Collaborative Research: Conference: MateriAlZ Winter School 2024

这笔赠款将为2024年1月举办的第一届MateriAlZ冬季学校提供资金。一组教授（亚利桑那州立大学和亚利桑那大学）正在组织这所学校。他们代表了从化学和材料到制造和工程的关键STEM领域，也是成功的MateriAlZ系列研讨会的创始人，该系列研讨会在学年的每周五都可以远程访问，也可以在YouTube频道上永久访问。该团队认识到材料科学与工程（MSE）主题在研究以及教育和科学传播中的重要性。为了培养这些领域的下一代专业人士，冬季学校将涵盖广泛而及时的主题，如合成和制造、人工智能、量子和能源材料。除了这些核心课程外，学校还将提供互动软技能培训课程、小组讨论以及与行业代表交流的机会。有兴趣申请研究生学习的学生将被录取，并优先考虑代表性不足的群体。组织者将为学生提供旅行和住宿（在Biosphere， Oracle， AZ）。所有参与者的长期利益将是建立一个可靠的MateriAlZ网络，该网络可以在会议日期之后访问，并将成为学生，演讲者和行业/政府代表的宝贵资源。此次活动是由亚利桑那州立大学和亚利桑那大学的教授团队组织的第一届MateriAlZ冬季学校。学校将于2024年1月开学，此后每年举办一次。在该团队正在组织的广受欢迎的MateriAlZ系列研讨会的主题中，为期四天的冬季学校将涵盖化学，工程和材料制造等关键领域的广泛主题。该活动对（大三和大四）本科生免费，将促进美国西南地区作为一个日益增长的材料研究中心，展示两所学校的大型活动，为对美国研究生项目感兴趣的学生提供一个交流平台，并在整个西南地区促进高科技行业的职业发展。学校将包括广泛的材料科学与工程（MSE）主题的辅导课，从量子材料、半导体和能源材料到合成、制造和人工智能，由本地和外部演讲者授课。该计划还包括软技能课程（例如，网络和有效的数字）以及关于研究生课程和资助机制的小组讨论。学校提供了一个很好的窗口，了解MSE的研究课题和一般的研究生院经历，这对本科生申请不同的研究生院是有益的。直接的影响将是提供许多本科生缺乏的信息和指导，尤其是第一代学生和那些属于科学领域代表性不足的群体的学生。此外，团队将为所有参与者提供可持续的长期利益，甚至超过实际的会议日期，包括面对面的时间。这将在一个在线空间（MateriAlZ网站）中完成，会议内容的简要总结将被收集，照片和视频材料将被发布。除此之外，还将有一个“校友角”，用于未来的互动和活动，为所有参与者提供一个可靠和长期的MateriAlZ网络。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 grant provides funding for the first MateriAlZ Winter School to be held in January 2024. A team of professors (Arizona State University and University of Arizona) are organizing this school. They represent key STEM fields ranging from chemistry and materials to manufacturing and engineering and are also the founders of the successful MateriAlZ Seminar series that is accessible remotely every Friday within the school year as well as permanently on the YouTube channel. The team recognizes the importance of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) topics in research but also in education and science communication. To reach the next generation of trained professionals in these areas, the Winter School will cover broad and timely topics, such as synthesis and manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and quantum and energy materials. Aside from these core tutorials, the school will also include interactive soft skill training sessions, panel discussions as well as networking opportunities with industry representatives. Students who are interested in applying for graduate studies will be recruited giving priority to underrepresented groups. The organizers will cover travel and lodging (at Biosphere, Oracle, AZ) for the students. A long-term benefit for all participants will be building a reliable MateriAlZ network that is accessible beyond the meeting dates and will be a valuable resource for students, speakers, and industry/government representatives alike.This event is the first MateriAlZ Winter School organized by a team of professors at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona. The school will be launched in January 2024 and held yearly thereafter. In the theme of the popular MateriAlZ Seminar series that the team is organizing, the four-day winter school will cover broad topics from the key areas of chemistry, engineering, and manufacturing of materials. The event is free of charge for (junior and senior) undergraduate students and will promote the US Southwest as a growing hub for materials research, showcase large-scale activities at both schools, serve as a networking platform for students interested in US graduate programs and promote careers in high-tech industries throughout the Southwest region. The school will include tutorial sessions on broad materials science and engineering (MSE) topics ranging from quantum materials, semiconductors and energy materials to syntheses and manufacturing and artificial intelligence taught by local and external speakers. The program also consists of soft skill courses (e.g., on networking and making efficient figures) as well as panel discussions on graduate programs and funding mechanisms. The school provides an excellent window into MSE research topics and the general graduate school experience, which is beneficial for undergraduate students as they apply to different graduate schools. The immediate impact will be in providing information and guidance that many undergraduate students lack, especially first-generation students and those that belong to an underrepresented group in science. Moreover, the team will provide sustainable long-term benefits for all participants, even beyond the actual meeting dates that include face-to-face time. This will be accomplished within an online space (MateriAlZ website) where brief summaries of the meeting content will be collected, and photo and video materials will be posted. On top of this, there will be an “Alumni corner” for future interactions and events to provide all participants with a reliable and long-term MateriAlZ network.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.