REU Site for Multidisciplinary Research in Nanomaterials and Biomaterials

该奖项将于2008-2010年在孟菲斯大学物理系建立一个新的REU站点。每年有9名本科生在暑期进行为期10周的研究。这些REU学生将从全国范围内的申请者中挑选，特别关注来自我国中南部地区主要本科院校和社区学院的代表性不足的少数民族和经济弱势学生。来自物理系、化学系和生物医学工程系的9名教师将指导REU学生进行纳米/生物材料相关研究项目的实验和理论研究。该计划还提供专业发展和职业指导活动，如技术演示和报告写作培训，研究生入学程序，纳米/生物材料研究研讨会，以及组织参观当地生物医学产业和研究医院。我们鼓励参与者在暑期项目结束后继续相互联系，并与他们的导师保持联系。该项目由数学和物理科学理事会材料研究部资助。

This award will facilitate the establishment of a new REU Site at the Physics Department of the University of Memphis from 2008-2010. Each year, nine undergraduates will be engaged in research for 10 weeks during the summer. These REU students will be selected from a nation-wide applicant pool with particular focus on underrepresented minority and economically disadvantaged students from primarily undergraduate institutions and community colleges in the Mid-South region of our nation. Nine faculty members from the departments of Physics, Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering will mentor the REU students in experimental and theoretical studies on nano/bio materials related research projects. This program also offers professional development and career guidance activities such as training in technical presentation and report writing, graduate admission procedures, seminars on nano/bio materials research, and organized visits to local biomedical industries and research hospitals. The participants will be encouraged to continue contacts with each other and with their mentors beyond the summer program. This program is funded by the Division of Materials Research in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate.