REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates at Western Washington University

REU 网站：西华盛顿大学本科生的研究经验

• 批准号: 1062722
• 负责人: Paul Spiegel
• 金额: $ 33万
• 依托单位: Western Washington University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-04-01 至 2014-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1062722&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experience; Undergraduates

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.

该奖项由化学部 (CHE) 和材料研究部 (DMR) 颁发，支持由西华盛顿大学 Timothy B. Clark 领导的本科生研究体验 (REU) 网站。 该网站支持的研究项目涉及材料化学、合成化学和生物化学领域。 本科生将从缺乏支持本科生研究基础设施的主要本科院校和社区学院招募到该网站。 该网站每年夏天将支持十名学生参加为期十周的项目。 本科生将从事的项目包括：（1）铜催化羰基化合物二硼化反应的研究； (2)氢键供体/受体活化小分子的研究； (3) 用于太阳能转换的定向荧光团串联波导发光太阳能聚光器的研究； (4)超灵敏化学传感纳米结构的研究； （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。 除了在夏季进行研究外，参加该项目的学生还将参加许多专业发展活动，包括负责任的研究行为的讨论、科学写作的指导以及化学科学研究生的准备。 年轻科学家需要接触现代研究方法和工具作为培训的一部分。 该 REU 网站旨在提供化学科学领域的前沿研究培训，重点关注环境科学。 这些研究项目涉及化学的不同领域，其中许多项目将对国家需求领域产生影响。 参与该网站研究的多元化学生群体将为进入研究生院做好充分准备，并最终成为国家技术劳动力的一部分。