REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Fluorine Chemistry

该REU网站奖授予位于SD Vermillion的南达科他州大学（USD），支持在2018-2020年夏季对6名学生进行为期10周的培训。该网站由国防部与美国国家科学基金会本科生化学研究经验（REU）网站计划合作支持。该研究项目在USD化学系，为学生提供氟化学不同方面的研究机会。学生们参加涉及氟化学特有的安全问题的讲习班，以及与含卤素物质表征有关的分析化学讲习班。除了研究活动，学生们还参加每周的会议，讨论与氟化学有关的科学问题、商业化进程和研究生学习机会。研究成果的交流，无论是在研究过程中还是之后，也被强调。南达科他州大学地理位置优越，既可以为美国原住民提供服务，也可以为本科生提供服务。学生的研究项目被整合到现有的氟化功能材料中心（CFFM），这是一个由国家资助的研究中心，位于美元化学系。氟化学在制药工业和材料科学应用中，特别是在可再生能源和电池技术领域中日益重要。化学系的教师提供与氟化学相关的各种研究项目，包括合成用于发光传感器和电子设备的氟化单体；法医用无机掺杂氟化镧上转化纳米粒子电化学沉积氟单体电池技术氟碳键活化与催化；农用化学品分析表面增强拉曼光谱检测；计算氟化学。学生们受益于每周一次的小组会议，讨论氟化学的不同机会、应用和危害。学生还可以与该领域公认的领导者会面，他们是CFFM顾问委员会的现任成员。这个REU网站代表了一个独特的机会，培养未来的劳动力在氟化学的理论和实践方面。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 REU Site award to the University of South Dakota (USD), located in Vermillion, SD, supports the training of 6 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018-2020. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF Chemistry Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites program. This research program is in USD's Department of Chemistry and provides students with research opportunities in different aspects of fluorine chemistry. Students participate in workshops covering safety issues that are particular to fluorine chemistry, as well as in workshops on analytical chemistry that relate to the characterization of halogen-containing substances. In addition to research activities, the students take part in weekly meetings to discuss scientific issues related to fluorine chemistry, the process of commercialization, and graduate school opportunities. Communication of research results, both during and following the research experience, is also emphasized. The University of South Dakota is well situated geographically to serve both Native American and small primarily undergraduate institution student populations. Student research projects are integrated into the existing Center for Fluorinated Functional Materials (CFFM), a state-funded research center in the Department of Chemistry at USD.Fluorine chemistry is increasingly vital in the pharmaceutical industry and in materials science applications, particularly in the fields of renewable energy and battery technology. Faculty in the USD Department of Chemistry offer a diverse array of research projects related to fluorine chemistry including the synthesis of fluorinated monomers used in luminescence sensors and electronic devices; inorganic doped lanthanum fluoride upconversion nanoparticles for forensic applications; electrochemical deposition of fluorine monomers for battery technology; fluorine-carbon bond activation and catalysis; analytical surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy detection of agrochemicals; and computational fluorine chemistry. Students benefit from meeting weekly as a group to discuss the different opportunities, applications and hazards of fluorine chemistry. Students also meet with recognized leaders in the field who are current members of the CFFM advisory board. This REU site represents a unique opportunity to train a future workforce in the theoretical and practical aspects of fluorine chemistry.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.