REU Site: Materials for Energy & Sustainability

电话：0531 - 8888888传真：0531 - 8888888 PI：Ubic，Rick ORG：博伊西州立大学标题：REU网站：材料能源可持续性技术咨询这个为期9.5周的REU/RET计划的目标是为本科生和教师提供一个密集的研究团队的经验与国家的最先进的设施，同时探索主题内的活动"材料能源和可持续性。& "用于提供这种体验的项目是高度跨学科的，让学生接触到科学和工程的最前沿。 这些活动可以大致分类为：能源生产（例如，光致发光、固体氧化物燃料电池、核能、磁性形状记忆合金），能量存储（例如，钠离子电池），节能（例如，辐射传感器、能量堆、磁性半导体、纳米电子学），或可持续性（例如，大气对流域的影响）。 参与者有自己的个性化项目，但也融入了跨学科的夏季研究社区，培训他们跨学科有效沟通，并更清楚地了解自己工作的核心概念。 学生们还参加了一些关于图书馆资源，知识产权，道德，合作和研究生院的补充研讨会;他们最终将在年度夏季研究会议上展示他们的成果。 一个全面的评估计划已经开发出来，以衡量参与者的学习和成长，以及他们的信心，对REU体验的满意度，以及影响他们对实验室环境和研究的总体看法的因素。非技术声明材料科学是从现代电子到时尚，安全和可回收包装，更快和省油的车辆，新能源的产生和储存、航空航天推进系统、经济适用房、医疗工程、传感器、纳米技术和微型机械。 科学和政策制定中最令人兴奋的方向之一是可持续发展，其重点是节能、储存和可再生能源生产。 在博伊西州立大学本科生计划的研究经验的目的是提供一个密集的研究团队的经验与国家的最先进的设施，同时探索主题内的活动"能源和可持续发展的材料。“该计划的创建是为了让不同群体的个人，包括美洲原住民，非洲裔美国人，西班牙裔学生和妇女接触研究环境，并帮助他们发展成为专业人士。 来自不同学科的导师的加入使学生能够培养在学术和工业研究环境中脱颖而出所需的技能，其中跨学科团队是标准的。 学生们最终在年度夏季研究会议上展示他们的成果。 该网站还包括教师研究体验部分，有助于将研究与教育相结合，并使学生和教师都受益。

ID: 1359344 PI: Ubic, Rick ORG: Boise State UniversityTitle: REU Site: Materials for Energy & SustainabilityTECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONThe objective of this 9.5-week REU/RET program is to provide undergraduates and teachers an intensive research-team experience with state-of-the-art facilities while exploring activities within the theme "materials for energy and sustainability." The projects used to deliver this experience are highly interdisciplinary, allowing students to be exposed to the forefront of science and engineering. The activities can be broadly categorized as: energy generation (e.g., photovoltaics, solid-oxide fuel cells, nuclear energy, magnetic shape-memory alloys), energy storage (e.g., sodium-ion batteries), energy conservation (e.g., radiation sensors, energy piles, magnetic semiconductors, nanoelectronics), or sustainability (e.g., atmospheric impacts on watershed). Participants have their own individualized projects but are also integrated within an interdisciplinary summer research community, training them to both communicate effectively across disciplines and more clearly understand the concepts central to their own work. Students also participate in a number of supplemental workshops on library resources, intellectual property, ethics, collaboration, and graduate school; and they will ultimately present their results at the annual summer research conference. A comprehensive assessment program has been developed to gauge the learning and growth of participants as well as their confidence, satisfaction with the REU experience, and the factors which influence their perceptions of the lab environment and research generally.NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONMaterials science is the enabling technology behind everything from modern electronics to fashion, safe and recyclable packaging, faster and fuel-efficient vehicles, novel energy generation and storage, aerospace propulsion systems, affordable housing, medical engineering, sensors, nanotechnology, and micromachines. One of the most exciting directions in science and policy-making is sustainability, with its emphasis on energy conservation, storage, and renewable production. The objective of this Research Experience for Undergraduates program at Boise State University is to provide an intensive research-team experience with state-of-the-art facilities while exploring activities within the theme "materials for energy and sustainability." The program was created to expose a diverse group of individuals, including Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic students, and women to the research environment and to help them develop as professionals. Inclusion of mentors from various disciplines enables students to develop skills needed to excel in both academic and industrial research environments, where interdisciplinary teams are standard. Students ultimately present their results at the annual summer research conference. The Site incorporates a Research Experience for Teachers component as well, aiding the integration of research with education and multiplying the benefit to both students and teachers.