REU SITE:Chemical Engineering Research in Energy and Sustainability

该REU计划将为10名化学工程本科生在新兴的能源研究领域提供丰富的研究经验。 学生将由教师在不同的指导，但所有能源相关的研究领域，从多相催化到纳米材料的能源减少。除了研究经验，学生将参与各种专业和发展活动。 这些活动包括：1）实地考察当地公司参与能源相关的研究（燃料电池，碳氢化合物加工，生物燃料）和能源研究设施在校园（能源转换研究所）; 2）非正式研讨会，重点是口头沟通技巧和研究生生活等领域;和3）棕色袋午餐，以鼓励学生和导师之间的社会互动。 替代能源和节能技术的研究正在迅速成为工程和科学领域最重要的课题之一，并将在相当长的一段时间内成为国家研究的重点。该计划的学生将有机会在解决世界能源问题方面产生重大影响。这些学生参与令人兴奋的研究提高了他们考虑研究生学习的可能性，并扩大了国家技术人力的基础。

This REU program will provide a rich research experience for ten chemical engineering undergraduates in the emerging field of energy research. The students will be mentored by faculty members in diverse, but all energy related research areas, ranging from heterogeneous catalysis to nanomaterials for energy reduction. In addition to the research experience, the students will be involved in a variety of professional and developmental activities. These activities include: 1) field trips to local companies involved in energy related research (fuel cells, hydrocarbon processing, biofuels) and to energy research facilities on campus (Institute for Energy Conversion); 2) informal workshops focusing on areas such as oral communication skills and graduate student life; and 3) brown bag lunches to encourage social interaction among the students and mentors. Research in alternative energies and energy reduction technology is rapidly becoming one of the most important topics in engineering and science and will remain a national research priority for quite some time. The students in this program will have the opportunity to make a substantial impact in addressing the world's energy issues. The involvement of these students in exciting research enhances the likelihood that they will consider post-graduate study and broaden the base of the Nation's technical manpower.