REU Site: Interdisciplinary Application of Advanced Polymers for Engineering Innovations

REU 网站：先进聚合物在工程创新中的跨学科应用

基本信息

批准号：
1851974
负责人：
Jason Bara
金额：
$ 38.76万
依托单位：
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2019-05-15 至 2023-04-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1851974&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Site Interdisciplinary Application Advanced

项目摘要

The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa REU Site in Polymers for Engineering Innovation will be driven by an intellectual focus on advanced polymer materials and interdisciplinary applications. In the early 21st Century, there has been a great deal of growth in fundamental polymer research and new industrial/commercial applications, such as additive manufacturing, biomedical/biological engineering, fuel cells, nanotechnology, stretchable electronics, and membrane separations. However, many undergraduate students still do not become directly acquainted with polymer science/engineering prior to graduation. An earlier introduction to polymer science research and applications can help ignite innovations that address some of the emerging challenges of national interest such as energy efficiency, green chemistry, and improved healthcare. Due to the interdisciplinary nature required within polymer science and engineering, the research opportunities within this REU Site will provide a diverse cohort of students with a broader perspective of techniques and problem solving approaches, as well as a deeper and more rigorous appreciation of future careers in research. An interdisciplinary team of faculty mentors has been assembled to help prepare a rich pipeline of young engineers that can contribute to current and emerging engineering challenges.This REU program is expected to yield many tangential outcomes beyond the direct technical impacts to the fields of polymer chemistry, material science, and engineering. First, acquiring fundamental knowledge of polymer chemistry will help leverage it to novel discovery of innovative solutions and will open up a variety of PhD-level research opportunities to the REU students in the future. Also, hands-on exposure to the various interdisciplinary projects will improve the students' ability to communicate to a broader community of researchers and the general public. This is particularly important training to help nurture them into future leaders and educators in science and engineering. This program will also educate the students about technology-transfer issues, entrepreneurship, polymer-based research applications in the private sector, and the leadership skills needed for long-term success by direct interaction with experts and young alumni working in the field. All of these impacts will be magnified with a special focus to recruit students from HBCUs and Hispanic-serving community colleges that are traditionally underrepresented or have limited access to resources.This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

阿拉巴马大学Tuscaloosa REU网站在工程创新的聚合物中，将由智力上的重点放在高级聚合物材料和跨学科应用程序中。在21世纪初期，基本聚合物研究和新的工业/商业应用，例如添加剂制造，生物医学/生物工程，燃料电池，纳米技术，可拉伸电子学和膜分离，已经有了很大的增长。但是，许多本科生在毕业前仍然没有直接熟悉聚合物科学/工程。较早的聚合物科学研究和应用介绍可以帮助点燃创新，以应对国家利益的一些新兴挑战，例如能源效率，绿色化学和改善的医疗保健。由于聚合物科学和工程中所需的跨学科性质，该REU站点内的研究机会将为各种学生提供更多的学生，具有更广泛的技术和解决问题的方法，以及对未来职业的更深入，更严格的欣赏研究。一支跨学科的教师导师团队已经组装，以帮助准备丰富的年轻工程师管道，这些工程师可以为当前和新兴的工程挑战做出贡献。预计，该计划将产生许多直接技术影响，超越对Polymer化学领域的直接技术影响（材料科学和工程。首先，获取对聚合物化学的基本知识将有助于利用它的新发现，并将未来为REU学生提供各种博士学位研究机会。此外，动手接触各种跨学科项目将提高学生与更广泛的研究人员和公众沟通的能力。这是特别重要的培训，可以帮助他们培养科学和工程领域的未来领导者和教育者。该计划还将教育学生有关技术转移问题，企业家精神，基于聚合物的研究应用程序，以及与专家和年轻校友直接互动所需的长期成功所需的领导能力。所有这些影响将被放大，以特别的重点，以招募来自HBCUS和西班牙裔社区学院的学生，这些大学传统上代表性不足或获得资源的机会有限。该网站由国防部与NSF REU计划合作支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识分子和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估而被认为值得支持。