REU Site: Chemical Engineering Research in Japan

该奖项支持南卡罗莱纳大学（USC）化学工程系在日本建立一个为期三年的本科生研究经验（REU）站点。学生将被分配一个个人研究项目，在秋季学期与大阪大学、上智大学（东京）和京都大学的教师研究导师合作，与南加州大学的教师合作。此外，两名南加州大学美国研究生（博士）也将与REU小组一起前往日本，作为学生的导师，同时也在日本进行研究。研究项目的主题将包括超临界水在有机反应中的催化作用；气体通过有机膜的分子模拟烃类热分解的激波管研究分子复合材料的合成；煤热解过程的排放控制；并利用共聚物凝胶模板合成纳米多孔材料。除了个人研究项目外，REU计划还将包括小组活动，以丰富参与者的教育和研究经验，促进与日本合作者的合作和长期关系。团体活动将包括技术、社会和文化活动，如参观工业研究设施和参加当地社区节日。学生将从美国各地的化学工程专业招募。南加州大学还将重点招收来自北卡罗来纳农工州立大学（North Carolina a&t State University）等机构中代表性不足群体的学生；佛罗里达农工大学-佛罗里达州立大学工程学院；以及波多黎各大学。该REU网站由美国国家科学基金会国际科学与工程办公室和美国国家科学基金会工程理事会共同资助。

0243726 AmiridisThis award supports the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina (USC) for the establishment of a three-year Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site in Japan. Students will be assigned an individual research project to work in the Fall Semester with faculty research mentors at Osaka University, Sophia University (Tokyo), and Kyoto University in collaboration with USC faculty. In addition, two USC U.S. graduate (Ph.D.) students will also travel to Japan together with the REU group and serve as mentors to the students while also doing research in Japan. Research projects will be on topics such as the catalytic role of supercritical water in organic reactions; molecular simulations of gas permeation through organic membranes; shock tube studies of the thermal decomposition of hydrocarbons; the synthesis of molecular composites; emission control during the pyrolosis of coal; and synthesis of nanoporous materials using copolymer gel templates. In addition to the individual research projects, the REU program will include group activities to enrich the participants' education and research experience and facilitate collaboration and long-term relationships with Japanese collaborators. Group activities will involve technical, social, and cultural events such as tours of industrial research facilities and participation in local community festivals. Students will be recruited from chemical engineering programs throughout the United States. USC will also focus on recruiting students from underrepresented groups at institutions such as North Carolina A&T State University; Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering; and the University of Puerto Rico. This REU Site is co-funded by the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering and the NSF Directorate for Engineering.