Nanotechnology REU with a Focus on Community Colleges

纳米技术 REU 重点关注社区大学

• 批准号: 1461248
• 负责人: Carolyn Nichol
• 金额: $ 32.78万
• 依托单位: William Marsh Rice University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-05-01 至 2018-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1461248&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Nanotechnology; REU; Focus; Community; Colleges

BROADER SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT:The Nanotechnology Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) with a Focus on Community Colleges at Rice University will provide community college students in the Greater Houston area with summer research internships in the field of nanotechnology. The program aims to engage traditionally underrepresented students in the STEM fields by recruiting from community colleges including those that are primarily minority serving institutions. Through laboratory experiences and interactions with faculty, post-docs, and student mentors at Rice University, REU participants will be exposed to STEM research, applications, and careers. Studies show that participation in undergraduate research supports the transition from two-year to four-year colleges and provides a pathway to graduate school and research careers. Students in this program will work on projects that involve real-world applications in the field of energy, medicine, and environmental health. In addition, the program provides considerable training and mentoring of these students not only through the support of the participating Rice faculty, staff, and students but through its strong infrastructure established to promote diversity and student success. A main outcome of the program is to impact students, who otherwise would not have considered STEM research or careers, with enriching and transformative research experiences resulting in a more diverse and expanded STEM workforce.PROJECT DESCRIPTION:The Nanotechnology Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) with a Focus on Community Colleges at Rice University will provide ten community college students in the Greater Houston area with a ten-week summer research internship in the field of nanotechnology. The program aims to impact traditionally underrepresented students in the STEM fields who are represented in significant numbers in the local community colleges. Through laboratory experiences and interactions with faculty, post-docs, and student mentors at Rice University, REU participants will be exposed to STEM research, applications, and careers. Studies show that participation in undergraduate research support the pathway to graduate school and research careers. In addition, the program provides considerable training and mentoring of these students not only through the support of the participating Rice faculty, staff, and students but through its strong infrastructure established to promote diversity and student success. Rice University has made demonstrable strides in the field of nanotechnology with its extensive research facilities, interdisciplinary collaboration, and landmark breakthroughs. This REU program will provide opportunities for students to conduct research involving STEM applications in energy, medicine, and environmental health. Nanotechnology is multidisciplinary, and thus, the research usually brings together many fields of engineering and science. Students will have various research areas for participation that include: synthesis and characterization of new nanomaterials; air and water purification; photonics and plasmonics; medical imaging, diagnoses, and treatment; and clean energy.

该项目的更广泛意义：本科生的纳米技术研究经验（REU），重点是赖斯大学的社区大学，将为大休斯顿地区的社区大学学生提供纳米技术领域的夏季研究实习。 该计划旨在通过从社区大学中招募包括主要是少数派服务机构的社区大学来吸引传统上代表性不足的学生。 通过实验室的经验以及与赖斯大学的教师，毕业后和学生导师的互动，REU参与者将接触STEM研究，应用和职业。 研究表明，参加本科研究的参与支持了从两年年的大学过渡，并为研究生院和研究职业提供了途径。该计划中的学生将在能源，医学和环境健康领域涉及现实世界应用的项目上工作。 此外，该计划不仅通过参与的水稻教职员工和学生的支持，还通过建立的强大基础设施来为这些学生提供大量培训和指导，以促进多样性和学生的成功。 该计划的一个主要结果是影响学生，否则他们就不会考虑STEM研究或职业，并具有丰富和变革性的研究经验，导致了更多样化和扩大的STEM劳动力。 该计划旨在影响STEM领域中传统代表性不足的学生，这些学生在当地社区大学中有很多代表。 通过实验室的经验以及与赖斯大学的教师，毕业后和学生导师的互动，REU参与者将接触STEM研究，应用和职业。 研究表明，参与本科研究支持研究生院和研究职业的途径。 此外，该计划不仅通过参与的水稻教职员工和学生的支持，还通过建立的强大基础设施来为这些学生提供大量培训和指导，以促进多样性和学生的成功。 赖斯大学在纳米技术领域取得了可观的进步，其广泛的研究设施，跨学科的合作和具有里程碑意义的突破。 该REU计划将为学生提供涉及能源，医学和环境健康中STEM应用的研究的机会。 纳米技术是多学科的，因此，研究通常汇集了许多工程和科学领域。 学生将拥有各种参与研究领域，其中包括：新纳米材料的合成和表征；空气和水净化；光子学和血浆；医学成像，诊断和治疗；和清洁能源。