REU Site: Nanosystems Chemistry and Engineering Research (NanoCER)

化学系和材料研究系共同支持在洛杉矶的加州大学的本科生（REU）网站的研究经验为2007-2009年夏天。 项目负责人罗宾·L. Garrell将由共同PI Manashi Chatterjee和来自化学，材料科学，机械和航空航天工程，电气工程和生物工程系的12名教员协助。该计划将吸引已经完成大三的学生，其中大部分将来自研究机会有限的机构，特别是跨学科，仪器密集型项目。征聘工作将针对妇女和代表性不足群体的成员。 每年夏天，九名NSF支持的本科生将参加开发新材料，设备和纳米技术应用的团队。 参与者将接受使用先进仪器和制造技术的培训，并由从事交叉纳米科学研究的研究生指导。为期十周的暑期项目将包括建立沟通和团队合作技能的研讨会、道德培训、研究和职业发展研讨会，以及一个最终的研究研讨会。 学生还将获得旅行赠款，在科学和工程会议上展示他们的工作。该REU计划旨在扩大准备在纳米系统和相关领域进行高级研究的学生人数，解决国家纳米技术计划中确定的需求。

The Division of Chemistry and the Division of Materials Research jointly support this Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of California, Los Angeles for the summers of 2007-2009. The program director, Robin L. Garrell, will be assisted by co-PI Manashi Chatterjee and twelve faculty members from the Departments of Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering. The program will engage students who have completed their junior year, most of whom will be from institutions with limited research opportunities, particularly in interdisciplinary, instrumentation-intensive projects. Recruiting efforts will target women and members of underrepresented groups. Each summer, nine NSF-supported undergraduates will participate in teams that develop new materials, devices, and applications of nanotechnology. Participants will be trained in the use of sophisticated instrumentation and fabrication techniques and will be mentored by graduate students engaged in crosscutting nanoscience research. The ten-week summer program will include workshops to build communication and teamwork skills, ethics training, research and career development seminars, and a culminating research symposium. Students also will receive travel grants to present their work at science and engineering conferences. This REU program aims to broaden the pool of students prepared for advanced study in nanosystems and related fields, addressing needs identified in the National Nanotechnology Initiative.