-on micro/nano/additive training classes, personalized independent research projects, professional faculty mentorship, student professional development, and exposure to a wide variety of micro/nano/additive applications over the10-week summer program. In addition, participants will supplement their technical experiences with programs to improve their oral/written communication skills, opportunities to learn about graduate school, seminars about entrepreneurship, lunch meetings with technical and government leaders, tours of industry manufacturing facilities, ethics training, and a wide variety of organized activities.This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Interdisciplinary Micro/nano/additive-manufacturing Program Addressing Challenges Today – Gen 3 (IMPACT-Gen3) is hosted by the University of Louisville. The goal of the program is to recruit and educate the next generation of scientists and engineers in the converging Advanced Manufacturing fields of micro/nanotechnology and additive manufacturing, especially how these areas can be used to solve societal challenges in the areas of energy, healthcare, climate change, security, medicine, manufacturing, robotics and automation, bio-inspired products, the Internet of Things (IoT), wearables, and the environment. The 10-week interdisciplinary program includes formal training initiatives and exciting independent research projects, professional skills development, and preparation for graduate education. The objectives are to: a) recruit a diverse cohort of undergraduate students from underrepresented populations (50%), freshmen/sophomores (25%), in-state (30%), and out-of-state (70%), b) build a strong sense of community among these populations so that each will benefit from the talents, challenges, and perspectives of the others, c) educate all students about micro/nanotechnology, additive manufacturing, SEM/optical microscopy, and lab safety, d) provide each student with a successful independent research experience, e) provide a formal Professional Development and Critical Thinking program, f) encourage graduate education, g) generate student products such as conference presentations and journal publications, h) effectively disseminate the results to the public, and i) evaluate the success of our program.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.