REU Site in Nanoscale Science and Engineering

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• 批准号: 1062784
• 负责人: Mark Hersam
• 金额: $ 29.1万
• 依托单位: Northwestern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-04-15 至 2014-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1062784&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Nanoscale; Science; Engineering

This three year renewal REU Site program at Northwestern University(NU)in Nanoscale Science and Engineering will support a diverse group of ten undergraduates from colleges and universities around the country in meaningful hands-on nanoscale science and engineering focused research for a 9 week period over the summer. The program will be enhanced by educationl activities including technical writing and professional speaking workshops, an ethics seminar,weekly meetings/seminars,and a field trip to Argonne National Laboratory. At the close of the program, participants will have opportunities; to their enhanced skills to use at the Closing Symposium,and by writing and submitting a paper for possible publication in Nanoscape: The Journal for Undergraduate Research in Nanoscience or professional technical journals. The site program builds upon nine years of experience developing and providing meaningful hands-on research and educational opportunities for undergraduates from around the country through the NU Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center(NSEC).The program will empower a diverse group of students, enable them to complete a summer research project and prepare them for graduate education. Recruitment efforts will target underrepresented minorities and women. Already established partnerships, which have resulted in a highly diverse participant population in the past, will be continued for this program. These partnerships include, the Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP), Chicago State University, and Harold Washington College. Additional program recruitment efforts include attendance at annual recruitment fairs and society conferences (e.g., The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), direct mailing of promotional posters to a list of 114 historically Black colleges around the country, and disseminating internet program announcements through the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans (SACNAS), the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), NSBE, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Mexican-American Engineers Society (MAES), and the Association for Women in Science (AWIS). Results will be disseminated broadly through the Nanoscape journal and other professional publications. The inclusion of undergraduates in the nanoscience and engineering research at NU will help to advance the research to applications that have the potential to significantly benefit society.

西北大学 (NU) 纳米科学与工程领域的这一为期三年的更新 REU 站点项目将支持来自全国各地学院和大学的十名本科生进行为期 9 周的有意义的实践纳米科学与工程重点研究。夏天。该计划将通过教育活动得到加强，包括技术写作和专业演讲研讨会、道德研讨会、每周会议/研讨会以及阿贡国家实验室实地考察。项目结束时，参与者将有机会；提高他们在闭幕研讨会上使用的技能，并撰写并提交一篇论文，以便可能在 Nanoscape：纳米科学本科生研究期刊或专业技术期刊上发表。该现场项目建立在九年的经验之上，通过 NU 纳米科学与工程中心 (NSEC) 为全国各地的本科生开发和提供有意义的实践研究和教育机会。该项目将为多元化的学生群体提供支持，使他们能够完成夏季研究项目并为研究生教育做好准备。招聘工作将针对代表性不足的少数族裔和妇女。 过去已经建立的合作伙伴关系导致参与者群体高度多样化，该计划将继续下去。 这些合作伙伴包括伊利诺伊州路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟 (LSAMP)、芝加哥州立大学和哈罗德华盛顿学院。 其他计划招募工作包括参加年度招聘会和社会会议（例如，全国黑人工程师协会 (NSBE)），将宣传海报直接邮寄到全国 114 所历史悠久的黑人大学名单，并通过奇卡诺人和美洲原住民促进协会 (SACNAS)、美洲印第安人科学与工程学会 (AISES)、女工程师协会 (SWE)、NSBE、西班牙裔专业人士协会工程师（SHPE）、墨西哥裔美国工程师协会（MAES）和女性科学协会（AWIS）的研究结果将通过《Nanoscape》杂志和其他专业出版物广泛传播。 NU 将帮助将研究推进到有潜力为社会带来显着造福的应用领域。