REU Site: Undergraduate Research Opportunities at the Interface of Computational and Experimental Chemistry at the University of North Texas

化学系(CHE)的这一奖项支持由安吉拉·K·威尔逊和勒格兰德·斯劳特领导的北得克萨斯大学本科生研究体验(REU)网站，从2015年开始，为期三个夏天。该网站的标题是“北得克萨斯大学计算与实验界面的化学机遇”。该网站将在为期十周的计划中，每年夏天为八名学生提供支持。北卡罗来纳大学化学系是一个授予博士学位的项目，在本科生参与研究方面有很好的记录。在拟议的REU地点，重点放在计算化学和实验的整合上。学生将在太阳能电池、催化、法医化学、半导体、化学传感器、定向分子传输、大气化学、界面化学和理论化学等领域接受理论和实验相结合的多样化培训。北卡罗来纳大学REU计划将专注于增加不同学生群体的研究机会，特别努力招收服务不足的人群和机构的学生，以及本科学习的早期阶段的学生。学生将接触到广泛的职业、研究、社区服务和领导机会，包括与成功的化学家的直接互动，以及对公司的访问。该计划目标的成功实现将加强服务不足人群的科学教育基础设施，与REU参与者的持续联系以及与以本科生为主的机构(PUI)的合作将有助于确定促进研究成功的有效做法，并将其传播到更广泛的研究社区。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Angela K. Wilson and LeGrande Slaughter at the University of North Texas for three summers, starting in 2015. The Site is entitled, "Opportunities in Chemistry at the Interface of Computation and Experiment at the University of North Texas." The site will support eight students per summer in a ten week program. The UNT Chemistry Department is a Ph.D.-granting program with a strong record of undergraduate research involvement. Emphasis in the proposed REU site is placed on the integration of computational chemistry and experiment. Students will undergo diverse training at the interface of theory and experiment, in areas such as solar cells, catalysis, forensic chemistry, semiconductors, chemical sensors, targeted molecule delivery, atmospheric chemistry, interfacial chemistry, and theoretical chemistry. The UNT REU program will focus on increasing research opportunities for a diverse group of students, with special efforts to recruit students from underserved populations and institutions, and students at the early stage of their undergraduate studies. Students will be exposed to a wide range of career, research, community service, and leadership opportunities in chemistry, including direct interactions with successful chemists, and visits to companies. Successful attainment of the program goals will enhance the infrastructure for science education for underserved populations, and continued contacts with REU participants and partnering predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs) will enable identification of effective practices for promoting research success, which will be disseminated to the broader research community.