REU/RET Site: Summer Research Experiences in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technology (ReSET)

REU/RET 网站：可再生和可持续能源技术夏季研究经验 (ReSET)

• 批准号: 2149982
• 负责人: Isabel Lloyd
• 金额: $ 39.47万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland, College Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-04-01 至 2025-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2149982&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; RET; Site; Summer; Research; REU; RET; Site; Summer; Research

Non-Technical SummaryThe REU/RET SITE: Summer Research Experiences in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technology (ReSET) jointly hosted by the Materials Science and Engineering Department and the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute (MEI2) in the Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland will provide a 10-week REU program for eight undergraduate students and a 6-week RET for two high school STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math) teachers. Each summer participant will conduct research related to the development of new technologies for renewable energy production and sustainable energy generation, storage, and use. To increase the broadening participation impact, the program focuses on chemistry, physics and engineering undergraduate students from community colleges, minority serving institutions, and non-PhD research institutions and science teachers from high schools that serve high poverty and traditionally underserved communities. The program goals are to: (1) provide REU students with the background, skills, and self-confidence to enter careers in energy research and related STEM fields, and (2) provide teachers with research project-based teaching materials to introduce K9-K12 students to clean energy problems and engineering solutions using mathematics and science to increase understanding and interest in the STEM fields. In addition to the research experiences, participants will have career exploration and professional development opportunities through faculty mentors, lectures and lab tours, as well as team-building activities for an inclusive cohort experience. Technical Summary The intellectual center of the ReSET program focuses on projects exploring a wide range of excellent lab-based and computational research activities to develop new energy technologies and then translate them into real world advancements. The projects span a broad range of materials and materials limited issues and propose solutions using ceramics, metals, organic materials and more. Topics include low temperature, low energy consumption ways to fix nitrogen in fertilizer or fuels, rapid nanomanufacturing of materials for energy applications, the fabrication and testing of solid-state batteries, and low environmental impact approaches to make transparent electrodes for devices. Participants will acquire experience in state-of-the-art hands-on scientific methods, data analysis, modeling and simulation, and best practices in laboratory safety protocols. In addition to conducting individual research projects, participants will develop their writing and presentation skills, attend lectures and participate in discussions on ethics and sustainability in a welcoming, supportive environment. The STEM teachers will develop new teaching materials based on their research to help their students relate science and mathematics to energy problems they want to solve. The RET was included with the REU to increase the impact of the program through teacher facilitated outreach to economically disadvantaged or underrepresented high school students. Recruiting students from community colleges and schools with limited research opportunities will enhance the impact of the REU.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.

非技术摘要REU/RET网站：由材料科学和工程部以及马里兰州克拉克工程学院的马里兰州能源创新研究所（MEI2）共同主持的可再生能和可持续能源技术（RESET）的夏季研究经验，马里兰大学的克拉克工程学院将为八个不足的学生提供10周的REU课程，以提供两周的学生和两名高中生的技术人员（或一名高级技术），或一名高级技术，或一名高级技术，或者，科学），科学，科学，科学，科学，科学，或者，为科学提供了一项。每个夏天的参与者将进行与开发新技术有关可再生能源生产和可持续能源产生，存储和使用的研究。为了增加参与的影响，该计划的重点是来自社区学院，少数民族服务机构以及来自高中的非PHD研究机构和科学教师的化学，物理和工程本科生，这些研究机构和科学教师为高贫困和传统服务不足的社区提供服务。该计划的目标是：（1）为REU学生提供背景，技能和自信，以进入能源研究和相关STEM领域的职业，（2）为教师提供基于研究项目的教学材料，以使用数学和科学来清理K9-K12学生，以清洁能源问题和工程解决方案，以增加对STEM领域的了解和科学的兴趣。除了研究经验外，参与者还将通过教师导师，讲座和实验室巡回演出以及团队建设活动，以提供包括包容性的同伙经验的团队建设活动。技术摘要重置计划的知识中心侧重于探索各种基于实验室和计算的精力研究活动，以开发新的能源技术，然后将其转化为现实世界的进步。这些项目跨越了广泛的材料和材料有限的问题，并使用陶瓷，金属，有机材料等提出了解决方案。主题包括低温，低能消耗方法，以固定肥料或燃料的氮，快速的能源应用材料制造，固态电池的制造和测试以及为设备制造透明电极的低环境影响方法。参与者将获得最先进的动手科学方法，数据分析，建模和模拟以及实验室安全协议中的最佳实践的经验。除了进行单个研究项目外，参与者还将发展他们的写作和演讲技巧，参加讲座，并在欢迎，支持性的环境中参与有关道德和可持续性的讨论。 STEM教师将根据他们的研究开发新的教材，以帮助他们的学生将科学和数学与他们想要解决的能源问题联系起来。 REU将RET包括在REU中，以通过教师促进对经济不利或代表性不足的高中生的影响来增加计划的影响。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，从而提高了来自社区学院和学校的招募学生，这将增强REU的影响。