REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Nanoscale Science & Engineering

技术总结迫切需要建立一支由具有跨学科纳米技术能力的世界级科学家、工程师和教育工作者组成的强大队伍。西北大学(NU)的研究人员在这一领域做出了重大贡献，该大学以其严格的纳米技术研究项目而闻名。北大纳米科学与工程学院的REU网站将积极吸引来自全国各地机构的本科生参与研究项目，使他们能够在这个前景广阔的领域做出实质性贡献。纳米科学和工程固有的跨学科性质使其成为来自不同工程和科学背景的本科生的理想学习领域。此外，纳米技术的进步有可能对医药、能源、环境和安全等不同领域产生重大影响，这使得该项目对不同的学生群体特别有吸引力。这个REU网站将受益于190多名在纳米科学和工程领域工作的潜在教师导师，他们代表了从机械工程到医学的28个不同的系。在过去的十年里，他们成功地为330多名暑期研究项目的本科生开发并指导了他们的研究项目，导致了131本与本科生合著的出版物。西北大学纳米科学与工程(EEC-1359004)的这个REU站点是通过国家科学基金会工程教育和中心(EEC)的慷慨支持而成为可能的。西北大学(NU)纳米科学与工程专业的REU网站为来自全国各地机构的本科生提供实践、跨学科的研究经验和世界级的仪器。在为期九周的暑期计划中，每个参与者在一名教师顾问、研究生或博士后导师的指导下进行纳米级科学和/或工程研究项目。纳米科学和工程固有的跨学科性质使其成为来自不同工程和科学背景的本科生的理想学习领域。除了研究，该计划还包括公开演讲研讨会、写作研讨会、伦理研讨会和对阿贡国家实验室的实地考察。参与者被要求在正式的闭幕研讨会上展示他们的最终项目结果，最终论文被提交给可能发表在同行评议的期刊《纳米景观：纳米技术本科生研究杂志》和其他专业出版物上。这个REU网站不仅提供进行一流研究所需的技能培训，而且还提供有效传播研究成果所需的技能培训。

TECHNICAL SUMMARYThere is a critical need for the creation of a strong workforce of world-class scientists, engineers, and educators with competencies in interdisciplinary nanotechnology. Researchers at Northwestern University (NU) have made substantial contributions to this field and the university has gained a reputation for its rigorous nanotechnology research programs. The REU Site in Nanoscale Science and Engineering at NU will actively engage undergraduate students from institutions across the country in research projects that enable them to make substantive contributions in a field that holds vast promise for the future. The inherent interdisciplinarity of nanoscale science and engineering make it an ideal field of study for undergraduates from various engineering and science backgrounds. Additionally, advances in nanotechnology have the potential to significantly impact fields as diverse as medicine, energy, the environment, and security, which makes this program particularly attractive to a diverse group of students. This REU Site will benefit from an extensive pool of over 190 potential faculty mentors working in nanoscale science and engineering, and representing 28 different departments from mechanical engineering to medicine. Over the past ten years, they have successfully developed research projects for and mentored over 330 undergraduates in summer research programs, leading to 131 publications with undergraduate co-authors. This REU Site in Nanoscale Science and Engineering at Northwestern University (EEC-1359004) is made possible through the generous support from the Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) of the National Science Foundation. NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARYThe REU Site in Nanoscale Science and Engineering at Northwestern University (NU) provides undergraduate students from institutions across the country with hands-on, interdisciplinary research experiences and access to world-class instrumentation. During the nine-week summer program, each participant conducts a nanoscale science and/or engineering research project under the guidance of a faculty advisor, and graduate student or postdoctoral mentor. The inherent interdisciplinarity of nanoscale science and engineering make it an ideal field of study for undergraduates from diverse engineering and science backgrounds. In addition to research, the program includes a public speaking workshop, writing workshops, an ethics seminar, and field trip to Argonne National Laboratory. Participants are required to present their final project results at a formal Closing Symposium, and final papers are submitted for potential publication in a peer-reviewed journal, Nanoscape: The Journal of Undergraduate Research in Nanotechnology and other professional publications. This REU Site provides training in skills needed not only to conduct first-class research, but to effectively disseminate research results.