REU Site: Soft Materials at Penn State University

REU 站点：宾夕法尼亚州立大学软材料

• 批准号: 0851897
• 负责人: Coray Colina
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 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 2013-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0851897&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Soft; Materials; Penn; REU; Site; Soft; Materials; Penn

This award establishes a new Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Site in Soft Materials at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of Pennsylvania State University. The program aims to train undergraduate students with knowledge, perspective, and teamwork experience to inspire them to pursue advanced degrees and careers in Engineering and Science disciplines. Each year, eleven undergraduate students are recruited nationally to work closely with faculty mentors across Materials Science, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry departments in computational and experimental research projects. Research is organized around polymers, biological macromolecules and self-assembled bio-structures which have potential use in pharmaceutical, agricultural and other industries. In addition to student research projects, the program includes seminars on research topics, guidance on career development, informal social activities to promote interaction among peers and with mentors, and final symposium where REU students present their research results. This REU site is envisioned as nucleating a "center-of-excellence for undergraduate research" in the field of soft materials while strengthening the education and research experience of future science and engineering workforce.This REU Site is funded by the NSF Division of Materials Research.

该奖项在宾夕法尼亚州立大学的材料科学与工程系中为本科生（REU）网站建立了新的研究经验。该计划旨在以知识，观点和团队合作经验培训本科生，以激发他们从事工程和科学学科的高级学位和职业。每年，在全国范围内招募11名本科生，与材料科学，化学工程和化学部门的教师指导者在计算和实验研究项目中密切合作。研究是围绕聚合物，生物学大分子和自组装的生物结构进行的，这些生物结构可能在药品，农业和其他行业中使用。除学生研究项目外，该计划还包括有关研究主题的研讨会，职业发展指导，非正式社交活动，以促进同龄人之间的互动，与导师之间的互动以及REU学生呈现他们的研究结果的最终研讨会。该REU站点被设想为在软材料领域的“本科生研究中心”，同时加强了未来科学和工程劳动力的教育和研究经验。该REU网站由NSF材料研究部资助。