REU Site: Interdisciplinary Renewable and Environmental Collaborative - IREC

这个本科生研究经验（REU）网站奖授予位于ND大福克斯的北达科他州大学，支持在2018-2020年夏季对10名本科生进行为期10周的培训。主要研究者是弗兰克·鲍曼和杜国栋。该基地由数学和物理科学理事会化学处、刺激竞争性研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）以及地球科学理事会大气和地球空间科学处共同资助。这个REU网站专注于化学、化学工程和大气科学交叉领域的跨学科研究。参与者由跨学科的教师团队共同指导，为学生提供独特的接触各种科学方法和研究挑战的机会。除了10周的深入研究外，学生参与者还将接受科学传播和研究行为方面的培训，参加社区外展活动，并学习研究中的道德规范。特别强调的是招收印第安人和第一代学生。这些研究项目的目标是可再生能源和环境科学与工程，包括从可再生资源开发可生物降解聚合物、大气过程的测量和建模，以及从煤和生物质废物流中生产肥料的项目。学生们接受专业发展培训，特别是在科学传播方面，它教会参与者如何将科学传达给普通受众。参与者利用这一培训开展针对小学年龄儿童的外联活动，鼓励儿童和REU参与者从事科学和与科学有关的职业。重点是招收第一代和未被代表的少数民族学生，目标学生主要来自本科院校和印第安部落学院。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 Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site award to the University of North Dakota, located in Grand Forks, ND, supports the training of 10 undergraduate students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018-2020. The principal investigators are Frank Bowman and Guodong Du. The site is jointly funded by the Division of Chemistry in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), and the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences of the Directorate for Geosciences. This REU site focuses on interdisciplinary research at the intersection of chemistry, chemical engineering, and atmospheric sciences. Participants are jointly mentored by a team of interdisciplinary faculty, providing students unique exposure to a variety of scientific approaches and research challenges. In addition to 10 weeks of intensive research, student participants also receive training in science communication and research conduct, participate in community outreach, and learn about ethics in research. Particular emphasis is placed on recruiting Native American and first generation students. The research projects target renewable and environmental science and engineering, including projects on the development of biodegradable polymers from renewable sources, measurement and modeling of atmospheric processes, and the production of fertilizer from coal and biomass waste streams. Students receive professional development training, particularly in science communication, which teaches participants how to convey science to a general audience. The participants utilize this training in outreach activities for elementary age children, encouraging both the children and the REU participants to pursue science and science-related careers. Emphasis is placed on recruiting first generation and unrepresented minority students, targeting students from primarily undergraduate institutions and Native American tribal colleges.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.