REU Site: Polymer Science and Engineering at The University of Akron

REU 站点：阿克伦大学高分子科学与工程

• 批准号: 2051052
• 负责人: Mesfin Tsige
• 金额: $ 36.7万
• 依托单位: University of Akron
• 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: 2021-03-01 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2051052&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Polymer; Science; Engineering

NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: The Akron-REU site in Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering provides a holistic research experience for undergraduates. The REU site activities includes dissemination of the foundational aspects of polymer science and engineering, followed by an immersive experience in cutting-edge research in the field. Students participating in the Akron-REU program come from universities across the nation, representing the diversity of the student talent pool. The core mission of the program is to broaden research participation, with particular emphasis on students from primarily undergraduate institutions and historically underrepresented populations including women, minorities and students with disabilities. The REU site provides a research experience that is tailored towards achieving increasing independence of the undergraduate researcher through the course of the 9-week program. Students participate in leading-edge research in polymer chemistry, polymer physics, polymer processing and macromolecular bioscience. These projects span the spectrum from sustainable materials, energy materials, high-performance materials and biomaterials. The REU students partake in activities such as visits to local industries and government laboratories to broaden their perspectives on research outside of the academic environment. The REU site engages with experts to provide their insight to students through panel discussions on topics ranging from research to career avenues and soft-skills development. The diverse program portfolio of the Akron-REU site prepares undergraduate participants for graduate school or for entering the workforce. TECHNICAL DETAILS: Undergraduate researchers in the Akron-REU site engage in research designed to address current and future challenges in polymer science and polymer engineering. By participation in the collaborative environment of more than twenty research laboratories working on all aspects of the field, students obtain an advanced knowledge of the field. REU students work on topics of polymer chemistry, polymer physics, polymer processing and macromolecular biosciences. Topics in these fields range from computational advances for materials development, synthesis and characterization of sustainable polymers and stimuli responsive materials, interfacial characterization of polymeric materials, advanced fabrication methods and materials for 3D printing, mimicking and incorporating designs from nature, improved materials and processes for coatings and adhesives and bioinspired materials for tissue engineering. The REU participants present their research findings to their peers and faculty members through the course of the program. At the end of the program the participants present their research in an undergraduate symposium jointly hosted by other REU programs in northeast Ohio.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.

非技术描述：聚合物科学和聚合物工程中的Akron-Reu网站为本科生提供了整体研究经验。 REU站点的活动包括传播聚合物科学和工程的基础方面，然后在该领域的尖端研究中具有沉浸式的体验。参加Akron-Reu计划的学生来自全国各地的大学，代表了学生人才库的多样性。该计划的核心使命是扩大研究参与，特别着重于主要是本科机构的学生以及历史上人口不足的人群，包括妇女，少数民族和残疾学生。 REU网站提供了一种研究经验，该研究经验是为在9周计划的过程中量身定制的，以实现本科研究人员的独立性。学生参与聚合物化学，聚合物物理，聚合物加工和大分子生物科学领域的领先研究。这些项目涵盖了可持续材料，能源材料，高性能材料和生物材料的范围。 REU学生参加了访问当地行业和政府实验室等活动，以扩大他们对学术环境外研究的看法。 REU网站与专家互动，通过小组讨论从研究到职业途径和软技能开发的主题讨论。 Akron-Reu网站的多元化计划组合为研究生院或进入劳动力的本科参与者做好准备。技术详细信息：Akron-Reu网站的本科研究人员参与了旨在应对聚合物科学和聚合物工程中当前和未来挑战的研究。通过参与从事该领域各个方面的20多个研究实验室的协作环境，学生可以获得该领域的高级知识。 REU学生研究聚合物化学，聚合物物理，聚合物加工和大分子生物科学的主题。这些领域的主题包括材料开发的计算进步，可持续聚合物和刺激响应材料的综合和表征，聚合物材料的界面表征，高级制造方法和3D打印的材料，模仿自然界的设计，并结合了自然界的设计，改进的材料，涂层和粘合剂和生物粘合剂和生物剂的材料，用于组织材料。 REU参与者在计划过程中向同龄人和教职员工提出了他们的研究结果。计划结束时，参与者在俄亥俄州东北部其他REU计划共同主持的本科专题讨论会上介绍了他们的研究。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的智力优点和更广泛影响的审查标准通过评估来获得支持的。

项目成果

Toughness arising from inherent strength of polymers

韧性源自聚合物的固有强度

• DOI: 10.1016/j.eml.2022.101819
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Extreme Mechanics Letters
• 影响因子: 4.7
• 作者: Smith, Travis;Gupta, Chaitanya;Fan, Zehao;Brust, Gregory J.;Vogelsong, Russ;Carr, Caleb;Wang, Shi-Qing
• 通讯作者: Wang, Shi-Qing