REU Site: Multidisciplinary Environmental Nanoscience Research at Jackson State University Serving Minority & Disadvantaged Students

杰克逊州立大学化学系的本科生研究体验项目（REU）每年夏天将带8名学生到校园进行为期10周的研究，在一个激励和支持的研究环境中进行研究。夏季研究项目将为JSU-REU的参与者提供在环境纳米科学研究中脱颖而出的机会，并促进获得科学发现所需的技能。为了了解纳米科学在环境中的应用和影响，REU网站旨在在REU网站内组建一个由化学家、环境科学家、纳米科学家、物理学家和生物学家组成的跨学科团队，专注于与“环境纳米科学”相关的研究、教育和职业发展活动。REU的研究活动将集中在两个主要领域：(1)纳米材料在环境保护中的开发和应用；(2)工程纳米材料对环境的影响。职业和科学活动将包括：a)短期课程，b)研究生院，科学伦理，书面和口头沟通技巧研讨会，c)杰出科学家系列研讨会，d)圆桌讨论，e)实地考察和社会活动。在美国，非裔美国人在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域的代表性不足。由于他们代表了密西西比州98%的少数民族人口，JSU的REU站点是一个极好的机会，可以解决这个人口群体缺乏成功的stem研究职业的挑战。为了应对这些挑战，JSU的REU网站是115所历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCU）之一，将为未被充分代表的少数民族，女性和其他弱势学生提供研究经验，帮助他们在科学事业上取得成功。当前REU现场计划的一个预期深远和持久的影响是它对培训和指导非洲裔美国本科生在研究领域的影响，并将研究生教育和良好的就业前景作为结果。

The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program in the Department of Chemistry at Jackson State University (JSU) will bring 8 students to campus for ten weeks each summer to conduct research in a stimulating and supportive research environment. The summer research project will provide opportunities for JSU-REU participants to excel in research on environmental nanoscience and promote the acquisition of skills necessary for scientific discovery. To understand the applications and implications of nanoscience on the environment, this REU site aims to form an interdisciplinary team of chemists, environmental scientists, nanoscientists, physicists, and biologists within the REU site to focus on research, educational and career development activities related to "Environmental Nanoscience". REU research activity will focus on two main areas: (1) Development and application of nanomaterials in environmental protection and (2) Impact of Engineered Nanomaterials on the Environment. The career and scientific activities will include: a) short courses, b) workshops on graduate school, scientific ethic, and written and oral communication skills, c) seminar series from prominent scientists, d) round table discussions, e) field trips and social events.African-Americans are underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in the US. Since they represent 98% of the minority population in Mississippi, an REU Site at JSU is an excellent opportunity to address the challenge of the lack of access to successful STEM-research careers for this demographic group. In response to these challenges, the REU site at JSU, one of the 115 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), will provide the research experience to the underrepresented minority, female, and other disadvantaged students for a successful career in science. An anticipated far-reaching and lasting effect of the current REU site program is its impact on training and mentoring African American undergraduate students in the areas of research with graduate education and excellent job prospects as outcomes.