REU Site: Smart Polymer Composite Materials and Structures

REU 网站：智能聚合物复合材料和结构

• 批准号: 2051050
• 负责人: Guoqiang Li
• 金额: $ 31.2万
• 依托单位: Louisiana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-04-01 至 2024-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2051050&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Smart; Polymer; Composite

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site award to Louisiana State University, located in Baton Rouge, LA, supports the training of 8 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021-2024. In this program, funded by the Division of Chemistry, participants will pursue interdisciplinary research projects in chemistry, mechanical engineering, and architecture. Students will be mentored by faculty and gain hands-on experience by working closely with graduate students and postdocs. Participants also will receive professional development and ethics training, focusing on research and scientific communication skills and graduate school. Through independent research projects, workshops, and a seminar series, this site strives to broaden participation and prepare students for graduate school and future STEM careers. Undergraduate research students at this site will undertake research projects across science and engineering, concentrated on smart polymer composite materials and structures. Planned projects include the design, synthesis, modeling, and characterization of smart polymer composites with sensing, actuating, healing, and adapting capabilities. Additionally, students will engage in weekly meetings, research facility tours, and a workshop series on topics including research ethics and poster design. Social and cultural exchange events are planned to promote inclusivity and networking opportunities for a diverse group of future STEM leaders. Students will communicate their research findings to a broad audience of students, faculty, and staff at a university-wide summer research forum. This site aims to attract diverse cohorts with an emphasis on recruiting from HBCUs or other minority-serving institutions.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.

这项为位于路易斯安那州巴吞鲁日的路易斯安那州立大学的本科生（REU）现场奖项的研究经验支持在2021 - 2024年夏季对8名学生的培训10周。在该计划中，由化学部门资助，参与者将在化学，机械工程和建筑中进行跨学科研究项目。通过与研究生和博士后密切合作，将受到教师的指导，并获得实践经验。参与者还将接受专业发展和道德培训，专注于研究和科学沟通技巧和研究生院。通过独立的研究项目，研讨会和研讨会系列，该网站努力扩大参与并为学生准备研究生院和未来的STEM职业。该网站的本科研究专业的学生将在科学和工程上开展研究项目，集中在智能聚合物复合材料和结构上。计划的项目包括具有感应，驱动，康复和适应能力的智能聚合物复合材料的设计，合成，建模和表征。此外，学生将参加每周会议，研究设施之旅以及有关研究道德和海报设计在内的主题的研讨会系列。计划为各种未来的STEM领导者群体促进包容性和网络机会。学生将在大学范围内的夏季研究论坛上向广泛的学生，教职员工和员工传达他们的研究结果。该网站旨在吸引各种队列，重点是从HBCU或其他少数派服务机构招募。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的评估标准来通过评估来获得支持的。