REU Site: Materials Education and Research on Far-From-Equilibrium Materials, Structures, Properties, and Processes

该奖项由材料研究部资助，将有助于在爱荷华州立大学建立一个新的本科生研究体验网站：爱荷华州立大学的材料教育和远离平衡的材料、结构、性能和工艺的研究。随着社会的快速发展，日常技术中使用的材料的需求增加，并将手机和计算机等设备推向其操作的极端极限。这就要求我们必须依赖于材料在非平衡性质-结构领域的性能，并使研究、理解和控制非平衡条件下的材料结构、性质和加工与未来的科学进步密切相关。这个REU网站将邀请9名本科生参与跨学科研究项目，以增加学科课程的曝光率。研究项目包括下一代锂电池阳极材料、超高强度仿生材料和耐磨复合材料的非平衡表面处理。这个为期10周的暑期项目将从全国范围内招募，重点是代表人数较少的少数族裔，包括女性和社区大学的学生。除了材料研究培训，REU的学生还将参加研究研讨会，参与专业发展活动，并通过与教职员工、研究生和同行之间的互动接受职业指导。

This award, funded by the Division of Materials Research, will help establish a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Materials Education and Research on Far-From-Equilibrium Materials, Structures, Properties, and Processes at Iowa State University. As society moves more rapidly, demands from the materials used in everyday technology increases and pushes devices such as cell phones and computers to the extreme limits of their operation. This necessitates that we rely upon the performance of materials in their non-equilibrium property-structure arena and makes the study, understanding, and control of materials structure, properties, and processing under non- equilibrium conditions very relevant to scientific advances in the future. This REU site will engage nine undergraduate students in cross-disciplinary research projects that augment disciplinary curricular exposure. Example research projects include materials for next generation lithium battery anodes, ultra-high strength bio-inspired materials, and non-equilibrium surface processing of wear-resistant composites. Recruitment for this 10-week summer program will be from a nation-wide pool with a focus on underrepresented minorities including women and students from community colleges. In addition to materials research training, REU students will attend research seminars, participate in professional development activities, and receive career guidance through interactions with faculty, graduate students, and among peers.