REU Site: Puerto Rico Research Training in Cross-Disciplinary Chemical Sciences

这个REU网站是由国防部与NSF REU计划共同资助的。该奖项支持波多黎各圣胡安大都会大学奥斯瓦尔多·考克斯和比阿特丽兹·扎亚斯教授领导的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。REU网站位于波多黎各大学和阿雷西博天文台的四个校区。在这些网站上支持的名为“跨学科化学研究培训”的研究项目将吸引处于不利地位的西班牙裔STEM学生，并将把五个机构和一个多学科指导团队聚集在一起，以提高这些化学学生的研究竞争力，并改善他们在STEM化学领域的人数。这个REU网站预计将有更多的化学专业学生体验研究竞争力，获得信心，并培养对研究生院的兴趣，以及成为准备进入STEM劳动力的专业人员。这一REU也将使UMET的整个化学学生社区受益，他们也可以在学年期间参与REU发展活动。它汇集了五个机构和一个指导团队，他们将增加这些学生的研究竞争力，并对化学科学领域的STEM管道产生积极影响。

This REU Site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program. This award supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site led by Professors Osvaldo Cox and Beatriz Zayas both at Universidad Metropolitana in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The REU Site is located at four campuses of the University of Puerto Rico and the Arecibo Observatory. The research projects supported at these Sites entitled, "Research Training in Cross-disciplinary Chemical Sciences" will engage disadvantaged Hispanic STEM students and will to bring together five institutions and a multidisciplinary mentoring team to increase the research competitiveness of these chemistry students and improve their numbers in the STEM pipeline in the chemical sciences.This REU Site anticipates an increase in chemistry majors who will experience research competitiveness, gain confidence, and develop an interest in graduate schools, as well as become professionals who are prepared to enter the STEM workforce. This REU will also benefit the entire community of chemistry students at UMET who can also participate in the REU developmental activities during the academic year. It brings together five institutions and a mentoring team who will increase the research competitiveness of these students and positively impact the STEM pipeline in the chemical sciences.