REU Site: Collaborative Undergraduate Research in Energy

化学部（CHE）的这一奖项支持了由Sankaran Thayumanavan和Justin T.费曼在马萨诸塞州-阿默斯特大学。 从2010年开始，该网站将提供三个夏天的支持。 该网站将支持10名学生每年夏天在一个为期十周的计划。 网站名称：“能源合作本科研究”，重点是跨学科的化学研究，重点是基础研究，对下一代可再生能源技术的影响。 示例项目包括：（1）生物质子转运体作为质子选择性膜中的元件的使用;（2）通过模板电沉积的光伏材料的开发;（3）用于燃料电池的新型聚合物电解质膜的合成和研究;（4）质子传导材料中的介观结构的建模和表征;（5）开发和研究用于生产可再生燃料的新分子筛催化剂;以及（6）研究用于太阳能电池的量子点的环境归宿和生物利用率（纳米环境健康与安全）;除了在夏季进行研究，参加该计划的学生将参加一些专业发展活动。 学生还将参加斯普林菲尔德博物馆或波士顿科学博物馆的外展活动。 学生将从全国各地的大量机构，包括一些少数民族服务的学校招募。 此外，还将从地区女子学院招聘大量妇女，青年科学家需要接触现代研究方法和工具，作为其培训的一部分。 这个REU网站的目的是提供前沿的研究培训化学科学的学生谁可能没有这个机会，否则数量可观。 这些研究项目属于化学领域，将对能源和可持续发展领域产生影响。 参与该网站研究的多样化学生群体将为研究生院做好充分准备，并最终成为该国技术劳动力的一部分。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Sankaran Thayumanavan and Justin T. Fermann at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. The site will have support for three summers, commencing in 2010. The site will support ten students per summer in a ten week program. The site is named: "Collaborative Undergraduate Research in Energy," and focuses on interdisciplinary chemistry research with a focus on fundamental research with an impact in next-generation renewable energy technologies. Sample projects include: (1) the use of a biological proton transporter as an element in a proton-selective membrane; (2) the development of photovoltaic materials through template electrodeposition; (3) the synthesis and study of new kinds of polymer electrolyte membranes for use in fuel cells; (4) the modeling and characterization of mesoscale structures in proton conducting materials ; (5) the development and study of new molecular sieve catalysts for the production of renewable fuels; and (6) the study of the environmental fate and bioavailability of quantum dots used in solar cells (nano environmental health and safety); In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a number of professional development activities. Students will also participate in an outreach activity to either the Springfield Museum or the Boston Museum of Science. Students will be recruited from a large number of institutions across the country, including a number of schools that are minority-serving. In addition, significant numbers of women will be recruited from regional women's colleges.Young scientists need exposure to modern research methods and tools as part of their training. This REU site aims to provide cutting-edge research training in the chemical sciences to a significant number of students who might not otherwise have this opportunity. The research projects are in areas of chemistry that will have an impact in the areas of energy and sustainability. The diverse student cohort participating in research at this site will be well-prepared for graduate school, and eventual employment as part of the country's technical workforce.