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

北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校的本科生研究体验（REU）站点位于北卡罗来纳州教堂山。该项目将在2019-2021年夏季为29名学生提供为期10周的培训。主要研究者是杰拉尔德·迈耶和莱斯利·希克斯。这个网站是由数学和物理科学理事会的化学部门支持的。学生们将参与各种各样的化学研究项目，从催化到太阳能转换。除了实践研究之外，学生们还参加了关于道德、沟通和创业的学习模块，其中包括实地考察北卡罗来纳州三角研究园区的一家大型工业公司和一家小型初创公司。通过参与尖端研究和量身定制的学习模块，学生们可以欣赏基础化学研究的微妙之处，并能够对自己的职业道路做出明智的决定。研究机会有限的学生尤其会被招募。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研究对化学产生深远影响的主题问题。参与者从事前沿研究，并有机会在催化、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等相关项目中做出有意义的贡献。通过指导和同伴互动，学生获得高效和有效地使用科学研究工具，批判性阅读科学文献，设计和实施实验以及与各种受众进行书面和口头交流的技能。这个项目的完成增加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。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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.