REU Site: Nanoscale Science Undergraduate Research Experience (NanoSURE) at UNC Charlotte

该奖项由美国国家科学基金会化学部和国防部刺激和支持本科生研究奖（ASSURE）计划颁发，支持北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校2015-2017年夏季本科生研究经验（REU）站点。每年有10名本科生入选NanoSURE REU项目。参与者加入跨学科研究团队，专注于与纳米科学跨学科博士项目的教师进行合作项目。目标学生参与者的范围从新生到高年级学生，包括属于研究机会有限的本科生群体的学生，或者来自代表性不足的群体的学生。活动包括为期10周的本科生研究经历、讲习班和研讨会、外展培训和活动以及各种社会/文化活动。NanoSURE计划的主要广泛影响是在本科水平的纳米尺度科学研究机会的进步，以及能够满足纳米技术领域多学科挑战的多样化劳动力的发展。REU网站为来自代表性不足的群体（女性和少数民族）的学生和来自研究培训机会有限的机构（HBCUs（传统黑人学院和大学），PUIs（主要本科院校）和社区学院）的学生提供导师指导的研究经验。新生的直接参与研究经历刺激了这群学生攻读STEM学科的大学学位。NanoSURE REU网站还与北卡罗来纳州夏洛特的探索中心合作，提供科学推广方面的培训，并为REU学生提供向公众传播科学的机会。

This award by the Division of Chemistry at the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense's Award to Stimulate and Support Undergraduate Research (ASSURE) Program supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte for the summers of 2015-2017. Ten undergraduates are selected for the NanoSURE REU program each year. Participants join interdisciplinary research teams which focus on ongoing collaborative projects with faculty members from the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Nanoscale Science. Targeted student participants range from rising freshmen through rising seniors and include students who belong to undergraduate populations where research opportunities are limited, or who are from underrepresented groups. Activities include a 10-week undergraduate research experience, workshops and seminars, outreach training and activity, and various social/cultural activities.The primary broader impact of the NanoSURE program is the advancement of nanoscale science research opportunities at the undergraduate level and the development of a diverse workforce able to meet the multi-disciplinary challenges of the nanotechnology field. The REU site provides a mentor-guided research experience to students from underrepresented groups (women and minorities) and students from institutions in which access to research training is limited [HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), PUIs (Primarily Undergraduate Institutions), and community colleges]. The direct involvement of rising freshmen in the research experience stimulates this group of students to pursue college degrees in STEM disciplines. The NanoSURE REU site also partners with the Discovery Place of Charlotte, NC to provide training in scientific outreach and an opportunity for REU students to disseminate science to the general public.