REU Site: Advanced Nanomaterials for Bio and Device Engineering

该奖项授予南佛罗里达大学（USF）的一个REU站点，每年为12名工程本科学生提供为期三年的为期10周的暑期项目。研究项目的主要重点是设计用于下一代设备的新材料，例如用于空间、卫生和电子领域。其目标是鼓励有才华的本科生，特别是女性、少数民族、残疾人和社区大学生，在跨学科的STEM领域攻读研究生。该项目不仅提供了刺激的研究机会，还提供了一系列研讨会、实地考察、丰富活动、研讨会和期刊俱乐部会议，内容涉及伦理和社会研究的影响、研究生教育亮点和职业战略亮点。该项目将以研究夏季节结束，REU的学生，包括来自其他NSF USF REU和RET（教师研究经验）资助项目和研究奖学金项目的学生和教师，如麦克奈尔，斯隆和创业板等，将在海报会议上进行展示并进行口头报告。该项目利用了南佛罗里达大学工程学院的内部REU项目，在4年内影响了150多名学生。该REU计划旨在增加美国高级学位持有者的数量，特别是对于代表性不足的少数民族，女性和未充分利用的社区大学人才库。

EEC-0552864Sylvia W. ThomasThis award for an REU Site at the University of South Florida (USF) supports 12 undergraduate engineering students each year for three years in a 10-week summer program. The primary focus of the research projects is on engineering of novel materials for use in next generation devices utilized for example in space, health, and electronic areas. The objective is to encourage talented undergraduate students, in particular women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and community college students, to pursue graduate studies in the interdisciplinary STEM fields. The program provides not only stimulating research opportunities, but it also offers a seminar series, field trips, enrichment activities, workshops and journal club sessions on ethical and societal research impacts, graduate education spotlights, and career strategy highlights. The program will culminate with a Research Summer Fest, where REU students, including students and teachers from other NSF USF REU and RET (Research Experiences for Teachers) funded programs and research fellowship programs, e.g. McNair, Sloan and GEM, etc., will present during a poster session and conduct oral presentations. This program capitalizes upon the University of South Florida's College of Engineering internal REU program impacting over 150 students over 4 years. This REU program intends to increase the number of US advanced degree holders, especially for underrepresented minorities, females, and an underutilized pool of talent from community colleges.