Collaborative Research: RUI: IRES Track I: From fundamental to applied soft matter: research experiences in Mexico

合作研究：RUI：IRES 第一轨：从基础到应用软物质：墨西哥的研究经验

• 批准号: 2245405
• 负责人: Ryan McGorty
• 金额: $ 27.51万
• 依托单位: University of San Diego
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-01 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2245405&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; RUI; IRES; Track; Collaborative; Research; RUI; IRES; Track

We encounter soft materials frequently in our everyday lives from ointments and lotions to paints and inks. Understanding these soft materials, which often possess both fluid-like and solid-like properties, and how they flow or deform is necessary for advancing many technologies, including 3D printing where the properties of the ink or resin must be finely tuned. To make progress on our scientific understanding of soft materials, this IRES Track I project will strengthen collaborations between researchers in Southern California and in Mexico. Each year over the 3-year duration of this project, 6 students will be recruited to take part in this international research experience. U.S. students from historically underrepresented groups and from predominantly undergraduate colleges and community colleges will be targeted in the recruitment effort. Those students will conduct research over the summer at either the Center for Research in Advanced Materials (Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, CIMAV) in Monterrey, Mexico or the University of Guanajuato in León, Mexico. Working with research mentors in Mexico and the mentors in Southern California, students will take various approaches to study the physics and chemistry of soft materials. Such approaches include using computer simulations to study fundamental aspects of soft materials and using 3D printers to apply our scientific understanding of soft materials to the design and use of new inks and resins. Students taking part in this research and receiving mentorship from U.S. and Mexican scientists will be prepared to cooperate with diverse teams across borders and to become leaders of a globally engaged scientific workforce. This IRES project will strengthen collaborations between researchers in the U.S. and Mexico by supporting the participation of 6 undergraduates per year in mentored summer research experiences. The PIs at the University of San Diego and California State University Fullerton will recruit undergraduate students from historically underrepresented groups and from predominantly undergraduate institutions and community colleges. After receiving training on basic research skills, selected students will spend approximately 8 weeks at either the Center for Research in Advanced Materials (Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, CIMAV) in Monterrey, Mexico or the University of Guanajuato in León, Mexico. Research projects undertaken by students will advance our understanding of soft matter, particularly in the areas of colloid science and rheology. Projects will include investigating the rheology of nanocellulose and cellulose composites for use in 3D printing applications, quantifying the translational and rotational diffusion of anisotropic colloids to better understand transport and microrheology in complex environments, and developing computer simulations of colloidal particles in external fields. These projects will lead to new analysis techniques in microrheology and optical microscopy and will advance the development of inks for 3D printing. The specific objectives of this project are to (1) train and mentor 18 (6 students per year for 3 years) undergraduate students on soft matter research in a collaborative and international environment, (2) develop and foster research collaborations among institutions in the U.S. and Mexico, (3) characterize and harness the rheological properties of complex fluids and gels for enhancing our fundamental knowledge of soft matter and for applying such materials to 3D printing applications, (4) disseminate research outcomes at scientific conferences and in peer-reviewed journals, and (5) develop a cohort of scientists from predominantly underrepresented groups who can network and collaborate effectively with others from various backgrounds and who can draw upon a diverse set of mentors. IRES participants will advance scientific knowledge in projects that range from applied to fundamental using experimental and computational approaches. Students will learn how these diverse approaches used by an international team can address pressing scientific and engineering problems.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.

从软膏和乳液到油漆和墨水，我们每天都经常遇到软材料。了解这些柔软的材料通常具有流体状和固体状的特性，以及它们如何流动或变形对于推进许多技术的必要条件，包括3D打印，必须对墨水或树脂的性质进行精心调整。为了在我们对软材料的科学理解方面取得进展，IRES Track I项目将加强南加州和墨西哥研究人员之间的合作。每年在该项目的3年期间，将招募6名学生参加这项国际研究经验。来自历史上代表性不足的团体以及主要是本科学院和社区大学的美国学生将成为招聘工作。这些学生将在夏季在墨西哥蒙特雷的高级材料研究中心（Centro deResjuctionción材料Avanzados）或墨西哥León的Guanajuato University进行研究。与墨西哥的研究导师和南加州的导师合作，学生将采用各种方法来研究软材料的物理和化学。这种方法包括使用计算机模拟来研究软材料的基本方面，并使用3D打印机将我们对软材料的科学理解应用于新墨水和树脂的设计和使用。参加这项研究并接受美国和墨西哥科学家的心态的学生将准备与跨境的潜水团队合作，并成为全球敬业的科学劳动力的领导者。该IRES项目将通过支持每年有6名本科生参与心态夏季研究经验，从而加强美国和墨西哥研究人员之间的合作。圣地亚哥大学和加利福尼亚州立大学富勒顿的PI将从历史上代表性不足的团体以及主要是本科机构和社区学院的本科生中招募本科生。在接受了基本研究技能的培训后，选定的学生将在墨西哥蒙特雷的高级材料研究中心（Centro deInvestivación材料Avanzados）在墨西哥蒙特雷的高级材料中心或墨西哥卢瓦托大学的高级材料中心（Centro deResjuctionaCión材料Avanzados）度过了大约8周的时间。学生进行的研究项目将提高我们对软问题的理解，特别是在Coloid Science和Stheology领域。项目将包括研究用于3D打印应用中的纳米纤维素和纤维素组合物的流变学，量化各向异性胶体的转化和旋转扩散，以更好地了解复杂环境中的运输和微狭窄学，并在外部场中开发胶体颗粒的计算机模拟。这些项目将导致微流变学和光学显微镜的新分析技术，并将推动3D打印的Inks的开发。该项目的具体目标是（1）训练和心理18（每年6名学生3年的学生）在协作和国际环境中的软件研究中，（2）美国和墨西哥的制度之间的开发和培养研究合作，（3）表征和利用我们的质量和GELS的流感学特性，以增强我们的基本知识，并在4个材料中应用（4个），并在4个材料中应用（3），并在4个材料中应用了（4个）（3）。科学会议和同行评审期刊的研究成果，以及（5）从主要代表性不足的群体中开发了一系列科学家，他们可以与来自各种背景的其他人进行有效的网络和合作，他们可以吸引一组不同的导师。 IRES参与者将在使用实验和计算方法的基本项目中推进项目的科学知识。学生将学习这些国际团队使用的不同方法如何解决紧迫的科学和工程问题。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准来评估值得支持。