REU Site: Nanotechnology for Health, Energy and the Environment

这个为期三年的REU项目将在石溪大学招收8名本科生进行多学科纳米技术研究，涉及工程与应用科学学院的四个系（材料科学与工程、生物医学工程、机械工程和电气工程），并将由大学的全纳教育中心（CIE）管理。为本科生提供真正的研究经验是下一代工程师和科学家成功教育的关键需求。所涉及的研究经验和实验室将为REU实习生提供纳米技术和纳米材料开发的各个方面的研究经验，包括用于医疗应用的聚合物纳米结构、计算纳米结构设计、用于能源和环境修复的催化表面的创建以及纳米结构传感器的开发。这种合作将鼓励来自弱势群体的学生参与研究和研究生教育的机会，也将有效地利用多个部门的资源和网络。REU网站计划包括道德组件和教师研究经验（RET）组件。首席研究员将积极招收来自不同学术背景的学生，其中相当一部分来自石溪以外的机构；促进研究机会有限的小型地区性大学的招生；并继续利用传统黑人学院和波多黎各大学的联系，从代表性不足的群体中招收学生。该计划提供了一个真正的多学科的经验，充分整合了研究和教育，一种方法显示，以提高学习和动力，以及提高招收和留住来自不同背景的学生。每周的期刊俱乐部、研究方法指导、学术咨询和社区建设活动有望使这些学生融入科学社区，并有意义地接触到大学/部门现有的支持文化。研究成果将传播到校园和当地社区，以及美国和世界各地的其他科学家。

This three year REU Site program at Stony Brook University will engage eight undergraduate students in multidisciplinary nanotechnology research experiences involving four departments in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering,) and will be administered by the University's Center for Inclusive Education (CIE). Providing real research experiences for undergraduates is a critical need for the successful education of the next generation of engineers and scientists. The research experiences and laboratories involved will provide research experiences for REU interns in all aspects of nanotechnology and nanomaterials development, including polymeric nanostructures for medical applications, computational nanostructure design, creation of catalytic surfaces for energy and environmental remediation, and development of nanostructured sensors. This collaboration will encourage the participation of students from underrepresented groups in research and graduate education opportunities and will also leverage the resources and networks of multiple departments effectively. The REU Site program includes both an Ethics Component and a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)component.The Principal Investigator will actively recruit students from a diversity of academic backgrounds with a significant number coming from institutions other than Stony Brook; promote recruitment at small regional colleges with limited research opportunities; and continue to take advantage of the contacts at historically black colleges and from universities in Puerto Rico to recruit students from underrepresented groups. This program provides a truly multidisciplinary experience which fully integrates research and education, an approach shown to enhance learning and motivation, as well as enhance recruitment and retention of students from a diverse background. Weekly journal clubs, research methods instruction, academic counseling and community building events promise to integrate these students into the scientific community with meaningful exposure also to the university/departmental culture of support that exists. Research results will be disseminated to the campus and local community, and to other scientists in the U.S. and worldwide.