REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemical Assembly at the University of Nebraska

REU 网站：内布拉斯加大学化学组装本科生的研究经验

• 批准号: 1460829
• 负责人: Mark Griep
• 金额: $ 27万
• 依托单位: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-06-15 至 2018-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1460829&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experiences; Undergraduates

In this project funded by the Research Experiences for Undergraduates program of the Chemistry Division of NSF, Professor Mark Griep and colleagues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will support ten students in a ten week summer research program each year for three years. The overall goals of this training program are two-fold: (1) teach and nurture interest in science by engaging undergraduate students in analyzing and solving complex problems, and (2) significantly impacting the career decisions of students in the program. This program provides research opportunities for undergraduates from under-represented groups as a critical step on the path to increasing the diversity and number of talented students entering the nation's chemical research programs. At least 60% of the REU students are female and/or from under-represented groups. Each student is paired with a graduate mentor, who gains experience in teaching others to do research. Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS) high school students from economically disadvantaged households learn to summarize REU students' projects and give oral presentations attended by the REU students.The research opportunities in this program in are in the area of chemical assembly. This covers a range of projects extending from the controlled assembly of colloids onto surfaces, to the synthesis of assembled nanoscale catalysts, and to the directed modification of biomolecules. Students are involved in innovations in the areas of information technology, targeted medicines, energy storage, and others. Chemical assembly is also strongly aligned with environment-friendly technologies because fewer atoms are wasted during the manufacturing process.

在该项目由NSF化学分部的本科生研究经验资助的项目中，内布拉斯加州林肯大学的Mark Griep教授和同事将在每年为期10周的夏季研究计划中为十名学生提供支持，为期三年。该培训计划的总体目标是两个方面：（1）通过让本科生参与分析和解决复杂问题的教学和培养对科学的兴趣，以及（2）显着影响该计划中学生的职业决策。该计划为来自代表性不足的群体的大学生提供了研究机会，这是增加进入美国化学研究计划的多样性和才华横溢的学生人数的关键步骤。 REU至少有60％的学生是女性和/或来自代表性不足的群体。每个学生都与一位研究生导师配对，他们在教别人进行研究方面获得了经验。来自经济弱势家庭的高中数学科学（UBMS）高中生学会了总结REU学生的项目并进行REU学生参加的口头演讲。该计划的研究机会在化学大会领域。这涵盖了一系列项目，这些项目从胶体的受控组装到表面，到组装纳米级催化剂的合成以及生物分子的定向修饰。学生参与信息技术，有针对性药物，能源存储等领域的创新。化学组装也与环境友好的技术非常一致，因为在制造过程中浪费了较少的原子。