REU Site: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Convergence of Science and Engineering: Micro to Nanoscale Materials, Processing, and Devices

技术综述：刻板印象中的科学教员致力于发现新的物理现象，而刻板印象中的工程学教员则致力于稳定和控制新现象，以便为社会创造价值。但随着研究中的材料和结构从微米级缩小到纳米级(甚至更高)，这两种独立的方法都不足以充分理解和实施新现象。在微米到纳米尺度上，材料和结构的新的和创新的潜在用途在传统工程学科之间思想的交叉滋养的推动下不断演变。这种规模的成功工程研究需要与前沿基础科学密切合作，才能使发现走出实验室，成为造福社会的产品。这个REU网站将为学生提供一个机会，让他们在尖端的微到纳米尺度工程上工作十周，并创造出十年前才能想象到的知识。这个REU网站将在一个类似行业的自然工作组环境中构建，将提供有效和高效地执行这种基于研究的教育体验的技能和实践。与EP研究生一起全面参与伦理学课程将导致参与者质疑他们之前的假设，并采用“公民技术专家”的外衣，同时也展示了快速积极的变化最好是通过相互支持和合作实现的。非技术总结：这个为期三年的REU网站将为学生提供实验室的研究机会，弥合科学和工程之间的差距。学生将与教授、博士后研究人员、研究生和/或其他本科生一起在研究实验室工作10周。这一研究体验将为参与者提供亲身体验先进发现带来的刺激的机会。除了充满活力和有益的研究体验外，学生在每周伦理课和研究会议上的讨论将审查性别、宗教、国籍、体能、年龄、种族和经济阶层等问题。他们将学会从不同的角度学习，这是成为一名有创造力、有能力和有效的工程师所必需的技能。其结果将是我们技术社区的未来领导者，他们将新的基础科学转化为工程现实，在研究团队中工作，发展沟通技能，学会欣赏人们的能力，并对微米到纳米尺度的研究生学习产生热情。

Technical Summary: Stereotypical science faculty drive toward the discovery of new physical phenomena, while stereotypical engineering faculty drive toward stabilization and control of new phenomena in order to create value for society. But as the materials and structures under investigation have shrunk from the microscale to the nanoscale (and beyond), neither of these stand-alone approaches are sufficient to create the full understanding and implementation of new phenomena. At the micro to nanoscale new and innovative potential uses of materials and structures evolve, driven by cross-fertilization of ideas between traditional engineering disciplines. Successful engineering research in this size regime requires close coordination with leading edge underlying sciences if the discoveries are to exit the laboratory to become products benefiting society. This REU site will provide students with an opportunity to work for ten weeks on cutting edge micro to nanoscale engineering and leave having created knowledge that could only have been imagined a decade ago. This REU site will be structured in an industry-like natural work-group environment that will give skills and practice in effective and efficient execution of this research-based educational experience. Full participation in an ethics class with ìEP grad students will lead participants to question their prior assumptions and adopt the mantle of "citizen technologists", while also demonstrating that rapid positive changes are best enabled through mutual support and cooperation.Non-Technical Sumamry: This three year REU site will provide students with research opportunities in labs that bridge the gap between science and engineering. Students will spend ten weeks working in a research lab with professors, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and/or other undergraduate students. This research experience will provide participants the opportunity to personally experience the thrill of advanced discovery. In addition to a vigorous and rewarding research experience, student discussions in weekly ethics classes and research meetings will examine issues of gender, religion, nationality, physical ability, age, race, and economic class. They will be taught to learn from different points of view, a skill needed to be a creative, competent, and effective engineer. The outcome will be the future leaders of our technical community who have converted new fundamental science into engineering reality, worked in research teams, developed communication skills, learned to appreciate people for their abilities, and gained enthusiasm toward graduate studies at the micro to nanoscale.