REU/RET Site: Penn State REU and RET in Interdisciplinary Materials Physics

非技术部分：很明显，化学、物理和工程之间的传统学科界限正在变得模糊，因为现代研究需要多学科的专业知识和合作研究才能取得成功。这项跨学科材料物理学本科生和教师研究经验由宾夕法尼亚州立大学物理系和纳米科学中心（DMR材料研究科学与工程中心）联合主办。每年将有17名本科生和6名教师参与材料物理和跨学科材料领域的实践指导研究。学生和教师将学习和应用尖端的科学技术，并体验在协作的跨学科研究环境中工作的挑战和回报。他们将通过专业发展活动，包括科学研讨会、专业网络活动和拓展活动，学习和实践传达科学及其发现的重要技能。在实验室之外，该网站将通过设施参观，研究研讨会和网络活动，让学生接触跨学科研究的兴奋。教师将获得材料科学知识，并将他们的经验传授给学生，通过与同龄人和宾夕法尼亚州立大学教师共同开发教学资源，影响他们和他们的社区。学生们将被鼓励从事科学和工程方面的职业，从而增加包括少数民族和妇女在内的未被充分代表的群体在科学领域的代表性。技术部分：跨学科材料物理学是一个广泛的研究课题，从新材料的设计、创造和表征到材料内部原子相互作用的理论理解。学生将在宾夕法尼亚州立大学物理系或参与纳米科学中心的跨学科实验室进行为期10周的凝聚态物质和材料物理学或跨学科纳米材料的指导研究。研究课题将涵盖复杂材料、薄膜、超导性、半导体、磁性和纳米结构的新特性。为了补充他们的研究训练，学生将从事专业发展，重点关注跨学科科学的好处，以及向专业和公众受众传播科学。他们的研究成果将在宾夕法尼亚州立大学的跨学科本科生研究研讨会上展示。

NON-TECHNICAL PART: It is clear that the traditional disciplinary boundaries between chemistry, physics, and engineering are becoming blurred as modern research requires the expertise of multiple disciplines and collaborative research to be successful. This Research Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers in Interdisciplinary Materials Physics is jointly hosted by the Physics Department and the Center for Nanoscale Science (a DMR Materials Research Science and Engineering Center) at Penn State. It will engage a highly diverse group of 17 undergraduate students and 6 teachers each year in hands-on mentored research within the fields of materials physics and interdisciplinary materials. Students and teachers will learn and apply cutting-edge scientific techniques and experience the challenges and rewards of working in a collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment. They will learn and practice important skills for conveying science and its discoveries through professional development activities that include scientific seminars, professional networking events, and outreach activities. Outside the lab, the Site will expose students to the excitement of interdisciplinary research through facilities tours, research seminars, and networking events. Teachers will gain material science knowledge and transfer their experiences back to their students, influencing them and their communities through the development of teaching resources with their peers and Penn State faculty. Students will be inspired to pursue careers in science and engineering, subsequently increasing representation in science from underrepresented groups, including minorities and women.TECHNICAL PART: Interdisciplinary Materials Physics is a broad range of research topics spanning from the design, creation, and characterization of novel materials to the theoretical understanding of atomic interactions within materials. Students will participate in a 10 week mentored research experience in condensed matter and materials physics or in interdisciplinary nano-materials conducted in labs within Penn State's Physics Department or the cross-disciplinary cohort of labs participating in the Center for Nanoscale Science. Research topics will span studies in complex materials, thin films, superconductivity, semi-conductors, magnetism, and novel properties of nanoscale structures. To complement their research training, students will engage in professional development focusing on the benefits of interdisciplinary science and on communicating science to both professional and public audiences. The culmination of their research experiences will be to present their work at a cross-disciplinary undergraduate research symposium at Penn State.