REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity in Chemistry (SUROC) at UNC Chapel Hill

本科生（REU）在北卡罗来纳州大学在查佩尔山的研究经验网站位于查佩尔山，NC。它支持在2019年至2021年的夏季期间对29名学生进行为期10周的培训。主要调查员是杰拉尔德·迈耶和莱斯利·希克斯。该网站由数学和物理科学理事会化学部提供支持。学生从事化学领域的各种研究项目，从催化到太阳能转换。除了动手研究，学生还参加道德，沟通和创业的学习模块，其中包括实地考察一家大型工业公司和一家小型创业公司在北卡罗来纳州的研究三角公园。参加前沿研究和量身定制的学习模块，学生获得了基础化学研究的微妙之处的赞赏，并能够对他们的职业道路做出明智的决定。特别招募了研究机会有限的学生。参与者受益于导师，他们是各自领域的国际领导者，并在最先进的设施中就远距离的热点问题进行工作。在化学上产生影响。参与者从事前沿研究，并有机会在与催化，聚合物设计和合成，太阳能转换，氧化还原生物学和纳米技术相关的项目中做出有意义的贡献。通过指导和同伴互动，学生获得的技能，高效和有效地利用科学研究工具，科学文献的关键阅读，实验的设计和实施，并在书面和口头沟通为各种观众。该计划的完成增强了本科生的研究和指导经验，否则他们可能没有这样的机会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, NC. It supports the training of 29 students in total for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. The principal investigators are Gerald Meyer and Leslie Hicks. This site is supported by the Division of Chemistry in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate. Students engage in a diverse set of research projects in chemistry, ranging from catalysis to solar energy conversion. Alongside hands-on research, students also participate in learning modules on ethics, communication, and entrepreneurship that includes site visits to a large industrial company and a small startup company in the Research Triangle Park of North Carolina. Taking part in cutting-edge research and tailored learning modules, students gain an appreciation for the subtleties of fundamental chemistry research and are in a position to make informed decisions about their career path. Students with limited access to research opportunities are especially recruited.The participants benefit from mentors who are international leaders in their field and work in state-of the art facilities on topical problems with far-reaching impact in chemistry. The participants engage in cutting edge research and have the opportunity to make meaningful contributions in projects related to catalysis, polymer design and synthesis, solar energy conversion, redox biology, and nanotechnology. Through mentoring and peer interaction, students gain skills in efficient and effective use of scientific research tools, critical reading of scientific literature, design and implementation of experiments, and in written and oral communication for various audiences. Completion of this program enhances the research and mentoring experiences for undergraduate students who may not otherwise have such an opportunity.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.