REU Site: Surface Engineering for Sensing, Energy and Nanoelectronics

非技术部分：在德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校的本科生研究经验（REU）站点，每年有10名有才华的本科生将在纳米技术、能源、电子和传感领域进行表面工程研究。他们的工作将在具有重大经济和社会意义的领域取得新进展，包括纳米电子学、光伏、催化剂、电池、燃料电池、热电学、能量收集系统、传热系统和传感器。培训学生在这些及相关领域进行研究将有助于保持美国劳动力的竞争力。招聘的重点将是妇女和来自代表性不足群体的学生，特别是那些研究机会有限的机构的学生。在德克萨斯州，女性和少数族裔在高等教育中的代表性明显不足，因此该项目解决了一个关键的地区需求。技术部分：德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校的本科生研究经验（REU）站点专注于纳米技术，能源，电子和传感领域的表面工程应用。每年都会招募10名本科生进行为期10周的暑期研究体验，招聘重点是女性和来自代表性不足群体的学生，以及研究机会有限的机构的学生。研究将由材料科学与工程系和机械工程系的跨学科教师团队监督。学生项目将包括锂离子电池的发展，半导体表面功能化的新方法，材料的先进等离子体处理，新型纳米结构多孔材料，柔性电子，有机混合太阳能电池，自下而上的纳米线沉积方法，以及材料的表征和建模。除了参与研究之外，REU研究员还将参加表面工程入门短期课程、教师和外部专家的研究研讨会，以及关于职业规划和科学与工程伦理与商业的非正式研讨会。他们还将参观当地的一些高科技产业。每年夏末，研究员将参加一年一度的美国真空学会德州分会会议，并展示他们的研究成果。

NON-TECHNICAL PART: At the Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Site at the University of Texas at Dallas, each year ten talented undergraduates will perform research in surface engineering with applications in nanotechnology, energy, electronics and sensing. Their work will lead to new advances in areas of great economic and societal importance, including nanoelectronics, photovoltaics, catalysts, batteries, fuel cells, thermoelectrics, energy-harvesting systems, heat transfer systems, and sensors. Training students to perform research in these and related areas will help to maintain the competitiveness of the United States workforce. Recruitment will focus on women and students from under-represented groups, in particular those at institutions where research opportunities are limited. In Texas, women and minorities are significantly under-represented in higher education, so this program addresses a critical regional need. TECHNICAL PART: The Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Site at the University of Texas at Dallas is focused on surface engineering with applications in nanotechnology, energy, electronics and sensing. Each year ten undergraduate students are recruited for a ten-week summer research experience, with recruitment focusing on women and students from under-represented groups and at institutions where research opportunities are limited. Research will be supervised by an interdisciplinary team of faculty from the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Student projects will include the development of Li ion batteries, new methods for semiconductor surface functionalization, advanced plasma processing of materials, new nanostructured porous materials, flexible electronics, organic hybrid solar cells, bottom-up methods for nanowire deposition, and the characterization and modeling of materials. In addition to participating in research, the REU fellows will attend an introductory short-course in surface engineering, research seminars from faculty and outside experts, and informal seminars on career planning and the ethics and business of science and engineering. They will also visit several local high-tech industries. At the end of each summer, Fellows will attend the annual American Vacuum Society Texas Chapter Conference and present their research.