REU Site:Wellman-HST Summer Institute for Biomedical Optics

REU 网站：Wellman-HST 生物医学光学夏季研究所

• 批准号: 1852430
• 负责人: Seok (Andy) Yun
• 金额: $ 36.74万
• 依托单位: Massachusetts General Hospital
• 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: 2019-06-01 至 2023-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852430&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Wellman; HST; Summer

The objectives of the REU Site: Wellman-HST Summer Institute for Biomedical Optics, are to provide a diverse cohort of undergraduate students with a unique opportunity to explore biomedical optics in a multidisciplinary environment at the interface of laboratory innovations and real-world applications, and to inspire them to pursue advanced research, education, and careers in science and engineering. The REU site admits eight undergraduate students to pursue full-time laboratory research for ten weeks from June to August at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. This REU site values diversity in participants' ethnicity, home institution, and academic background, and place emphasis on recruiting underrepresented groups in STEM fields. Eight faculty members with backgrounds in physics, chemistry, and engineering serve as mentors and offer a variety of research projects in diverse, yet cohesive, themes in the field of biomedical optics with emphasis on multidisciplinary approaches that integrate optical physics and engineering to address important biological questions and medical problems. The research program will enhance the ability of students to undertake interdisciplinary research on a broad range of cutting-edge topics including optical coherence tomography, implantable and wearable photonic devices, cell lasers, biomechanics, and light-activated nanomedicine. Students who make important research contributions will be fully supported to travel to professional conferences to showcase their engineering and scientific achievements. In addition to research, students will attend lectures, seminars, and professional development workshops on science communication, ethics, and innovation. Participants will enjoy various social activities and stay in a dormitory at the MIT campus, which is in close proximity to laboratories and lecture halls. This organized, cohesive, and vibrant summer program will make their summer experience go way beyond what could be provided by a typical research experience in a single lab.Biomedical optics is a rapidly growing field, well poised to impact biological sciences and human health. This REU site is geared towards making a significant difference in the future career paths of student participants by providing a positive experience in cutting-edge research, a sense of accomplishment, and the joy of scientifically interacting with peers and professionals. Students will witness how innovative research in the lab can help solve real-world problems and thus provide tangible benefits to the society we live in. This experience will help students gain a broader and deeper perspective on research and further motivate them to pursue careers in multidisciplinary science and engineering. Interactions with mentors provide role models to the students while helping them evaluate their own future career paths. The REU site will also have a positive impact on faculty mentors by fostering active interactions and collaborations. Students will interact with overseas summer students in other ongoing international programs, building global networks. In turn, by providing positive experiences, this interaction can increase the international recognition of science and engineering in the U.S. by attracting talented undergraduates from overseas to the U.S. for higher education. The REU site is well positioned to become a national and international model for highly interdisciplinary and innovative summer research experiences for undergraduates.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.

REU 站点：Wellman-HST 生物医学光学夏季研究所的目标是为多元化的本科生提供独特的机会，让他们在实验室创新和实际应用的多学科环境中探索生物医学光学，以及激励他们在科学和工程领域追求先进的研究、教育和职业。 REU 网站招收 8 名本科生，从 6 月到 8 月在马萨诸塞州总医院的威尔曼光医学中心进行为期十周的全日制实验室研究。该 REU 网站重视参与者的种族、所在机构和学术背景的多样性，并强调招募 STEM 领域代表性不足的群体。八名具有物理、化学和工程学背景的教员担任导师，并在生物医学光学领域提供各种不同但具有凝聚力的主题的研究项目，重点是整合光学物理和工程学的多学科方法，以解决重要的生物学问题问题和医疗问题。该研究项目将提高学生在广泛的前沿主题上进行跨学科研究的能力，包括光学相干断层扫描、可植入和可穿戴光子设备、细胞激光器、生物力学和光激活纳米医学。做出重要研究贡献的学生将得到全力支持前往专业会议展示他们的工程和科学成就。除了研究之外，学生还将参加有关科学传播、道德和创新的讲座、研讨会和专业发展研讨会。参与者将享受各种社交活动，并入住麻省理工学院校园的宿舍，该宿舍靠近实验室和报告厅。这个有组织、有凝聚力、充满活力的暑期项目将使他们的暑期体验远远超出单个实验室的典型研究体验所能提供的范围。生物医学光学是一个快速发展的领域，有望影响生物科学和人类健康。该 REU 网站旨在通过提供前沿研究的积极体验、成就感以及与同行和专业人士进行科学互动的乐趣，为学生参与者的未来职业道路带来重大影响。学生将见证实验室的创新研究如何帮助解决现实世界的问题，从而为我们生活的社会带来切实的好处。这种经历将帮助学生获得更广泛、更深入的研究视角，并进一步激励他们追求多学科的职业生涯科学和工程。与导师的互动为学生提供了榜样，同时帮助他们评估自己未来的职业道路。 REU 网站还将通过促进积极的互动和合作对教师导师产生积极影响。学生将在其他正在进行的国际项目中与海外暑期学生互动，建立全球网络。反过来，通过提供积极的经验，这种互动可以吸引海外有才华的本科生到美国接受高等教育，从而提高美国科学和工程的国际认可度。 REU 网站完全有能力成为为本科生提供高度跨学科和创新夏季研究体验的国内和国际典范。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。