Princeton University

Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM)

2004 REU Summer Program

Program Assessment

We hope you enjoyed your experience at Princeton this summer. The faculty all have been pleased with what you have achieved. We are looking at how effective the different aspects of the program were to modify and improve on the program. Please provide written comments to the questions below and turn this form in along with your final written report to Soonoo Aria in the PRISM office (323 Bowen Hall) to receive your final pay check. We hope you have a good school year coming up and hope you have been turned on to Materials Research.

1. How did you hear about the PRISM (formerly PMI) summer program? (Faculty at your home institution, Poster, Web Page) What is the best way to announce the program?

2. Several activities were organized during the summer. Were they useful (or interesting)? Are there other activities you would have like to have included?

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a.(1)Short course on Particle Packaging

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(2) Short course on Quantum Dots

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c. Lab Tours

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d. Tour of Princeton Plasma Physics Lab

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e. Tour of Universal Display Corporation

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(are there other tours you could suggest?)

f. Ethics in Science and Engineering

i. Was the presentation by Andrew Post-zwicker about ethics and human

experimentation (stem cells, cloning,? Did it stimulate your thoughts

about the social responsibilities of engineers and scientists?

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ii. Was the presentation by Joe Michels about science policy and government informative? Did it stimulate your thoughts about the social responsibilities of engineers and scientists?

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iii. Was the movie The Day After Trinity a good way to introduce the topic of ethics and social responsibility?

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iv. Was the summer program a good forum to introduce the topic of social

responsibility of scientists and engineers?

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v. Would you recommend continuation of the seminars examining the social responsibility of science and engineering in future years?

3. Were you happy with the research topic you worked on this summer?

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4. Was your faculty mentor and/or graduate student (post-doc) mentor helpful and informative?

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5. What did you find to be the most interesting part of your research? Did this experience increase of decrease your interest in the field of materials research?

6. How were the administrative aspects of the program handled? (Correspondence, housing, payroll, etc.) What might be improved?

7. Were the facilities (housing, etc.) adequate?

8. Are there activities, either academic or social, you can suggest we consider for future

REU years?

9. Would you recommend the program to other students?

10. Has the REU program increased you interest in graduate studies? Did the REU program increase you interest in Princeton for graduate studies?

11. Do you have any final comments and/or suggestions?

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