REU Site: Developing a Clean Energy Future with Underserved Students

REU 网站：与服务不足的学生一起开发清洁能源的未来

• 批准号: 1852447
• 负责人: Lyubov Titova
• 金额: $ 34.78万
• 依托单位: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• 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: 2019-04-15 至 2024-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852447&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Developing; Clean; Energy

The transition from fossil fuels to sustainable energy is needed to address environmental problems facing the world and generate significant economic growth. It requires training a new generation of scientists and engineers well versed in renewable energy science and technology. This REU Site: Developing a Clean Energy Future with Underserved Students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will support training of ten students per year for three years in clean energy science and technology, and introduce them to future careers in the renewable energy industry, non-for-profits and government sector, academic research and STEM education. Strong emphasis will be placed on recruiting students from traditionally disadvantaged groups: racial and ethnic minorities, women, and students from low socioeconomic status communities. REU participants will pursue independent research projects in biomass conversion to fuels, solar energy, and energy efficient devices for high bandwidth communications. They will join interdisciplinary research teams in the WPI Energy Research Group. In addition to research, the REU will focus on professional development of the participants, through weekly career development seminars and company visits. Participating students will also take on mentorship roles and develop teaching modules on renewable energy for high school students from Worcester Girls Inc., an organization empowering young women for success in STEM careers. This experience will increase both REU and Girls, Inc. students' awareness of the broader societal impacts of clean energy technology and of their potential for bringing about positive change in their communities and society overall. This REU Site will provide ten undergraduate students per year research experiences in various aspects clean energy. The proposed projects address current problems in areas such as biomass conversion, solar energy, energy efficiency and photonic devices for reducing the energy consumption by data centers and communications. A diverse cohort of participants with majority coming from traditionally disadvantaged groups will be recruited with the help of partner institutions: Central Massachusetts community colleges and several minority-serving universities across the United States. In addition to research opportunities, participants will benefit from mentorship and professional development activities aimed at helping them explore careers in research, industry and STEM education.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.

为了解决世界面临的环境问题并产生显着的经济增长，需要从化石燃料过渡到可持续能源。它需要培训精通可再生能源科学和技术的新一代科学家和工程师。 REU 网站：与伍斯特理工学院 (WPI) 服务不足的学生一起开发清洁能源的未来将支持每年 10 名学生接受为期三年的清洁能源科学和技术培训，并向他们介绍可再生能源行业的未来职业，非-营利性和政府部门、学术研究和 STEM 教育。将重点关注招收传统弱势群体的学生：少数种族和族裔、妇女以及来自社会经济地位较低社区的学生。 REU 参与者将开展生物质转化为燃料、太阳能和高带宽通信节能设备方面的独立研究项目。他们将加入 WPI 能源研究小组的跨学科研究团队。 除了研究之外，REU 还将通过每周的职业发展研讨会和公司参观，重点关注参与者的职业发展。参与的学生还将担任伍斯特女孩公司 (Worcester Girls Inc.) 的指导角色，并为高中生开发可再生能源教学模块，该组织致力于帮助年轻女性在 STEM 职业生涯中取得成功。这一经历将提高 REU 和 Girls, Inc. 学生对清洁能源技术更广泛的社会影响及其为社区和整个社会带来积极变化的潜力的认识。该REU站点每年将为十名本科生提供清洁能源各个方面的研究经验。拟议的项目解决了生物质转化、太阳能、能源效率和光子器件等领域的当前问题，以减少数据中心和通信的能耗。在合作机构的帮助下，将招募多元化的参与者，其中大多数来自传统上的弱势群体：马萨诸塞州中部社区学院和美国各地的几所少数族裔服务大学。 除了研究机会外，参与者还将受益于指导和专业发展活动，旨在帮助他们探索研究、工业和 STEM 教育领域的职业生涯。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和科学技术进行评估，被认为值得支持。更广泛的影响审查标准。

项目成果

Zero-valent Au, Cu, and Sn intercalation into GeS nanoribbons: tailoring ultrafast photoconductive response

零价 Au、Cu 和 Sn 嵌入 GeS 纳米带：定制超快光电导响应

• DOI: 10.1117/12.2546691
• 发表时间: 2020-02
• 期刊: SPIE OPTO: Ultrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XXIV
• 作者: Kushnir, Kateryna;Shi, Teng;Damian, Leticia;Anilao, Auddy;Koski, Kristie J.;Titova, Lyubov V.
• 通讯作者: Titova, Lyubov V.