Integrated Optics for Undergraduate Native Americans (IOU-NA)

美洲原住民本科集成光学 (IOU-NA)

• 批准号: 1359163
• 负责人: Allison Huff
• 金额: $ 29.09万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-04-01 至 2018-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1359163&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Integrated; Optics; Undergraduate; Native; Americans

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:With the committed support from the Division of Engineering Education and Centers, CIAN's IOU-NA REU program will provide research training for 8 Native American STEM undergraduate students, for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014-2016. CIAN's research addresses photonic materials and devices for optical communication that will be the cornerstone of future Internet technologies. Many leading companies that develop hardware for Internet equipment such as Intel, Cisco, Oracle, Alcatel-Lucent, and Fujitsu are CIAN industrial affiliates with a keen interest to recruit students with these specialized skills. Over a fifteen year horizon, keeping the U.S. as a leader in information technology will require developing dense, integrated optoelectronic systems that extend the capabilities of the current fiber network core while retaining the same cost as today's electronic access network. In addition, entirely new applications for photonics with internet data centers and within the infrastructure of cloud computing are already emerging. IOU-NA students will join experienced CIAN research teams working on improved fiber optics, waveguide materials, short-pulsed lasers, nanofabrication, silicon photonics, and nonlinear photonics, as well as teams in the COS, specifically in the area of Hydrology and Environmental Sciences. This interdisciplinary approach will provide REU participants with a more rounded research experience. The research projects selected for this program have the potential to advance the fields of optical sciences and environmental sciences across the United States. The IOU-NA program prepares students for the challenges of modern engineering by providing a series of trainings and workshops that deliver information and strategies for success in STEM careers and education, practice in communicating the application and motivation of their research projects, and encouraging ambition to publish and share research at conferences, encouraging them to share these developed skill sets within their tribal and urban communities.NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY:In 2012, NSF reported that of the nearly 3500 engineering doctorate degrees awarded to U.S. citizens in the United States, fewer than .17 went to Native Americans. It has become increasingly evident that there is an enormous need to support Native Americans pursuing STEM fields, and is aligned with national endeavors to increase and improve STEM education for underrepresented minorities. With only 42% of Native Americans pursuing any form of higher education and only 13% of that number attaining a bachelor's degree or higher, the need for programs to support Native Americans in undergraduate STEM fields is immediate. CIAN's REU, IOU-NA program is an essential step ensuring these students with unique obstacles gain the confidence and tools needed to graduate with STEM bachelor's degrees and pursue graduate degrees. CIAN's current REU program is a proven, multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional program that provides research experiences to undergraduate students, who, without this program, would have minimal alternatives for undergraduate experiences. Adding a Native American focus to CIAN's REU by mentoring 8 students who are either Native American by citizenship or undergraduate students attending an American Indian serving college or university is in line with the priorities of this nation. CIAN's IOU-NA program will increase opportunities for underrepresented minorities to successfully graduate with higher education STEM majors and pursue STEM careers and graduate studies. In addition to participation in cutting-edge research, IOU-NA students will participate in workshops and a STEM Native American speakers series This IOU-NA is one of several education programs that CIAN has developed in an effort to streamline the STEM pipeline for Native American youth.

技术摘要：在工程教育和中心部的支持下，CIAN的IOU-NA REU计划将在2014 - 2016年夏季为8周美国原住民STEM本科生提供研究培训。 CIAN的研究介绍了光通信的光子材料和设备，这将成为未来互联网技术的基石。许多为互联网设备开发硬件的领先公司，例如Intel，Cisco，Oracle，Alcatel-Luctent和Fujitsu，是Cian Industrial Affiliates，对具有这些专业技能的学生非常感兴趣。在15年的时间里，将美国作为信息技术领域的领导者将需要开发密集的，集成的光电系统，以扩展当前光纤网络核心的功能，同时保留与当今的电子访问网络相同的成本。此外，具有Internet数据中心和云计算基础架构的光子学的全新应用程序已经出现。 IOU-NA学生将加入经验丰富的CIAN研究团队，从事改进的光纤，波导材料，短脉冲激光器，纳米型激光，硅光子学和非线性光子学以及COS中的团队，特别是在水文学和环境科学领域。这种跨学科的方法将为REU参与者提供更全面的研究经验。为该计划选择的研究项目有可能推进美国各地的光学科学和环境科学领域。 IOU-NA计划通过提供一系列培训和研讨会来为学生提供现代工程的挑战，这些培训和研讨会为STEM职业和教育的成功提供信息和策略，在交流其研究项目的应用和动机方面进行实践，并鼓励雄心勃勃在会议上发布和共享研究，并鼓励他们在他们的互联网和Urban Communition中共享这些技能，该工程几乎是Tribal和Urban non-techn-technials。授予美国公民的博士学位，少于.17的美国原住民。越来越明显的是，巨大的需要支持美国原住民追求STEM领域，并且与国家努力保持一致，以增加和改善代表性不足的少数群体的STEM教育。只有42％的美洲原住民从事任何形式的高等教育，只有13％获得学士学位或更高学位，因此需要立即支持在本科STEM领域支持美洲原住民的计划。 CIAN的REU，IOU-NA计划是一项重要的步骤，确保这些具有独特障碍的学生获得了毕业于STEM学士学位并攻读研究生学位所需的信心和工具。 CIAN的当前REU计划是一项经过验证的多学科，多机构的计划，为本科生提供研究经验，如果没有该计划，他们将为本科经验提供最少的选择。通过指导8位由公民身份或大学的本科生的学生指导的学生与美国印第安人服务学院或大学的本科生一起，将美国原住民的重点加入了CIAN的REU，这与该国家的优先事项一致。 CIAN的IOU-NA计划将增加代表性不足的少数群体成功毕业高等教育专业并从事STEM职业和研究生学习的机会。除了参与尖端研究外，IOU-NA学生还将参加研讨会和STEM AMERICAMESPERESS系列，这是Cian开发的几项教育计划之一，以简化为美国原住民青年的STEM管道。