REU Site: Advanced Materials for Energy and Sensing Applications at the University of Tennessee

这一奖项来自国家科学基金会化学部，支持由田纳西大学诺克斯维尔分校的迈克尔·D·贝斯特和肖恩·R·坎帕尼亚教授领导的本科生研究经验(REU)网站。该网站将主办一个REU计划，为化学职业提供全面的准备。这项工作的核心是为期10周的研究经验，将提供密集的入门研究培训。此外，众多由导师指导的专业发展活动将为参与的学生提供坚实和全面的基础。学生将参加由教师开发的多部分伦理学课程，并通过与UTK科学写作计划的合作，在准备专业文件和演示文稿方面接受指导培训。此外，一名科学新闻专业的学生将为公众撰写文章，突出参与者的经历，他将被嵌入REU计划。学生们还将受益于实地参观研究机构，包括附近的橡树岭国家实验室，以及包括来自不同研究部门的参与者在内的关于职业选择的小组讨论。最后，UTK评估与评估研究所将对该项目进行严格的评估。该项目的智力优势是由REU学生进行的尖端研究推动的。虽然将提供一系列跨越化学领域的研究，但这些项目通常围绕用于能源和传感应用的先进材料这一共同主题。这些主题代表了当前研究的关键领域，并涉及由联邦机构资助的UTK项目，从而激励和验证了参与研究的学生将完成的工作。这一提议的更广泛影响需要全面的初步培训经验，为学生提供一系列关键技能，以促进他们的职业生涯。此外，将通过发表由嵌入式科学作家准备的观点文章来实现广泛传播，学生将带着精美的海报和口头演示离开该项目，以供在未来的会议上使用。这一计划的影响还将通过积极招收和挑选无法在本国院校进行本科生研究的优秀学生来加强。此外，为了实现扩大研究参与度的目标，将积极招收在科学领域代表性不足的人口群体的学生。这一努力将得到与主要为代表不足的群体和田纳西州路易斯·斯托克斯少数群体参与联盟(TLSAMP)服务的机构的教职员工持续伙伴关系的帮助。

This award from the Division of Chemistry at the National Science Foundation supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) Site led by Professors Michael D. Best and Shawn R. Campagna both of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. The Site will host an REU program that offers comprehensive preparation for careers in chemistry. Central to this endeavor is a 10-week research experience that will provide intensive introductory research training. In addition, numerous mentored professional development activities will yield a solid and well-rounded foundation for participating students. Students will participate in a multipart ethics course developed by the faculty and also receive mentored training in the preparation of professional documents and presentations through a collaboration with the UTK Science Writing Program. Additionally, a science journalism student who will prepare articles for the general public that highlight the experiences of participants, will be embedded in the REU Program. Students will also benefit from site visits to research institutions including nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as well as panel discussions on career options including participants from different research sectors. Finally, rigorous assessment of the program will be conducted by the UTK Institute for Assessment and Evaluation.The intellectual merit of this program is driven by the cutting-edge research that will be performed by REU students. While a range of research will be offered spanning the field of chemistry, these projects are generally centered on the common theme of advanced materials for energy and sensing applications. These topics represent critical areas of current research, and involve projects at UTK that are funded by federal agencies, thus invigorating and validating the work to be performed by participating students. The broader impacts of this proposal entail the comprehensive initial training experiences that will provide students with a range of critical skills to enhance their careers. In addition, broad dissemination will be achieved through the publication of point-of-view articles prepared by an embedded science writer, and students will leave the program with polished poster and oral presentations for use at future conferences. The impact of this program will additionally be enhanced by actively recruiting and selecting outstanding students who lack access to undergraduate research at their home institutions. Furthermore, to achieve the goal of broadening participation in research, students from demographic groups underrepresented in the sciences will be aggressively recruited. This effort will be aided by ongoing partnerships with faculty at institutions that primarily serve underrepresented groups and the Tennessee Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (TLSAMP).