An Interdisciplinary Materials Science REU Program at James Madison University

詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学(JMU)材料科学中心为本科生提供独特的研究体验，该大学以本科生为主，为材料科学的跨学科研究提供强有力的支持。该项目的学生在JMU教员的直接监督下与其他本科生进行小组合作。这些学生和教职员工来自不同的背景，包括物理、化学、工程、地质和数学。项目包括制造微流控器件、碳纳米管的生长和表征、颗粒材料和结晶过程的建模，以及与技术上重要的金属氧化物和有机分子相关的化学，这些金属氧化物和有机分子可能在分子发动机中使用。学生们将在10000级的洁净室中使用最先进的设备、金属沉积和光刻工具、扫描探针、电子显微镜和光学光谱仪。学生们还参加提高他们的技术交流和演示技能的活动，并有机会前往地区和国家会议，向更广泛的受众展示他们的工作。这个面向本科生的研究体验(REU)网站由国防部与NSF REU计划和NSF数学和物理科学局材料研究部共同资助。

The James Madison University (JMU) Center for Materials Science offers a Research Experience for Undergraduates in the unique environment of a primarily undergraduate university with strong support for interdisciplinary research in materials science. Students in this program work in small groups with other undergraduates under the direct supervision of a JMU faculty member. The students and faculty come from a wide variety of backgrounds including physics, chemistry, engineering, geology, and mathematics. Projects include the fabrication of microfluidic devices, the growth and characterization of carbon nanotubes, the modeling of granular materials and crystallization processes, and the chemistry associated with technically important metal oxides and organic molecules that have potential uses in molecular motors. Students will work with state of the art equipment in a class 10000 clean room, metal deposition and photolithography tools, scanning probe and electron microscopes and optical spectrometers. Students also participate in activities that enhance their technical communication and presentation skills and are given the opportunity to travel to regional and national meetings to present their work before a broader audience.This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program and NSF Division of Materials Research in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate.