REU Site: SUNFEST - Summer Undergraduate Research in Sensor Technologies

这项为期三年的更新本科生研究经验（REU）现场计划，SUNFEST：夏季本科生研究传感器技术，在宾夕法尼亚大学，将为不同的本科生提供机会，从事涉及传感器技术的研究项目，目标是开发新材料和设备。通过在充满活力和支持性的环境中开展自己的有意义的研究项目，学生将为基于学术的发现做出贡献，这些发现将为医疗、机器人、通信、环境、能源、农业和监控应用带来更好的设备和系统。这些项目中的每一个都涉及一个科学上重要的主题，以促进对具有“现实生活”应用的特定传感器现象的理解。这个REU的一个重要重点将是将这些研究经验扩展到研究经验较少的小型四年制大学的学生，并吸引来自传统上在科学和工程领域代表性不足的群体的学生，包括第一代、低收入、代表性不足的少数民族学生和女性。在为期10周的暑期，宾夕法尼亚大学将接待10名本科生，他们将参与与传感器技术相关的高质量、前沿的研究项目。研究项目将包括传感器现象、材料、纳米和微制造传感器、使用量子系统的传感以及传感器在医学、农业和机器人领域的应用。为了培养学生成为未来的研究人员，他们将参加每周在实验室举行的小组会议和研讨会。此外，REU还为学生参与者提供专业发展活动，包括撰写提案和技术报告，负责任的研究行为，申请研究生院以及有效的口头报告。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This three year renewal Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site Program, SUNFEST: Summer Undergraduate Research in Sensor Technologies, at the University of Pennsylvania, will offer a diverse cohort of undergraduate students the opportunity to work on research projects involving sensor technologies with the goal to develop new materials and devices. By working on a meaningful research project of their own in a dynamic and supportive environment, students will contribute to academically-based discovery that will lead to better devices and systems for medical, robotics, communications, environmental, energy, agricultural and surveillance applications. Each of these projects deals with a scientifically important topic for advancing the understanding of a specific sensor phenomenon that have "real-life" applications. An important focus of this REU will be to extend these research experiences to students at small, four-year colleges where research experiences are less abundant and to engage students who come from groups traditionally underrepresented in science and engineering, including first generation, low income, underrepresented minority students and women.Over 10 summer weeks, the University of Pennsylvania will host 10 undergraduate students who will be involved in high quality, cutting-edge research projects related to sensor technology. Research projects will include sensor phenomena, materials, nano- and micro-fabricated sensors, sensing using quantum systems and sensor applications in medicine, agriculture and robotics. To foster students' development as future researchers, they will participate in weekly group meetings and seminars in their labs. In addition, the REU offers professional development activities for the student participants, include workshops on writing proposals and technical reports, responsible conduct of research, applying to graduate school, and effective oral presentations.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.