REU Site: Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies (CPIMA)

REU网站奖为15名本科生提供机会，在有机材料界面科学领域进行为期10周的研究。学生将参与有机薄膜和材料界面的形成和表征，这些材料对下一代液晶显示器、传感器和磁记录润滑剂非常重要。该项目将利用高分子界面和大分子组装中心（CPIMA）的资源和人员。CPIMA是斯坦福大学、IBM阿尔马登研究中心和加州大学戴维斯分校的研究小组的合作伙伴关系。参加该项目的本科生将有独特的机会在世界一流大学或企业研究实验室工作。该项目的参与者将主要从国家非研究型大学和地区社区学院招募。将在招收妇女和少数民族学生方面作出明显努力。为了给学生一个全面的经验，并使他们具备进入研究生院或企业部门所需的实用技能，几个专业提升项目，如参观全球研发实验室和由科学家和研究生就他们的专业和个人经验举办的研讨会，已纳入该项目。%%%高科技硅谷和旧金山湾区提供的机会是一个额外的特点。社会活动也计划给学生一个研究生生活的“味道”，并帮助他们形成一个支持网络。＊＊＊

9531333 Frank This REU site award provides an opportunity for fifteen undergraduates to undertake research in the area of interfacial science of organic materials for a period of ten weeks. Students will participate in the formation and characterization of thin organic films and interfaces of materials that are important for subsequent generations of liquid crystal display, sensors, and lubricants for magnetic recording. This program will capitalize on the resources and personnel of the Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies (CPIMA). CPIMA is a partnership of research groups from Stanford University, IBM Almaden Research Center, and the University of California, Davis. Undergraduate participants in the program will have the unique opportunity to work in a world-class university or corporate research laboratory. The participants for this program will primarily be recruited from national non research oriented universities and colleges and regional community colleges. Distinct efforts will be made to recruit women and minority students. %%% To give the students a well rounded experience and to equip them with the practical skills needed to enter graduate school or the corporate sector, several professional enhancement programs, such as tours of global R&D laboratories and seminars by scientists and graduate students on their professional and personal experiences have been incorporated into this program. High-tech Silicon Valley and the opportunities offered in the San Francisco Bay Area are an added feature. Social activities are also planned to give the students a `flavor' for graduate student life and to help them in forming a support network. ***