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Impacts of a Multi-University REU Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2015

Carol Barry ,
Jacqueline Isaacs ,
Glen Miller  and
Carol Lynn Alpert
Carol Barry
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Ave., Lowell, MA 01854, U.S.A.
Jacqueline Isaacs
Affiliation:
Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, U.S.A.
Glen Miller
Affiliation:
University of New Hampshire, 105 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824, U.S.A
Carol Lynn Alpert
Affiliation:
Boston Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston, MA 02114, U.S.A.
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Abstract

For nine years, an REU program placed over 200 undergraduate researchers at Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and the University of New Hampshire through the NSF-funded Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing. The cross-university professional development program included university-based research skills, communication skills with the Boston Museum of Science, and a unique method for researcher evaluation of the societal impact of their decisions. This work presents the impacts of this research program as measured at program end, along with the career progress of the REU participants, recent interviews with REU participants, and reflections by REU program leaders.

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educationnanoscaleenvironmentally benign
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1762: Symposium AAA – Undergraduate Research in Materials Science—Impacts and Benefits , 2015 , mrsf14-1762-aaa01-03
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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