An Interdisciplinary Materials Science REU Program at James Madison University

詹姆斯麦迪逊大学跨学科材料科学 REU 项目

• 批准号: 0851367
• 负责人: William Hughes
• 金额: $ 25.5万
• 依托单位: James Madison University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-04-01 至 2012-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0851367&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Interdisciplinary; Materials; Science; REU; Program

The James Madison University (JMU) Center for Materials Science offers a Research Experience for Undergraduates in the unique environment of a primarily undergraduate university with strong support for interdisciplinary research in materials science. Students in this program work in small groups with other undergraduates under the direct supervision of a JMU faculty member. The students and faculty come from a wide variety of backgrounds including physics, chemistry, engineering, geology, and mathematics. Projects include the fabrication of microfluidic devices, the growth and characterization of carbon nanotubes, the modeling of granular materials and crystallization processes, and the chemistry associated with technically important metal oxides and organic molecules that have potential uses in molecular motors. Students will work with state of the art equipment in a class 10000 clean room, metal deposition and photolithography tools, scanning probe and electron microscopes and optical spectrometers. Students also participate in activities that enhance their technical communication and presentation skills and are given the opportunity to travel to regional and national meetings to present their work before a broader audience.This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program and NSF Division of Materials Research in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate.

詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学（JMU）材料科学中心在主要的本科大学的独特环境中为大学生提供了研究经验，并为材料科学领域的跨学科研究提供了大力支持。该计划中的学生在JMU教职员工的直接监督下与其他本科生的小组合作。学生和教职员工来自各种各样的背景，包括物理，化学，工程，地质和数学。项目包括制造微流体设备，碳纳米管的生长和表征，颗粒材料和结晶过程的建模以及与具有潜在用途的技术重要金属氧化物和有机分子相关的化学作用。 学生将使用10000级洁净室，金属沉积和光刻工具，扫描探针和电子显微镜以及光谱仪的最先进设备。 学生还参加了提高其技术沟通和演示技巧的活动，并有机会参加区域和国家会议，在更广泛的受众面前展示他们的工作。本科生的研究经验（REU）网站由国防部与NSF REU计划和NSF REU计划和NSF材料研究部门合作，在数学和物理学局局长中合作。