REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates at Western Washington University

这一奖项来自化学部(CHE)和材料研究部(DMR)，支持西华盛顿大学蒂莫西·B·克拉克领导的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。该网站支持的研究项目包括材料化学、合成化学和生物化学。本科生将从缺乏支持本科生研究的基础设施的本科院校和社区学院招募到本网站。该网站将在为期十周的计划中，每年夏天为十名学生提供支持。本科生将从事的项目样本包括：(1)铜催化的羰基化合物二硼化反应的研究；(2)通过氢键供体/受体的小分子活化的研究；(3)用于太阳能转换的定向荧光团串列波导发光太阳能聚光器的研究；(4)用于超灵敏化学传感的纳米结构的研究；(5)用于发光电化学电池的可聚合离子液体的研究和(6)凝血因子VIII的结构研究。除了在暑期进行研究外，参加该计划的学生还将参加一些专业发展活动，包括讨论负责任的研究行为，科学写作的指导，以及为化学科学研究生学习做准备。作为培训的一部分，年轻科学家需要接触到现代研究方法和工具。这个REU网站旨在提供化学科学方面的尖端研究培训，重点是环境科学。这些研究项目涉及不同的化学领域，其中许多将对国家需要的领域产生影响。参与该网站研究的不同学生群体将为进入研究生院并最终成为该国技术劳动力的一部分做好充分准备。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) and the Division of Materials Research (DMR) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Timothy B. Clark at Western Washington University. The research projects supported in this site are in areas of materials chemistry, synthetic chemistry and biochemistry. Undergraduates will be recruited to this site from Primarily Undergraduate Institutions and community colleges that lack infrastructure to support undergraduate research. The site will support ten students per summer in a ten week program. A sample of the projects that undergraduates will work on include: (1) the study of the copper-catalyzed diboration of carbonyl compounds; (2) the study of small-molecule activation via hydrogen bond donors/acceptors; (3) the investigation of oriented fluorophore tandem waveguide luminescent solar concentrators for solar energy conversion; (4) the investigation of nanostructures for ultrasensitive chemical sensing; (5) the investigation of polymerizable ionic liquids for light-emitting electrochemical cells and (6) the structural studies of coagulation factor VIII. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a number of professional development activities, including a discussion of the responsible conduct of research, mentoring in scientific writing, and preparation for graduate study in the chemical sciences. 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, with a strong emphasis on environmental science. The research projects are in diverse areas of chemistry, many of which will have an impact in areas of national need. 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.