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

该REU站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作资助。该奖项支持由波多黎各圣胡安大都会大学的Osvaldo Cox和Beatriz Zayas教授领导的本科生研究经验（REU）网站。REU站点位于波多黎各大学和阿雷西博天文台的四个校区。这些站点支持的研究项目名为“跨学科化学科学的研究培训”，将吸引弱势的西班牙裔STEM学生，并将汇集五个机构和一个多学科指导团队，以提高这些化学学生的研究竞争力，并提高他们在化学科学STEM管道中的数量。这个REU网站预计化学专业的学生将会增加，他们将体验到研究竞争力，获得信心，并对研究生院产生兴趣，并成为准备进入STEM劳动力的专业人士。这个REU也将使整个UMET的化学学生受益，他们也可以在学年期间参与REU的发展活动。它汇集了五个机构和一个指导团队，他们将提高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.