REU Site: Research and Education in Multiscale Sensing and Imaging

这个本科生研究经验（REU）网站计划在爱荷华州州立大学，提供国家的最先进的，多学科的研究经验，在传感，驱动和成像领域，从有限或没有研究机会的机构的本科生多样化和有才华的队列。对先进传感和成像技术的需求，以加强我们国家的健康，国土，粮食和能源安全从未如此紧迫，这一点从NAE大挑战中可以看出。 传感和成像技术的研究具有明显的社会影响，吸引了广泛的学生群体。此外，研究的多学科性质，将工程概念与科学概念相结合，将有助于吸引所有工程和非工程学科的学生。这REU网站与传感和成像研究的重点将利用共享的研究兴趣和教师的协同互动，以帮助增加研究生入学率。学生的经历将从依赖发展到独立的地位，并将使他们获得终身技能，这将影响他们对科学和工程以及社会的贡献。这个更新REU网站计划的主要目标是为每个本科生参与者提供十周的科学严谨，智力要求，在与教师和其他学生合作的高度合议环境中的研究经验。该计划的重点是参与者的技术技能和批判性思维能力的发展，以及他们接触到与传感器，执行器和智能材料的设计和制造相关的实质性，代表性的研究调查;最先进的成像和诊断系统以及传感器/设备设计和可靠性的数据驱动方法。项目主题包括微流体设备，生物制剂的纳米机械传感器;纳米能量成像，生物修复，纳米材料合成和可植入传感器的可靠性。该计划还将包括每周研讨会系列;短期课程;交流研讨会;与中学教师的互动;旨在补充研究活动的组织社会和文化活动; REU研究研讨会，以提供对学生工作和卓越成就的反馈;以及将由ISU生物伦理学计划进行的工程伦理影响培训。 还鼓励参与者在参加该计划的一年内在区域和国家会议上提交技术论文/海报。该网站由国防部与NSF REU计划合作支持。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program at Iowa State University, offers state-of-the-art, multi-disciplinary research experiences in the areas of sensing, actuation and imaging, to diverse and talented cohorts of undergraduates from institutions with limited or no research opportunities. The need for advanced sensing and imaging technologies to enhance our nation's health, homeland, food and energy security has never been more urgent as evident from the NAE Grand Challenges. Research in sensing and imaging technologies has an obvious societal impact that appeals to a broad demographic of students. In addition, the multidisciplinary nature of the research, which merges engineering concepts with those in the sciences will help attract students from all engineering and non-engineering disciplines. This REU Site with a focus on sensing and imaging research will take advantage of shared research interests and synergistic interactions of the faculty to help increase graduate enrollment. The student experience will evolve from dependent to independent status and will enable them to acquire life-long skills that will impact their contributions to science and engineering and to society.The primary goal of this renewal REU Site program is to provide each undergraduate participant with a ten-week scientifically rigorous, intellectually demanding, research experience within a highly collegial environment of collaboration with faculty and other students. The program focuses on the development of the technical skills and critical-thinking abilities of the participants and on their exposure to substantive, representative research investigations related to design and manufacturing of sensors, actuators and smart materials; state-of-the-art imaging and diagnostic systems and data driven approaches to sensor/device design and reliability. Project topics include microfluidic devices, nanomechanical sensors for biological agents; nanoenergetics imaging, bioprosthetics, nanomaterials synthesis, and reliability of implantable sensors. The program will also include weekly seminar series; short courses; communication workshops; interactions with middle school teachers; organized social and cultural events designed to complement the research activities; a REU Research Symposium to provide feedback on student work and exceptional achievement; and training in ethical implications of engineering that will be conducted by ISU's Bioethics program. Participants will also be encouraged to present a technical paper/poster at regional and national conferences within one year of participating in this program.This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.