REU Site: Combining Career Preparation with Environmental Research in Chemistry, Physics and Materials Science at the University of Oregon

美国国家科学基金会化学部的本科生研究经验项目支持俄勒冈大学的杰拉尔丁·里士满教授及其同事主持REU网站：将职业准备与化学、物理和材料科学的环境研究相结合。该站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作提供支持。每年夏天都会招募12名学生进行为期10周的跨学科研究。学生可以从18个关注环境问题的跨学科项目中进行选择。职业建设讲习班增加了研究活动，其中包括科学和工作场所交流、企业家精神、道德、谈判和领导等主题。该网站为学生提供尖端的研究经验，为他们提供必要的职业技能，并发展长期的指导关系。参与这个跨学科REU项目的教师来自化学、物理和材料科学领域，让学生跨越传统的学术界限。这些项目的例子包括开发新的太阳能材料、合成和表征与环境有关的催化剂、创建更环保的纳米颗粒系统，以及增加对石油分散剂的基本了解。这个项目更广泛的影响是，它增加了来自代表性不足群体的理科本科生的数量，并增加了学生在职业生涯中的成功。

The Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites program in the NSF Division of Chemistry supports Professor Geraldine Richmond and colleagues at the University of Oregon to host REU Site: Combining Career Preparation with Environmental Research in Chemistry, Physics, and Materials Science. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program. Twelve students are recruited for 10 weeks of interdisciplinary research each summer. Students choose from 18 interdisciplinary projects that focus on environmental issues. Research activities are augmented by career building workshops that include topics such as scientific and workplace communication, entrepreneurship, ethics, negotiation, and leadership. The site provides students with cutting edge research experiences, equips them with essential career skills, and develops long term mentoring relationships. The faculty involved with this interdisciplinary REU program come from chemistry, physics and materials science fields, allowing students to cross the traditional academic boundaries. Examples of the projects include the development of new solar materials, syntheses and characterization of environmentally relevant catalysts, creation of greener nanoparticle systems, and increasing the fundamental understanding of oil dispersants. The broader impact of this project is that it increases the number of science undergraduate students from underrepresented groups and increases the students' success in their careers.