IRES Track I: STEM Advancement through International Learning (SAIL)

IRES 轨道 I：通过国际学习取得 STEM 进步 (SAIL)

• 批准号: 2153108
• 负责人: Dorcas Torres-Padilla
• 金额: $ 29.9万
• 依托单位: Inter American University of Puerto Rico San Juan
• 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: 2022-06-15 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2153108&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; STEM; Advancement; through

The STEM Advancement through International Learning (SAIL) Program at Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon and Ponce, will expose Hispanic undergraduate students to nanoscience research under the supervision of Material Physics Department faculty from the Complutense University of Madrid (Spanish acronym UCM), Spain. SAIL will recruit six (6) undergraduate minority students per year from Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR) to participate in a 9-week research experience focusing on the design and characterization of advanced nanomaterials for electronic and photonic applications. Currently, nanoscience and nanotechnology are utilized in many public sectors, such as transportation, medicine, and energy. However, nanotechnology depends on the existence and characterization of new nanomaterials. The control of nanomaterials' composition, size, shape, and morphology are essential, and their complex functions require further advancement in preparation and modification. For this reason, the design and study of advanced nanomaterials are of great importance to society and the future. SAIL Scholars will conduct mentored, high-quality research activities and develop the necessary skills to manage high-performance equipment. Two independent campuses of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon campus (IAUPR-BC) and Ponce campus (IAUPR-PC) will establish a collaborative network to support the students in this research experience. SAIL Scholars will work on multidisciplinary (Physics, Chemistry, and Material Science) projects but with a unifying theme that enables a cohort experience under the mentoring of expert researchers. The results of the projects will generate new knowledge that will contribute to the advancement of science. The skills developed by multidisciplinary collaborative research will help students in their future careers and research opportunities. The international and cross-disciplinary component of this learning experience goes beyond what is ordinarily available to low-income undergraduate students in Puerto Rico. The IAUPR is a private undergraduate institution with 99% Hispanic, primarily first-generation/low-income students. The proposed activities will impact underrepresented minorities in STEM, enabling cross-disciplinary research and promoting cultural competence in a cohort model. A gender balance will be sought during the selection process, as Hispanic women are even more underrepresented in the STEM community. Students will present their research projects at regional, national and international conferences to improve their networking and presentation skills. The collaboration among campuses and the international alliance will strengthen research, education opportunities, and mobility for minority students. The SAIL project will impact the IAUPR system and the Island by combining program activities and dissemination efforts. The anticipated results of the project are an increase in the retention and graduation rates, development of research and international skills for undergraduate students (self-efficacy in STEM) and enhanced the number of students who decide to pursue graduate studies (persistence in STEM).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.

在波多黎各大学，巴亚蒙和庞塞的国际学习（SAIL）计划的进步，将在马德里大学（西班牙缩写UCM）的材料物理系教师的材料物理系教师的监督下，将西班牙裔本科生暴露于纳米科学研究。 SAIL将每年从美国国际大学（INE University of Puerto Rico）（IAUPR）招募六（6）名本科少数族裔学生，参加了为期9周的研究经验，重点是用于电子和光子应用的高级纳米材料的设计和表征。目前，纳米科学和纳米技术都用于许多公共部门，例如运输，医学和能源。但是，纳米技术取决于新纳米材料的存在和表征。纳米材料的组成，大小，形状和形态的控制至关重要，它们的复杂功能需要进一步的准备和修饰。因此，对高级纳米材料的设计和研究对社会和未来至关重要。 Sail学者将进行高质量的指导，高质量的研究活动，并发展管理高性能设备的必要技能。波多黎各Inter University，Bayamon校园（IAUPR-BC）和Ponce Campus（IAUPR-PC）的两个独立校园将建立一个协作网络，以支持这项研究经验的学生。 SAIL学者将在多学科（物理，化学和材料科学）项目上工作，但具有统一的主题，可以在专家研究人员的指导下获得队列经验。项目的结果将产生新知识，这将有助于科学的发展。多学科合作研究开发的技能将帮助学生从事未来的职业和研究机会。这种学习经验的国际和跨学科组成部分远远超出了波多黎各的低收入本科生通常可用的东西。 IAUPR是一家私人本科机构，拥有99％的西班牙裔，主要是第一代/低收入学生。拟议的活动将影响STEM中代表性不足的少数群体，从而实现跨学科研究并促进队列模型中的文化能力。在选拔过程中，将寻求性别平衡，因为西班牙裔妇女在STEM社区中的人数更少。学生将在区域，国家和国际会议上介绍他们的研究项目，以提高他们的网络和演示能力。校园与国际联盟之间的合作将加强少数民族学生的研究，教育机会和流动性。帆项目将通过结合计划活动和传播工作来影响IAUPR系统和岛屿。该项目的预期结果是，保留率和毕业率的提高，研究生的研究和国际技能的发展（STEM中的自我效能）增加了决定从事研究生学习的学生人数（STEM的持久性）。该项目由该项目共同资助了该项目的国际研究经验和既定的研究计划，并刺激了有效的研究（EPSCOR）。通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛影响的评论标准进行评估。