REU Site: Materials Make the World, A Dartmouth College REU Site in Materials Science

达特茅斯学院将举办一个本科生研究经验（REU）网站，为那些可能不会考虑将材料科学与工程作为职业选择的本科生提供准备和指导。10名本科生在达特茅斯度过了9个星期的暑假，在此期间，他们获得了实质性的实践研究经验。学生参与者分享新材料的创造，这些新材料最终将被用于改进产品和服务，造福于更广泛的社会。同时，他们学会有效地将这些信息传达给一系列科学家和非科学家。一半的学生职位是为代表性不足的少数民族保留的，男女比例为50:50，一半的学生是从非研究密集型大学和学院招收的学生，以扩大该领域的参与度。在学院导师的指导下，学生既能在实验室获得实际的材料科学研究经验，也能在课堂上从该领域的专家那里了解材料科学的广度和价值。他们还从事专业发展活动，包括出版研究数据的开发、研究成果的公开展示、专业网络、研究生入学考试指导和准备，以及负责任的研究行为的培训。技术概述REU网站为那些可能不会考虑将材料科学与工程作为职业选择的本科生提供准备和指导。十名本科生将在达特茅斯大学度过九周的暑假，在此期间，他们将获得实质性的实践研究经验，涉及各种主题，包括用于健康和防护的多功能电子纺织品、了解Al2O3两级系统的起源、钠金属钠陶瓷电解质的界面工程、先进中熵合金软磁体、导电3d打印碳材料的制造、聚合物衍生陶瓷的制备和性能调整，MnZn中非线性介电行为的测量，可变材料性能表面上的冰生长，使用可开关控制液晶的光物理特性，用于柔性电子的2d导电氧化物半导体的波段工程，以及高效，高温太阳能选择性吸收涂层。学生参与者分享新材料的创造，最终将找到改善产品和服务的方式，造福于更广泛的社会。同时，他们学会有效地将这些信息传达给一系列科学家和非科学家。一半的学生名额留给代表性不足的少数民族，男女比例为50:50，一半的学生是从非研究型大学和学院招收的学生，以扩大该领域的参与度。在学院导师的指导下，学生既能在实验室获得实际的材料科学研究经验，也能在课堂上从该领域的专家那里了解材料科学的广度和价值。他们还从事专业发展活动，包括出版研究数据的开发、研究成果的公开展示、专业网络、研究生入学考试指导和准备，以及负责任的研究行为的培训。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。

Non-technical summaryDartmouth College will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site that prepares and mentors undergraduates who might not have otherwise considered Materials Science and Engineering as a career option. Ten undergraduates spend nine weeks at Dartmouth during the summer during which they receive substantive, hands-on research experience. Student participants share in the creation of new materials that will eventually find their way into improved products and services that benefit broader society. In conjunction, they learn to communicate this information effectively to both a range of scientists and non-scientists. Half of the student positions are reserved for under-represented minorities, there is a 50:50 gender balance, and half the students are recruited students from non-research-intensive universities and colleges in order to broaden participation in the field. Under the guidance of Faculty mentors, the students gain both practical Materials Science research experience in the laboratory, and also learn about the breadth and value of materials science in the classroom from experts in the field. They also engage in professional development activities that include the development of research data for publication, public presentation of research results, professional networking, Graduate Record Examination coaching and preparation, and training in the Responsible Conduct of Research. Technical summaryThe REU site prepares and mentors undergraduates who might not have otherwise considered Materials Science and Engineering as a career option. Ten undergraduates spend nine weeks at Dartmouth during the summer during which they receive substantive, hands-on research experience on a variety of topics including Multifunctional Electronic Textiles for Health and Protection, Understanding the Origin of Two-Level Systems in Al2O3, Engineering the Interface of Sodium Ceramic Electrolytes for Sodium Metal, Advanced Medium Entropy Alloy Soft Magnets, Fabrication of conductive 3D-printed carbon materials, Fabrication and Property Tuning of Polymer-Derived Ceramics, Measurements of Nonlinear Dielectric Behavior in MnZn, Ice Growth on Surfaces with Variable Material Properties, Controlling the photophysical properties of liquid crystals using switchable, Band Engineering of 2D-Conducting Oxide Semiconductors for Flexible Electronics, and High-efficiency, high-temperature solar selective absorber coatings. The student participants share in the creation of new materials that will eventually find their way into improved products and services that benefit broader society. In conjunction, they learn to communicate this information effectively to both a range of scientists and non-scientists. Half of the student slots are reserved for under-represented minorities, there is a 50:50 gender balance, and half the students are recruited students from non-research-intensive universities and colleges in order to broaden participation in the field. Under the guidance of Faculty mentors, the students gain both practical Materials Science research experience in the laboratory, and also learn about the breadth and value of materials science in the classroom from experts in the field. They also engage in professional development activities that include the development of research data for publication, public presentation of research results, professional networking, Graduate Record Examination coaching and preparation, and training in the Responsible Conduct of Research.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.