IRES Track 1: Innovative Macromolecular & Polymer Research Experience in San Sebastian (IMPRESS)

IRES Track 1：创新高分子

• 批准号: 2107325
• 负责人: Jason Bara
• 金额: $ 30万
• 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: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-07-01 至 2025-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2107325&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; Innovative; Macromolecular; &amp

____________________________________________________________________________________________________This IRES Site (Track 1) proposal will recruit seven undergraduate students pear year for three years (21 students total) from The University of Alabama (UA) to participate in an 8-week summer research experience focused on polymers and macromolecules at the POLYMAT Institute at the Universidad de Pais Vasco (University of the Basque Country, POLYMAT/UPV) in San Sebastian, Spain. With the advent and proliferation of synthetic polymers in the mid-20th Century, these materials have impacted all aspects of modern life and will continue to be critically important in nearly every scientific discipline in the future, ranging from batteries and fuel cells to tissue engineering and drug delivery. Additionally, managing plastic waste through improved recycling and/or “upcycling” (i.e., value-added) processes is a critical environmental need for improving sustainability. Although ubiquitous in daily life, only a fraction of undergraduate science and engineering students become directly acquainted with polymer science (outside of perhaps a senior-level elective course), and it is uncommon for students to be exposed to advanced applications of polymers beyond general principles introduced in chemistry courses. We will introduce undergraduate researchers to polymers early in their careers and provide these students with opportunities to work on the use of polymers in batteries, corrosion prevention, catalysis, and biological applications. The chosen host location (POLYMAT/UPV) is uniquely suited to host this IRES Site based on its high level of polymer research activity within the EU and the concentration of leading international researchers in polymers at their institution.This program will provide training and hands-on international research experiences for undergraduate students in the field of macromolecular and polymer materials at POLYMAT/UPV in San Sebastian, Spain. These students will be mentored by international researchers who are leaders in their fields, their research contributions will support the various ongoing projects within POLYMAT/UPV, and they will be introduced to the efforts and coordination necessary for a large, international research center. The technical skills and experience with POLYMAT/UPV could serve as the catalyst to increase further research and national collaborations on these topics and ensure that the U.S. remains in a leadership position in polymer research bolstered by IRES participants. This program will: i) increase the number of underrepresented STEM students participating in research; ii) strengthen the international collaborative research network between researchers in the US and Spain; iii) increase the students’ intercultural maturity through interactions with international faculty and participation in Spanish/Basque social & cultural activities; and iv) increase student understanding of graduate studies to encourage student pursuit of STEM graduate degrees. A combination of a semester-long elective course in polymers, followed by a concentrated interim course at UA will help provide the technical background and preparatory steps to help students quickly adapt and succeed once they arrive at POLYMAT/UPV. In addition to their research, students will participate in three professional development workshops while in Spain and have opportunities to present and publish their research results. This project is jointly funded by the International Research Experience for Students program and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).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.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IRES Posal Will Recruit SEVEN UNDERGRADUADUATE STUDENTS PEAR FOR THREE YEARS (21 Students Total) to PARTICIPATE in an 8-Week Summer Research Experience Focused on Polymers and Macromolecules at the Polymat Institute At the UNIVERSIDAD DE PAIS VASCO (UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY Tic Polymers在20世纪中叶，这些材料影响了现代生活的各个方面，并且将来每次纪律都将非常重要，从电池和燃料到纸巾工程和药物，通过改进的塑料浪费，通过回收浪费。和/或“提高”（即增值）过程是改善可持续性的关键环境需求。在化学课程中引入了这些学生的职业生涯。聚合物研究欧盟和to and the and and to and and to and and to and and to and the Institute在该计划的研究经验将受到国际研究人员的指导，他们是Polymat/ upv中CTS领域的领导者，并将其引入大型的努力和协调，与Polymat/ upv一起使用的技术技能和NCE可以作为催化剂，以进一步增加关于主题的研究和国家合作，确保美国在聚合物研究中保持领导才能得到IRES参与者的支持：i）增加参与研究的凹痕数量。在USPAIN中，通过与国际教师的互动以及参与西班牙/巴斯克社会和文化的互动以及IV的学生互动，并将研究生学习的学生提高到STEM研究生degreae，然后在聚合物中进行集中的课程。 UA将有助于提供技术背景和准备步骤，以帮助学生在Polymat/UPV的Alrive上进行研究计划和已建立的竞争者竞争者（EPSCOR）。该奖项反映了NSF'SF'SFLEF的使命，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响标准通过评估获得了值得支持的支持。