REU Site: Cross Disciplinary Training in Sustainable Chemistry and Chemical Processes

该本科生研究经验网站奖授予位于密歇根州东兰辛的密歇根州立大学，支持 8 名学生为期 10 周的培训。该计划由数学和物理科学理事会化学部资助，让参与者参与可持续化学和化学过程的独立研究。该计划培训参与者成为环境管理者，从而实现更安全的实验室和实验室实践，并减少化学废物的数量和毒性。参与者参加各种专业发展机会，包括期刊阅读、教师研究报告和社交晚宴，以及研究伦理、基础统计、实验室和化学品安全、申请研究生院的策略以及沟通技巧方面的培训。融入绿色化学原理可以装备和激励下一代化学家解决我们地球面临的最大的可持续发展挑战。参与者可以参加的研究项目涵盖可持续化学的主题，包括绿色合成、水净化、太阳能转换和能量存储、用于腐蚀控制的环保涂层技术、能源相关材料的计算方法、先进的成像和光谱学以及生物催化。该计划通常招收大三和大四的代表性不足的学生。除了开发“研究工具箱”外，参与者还通过研讨会、讲座和网络研讨会了解如何以可持续和负责任的方式构建化学。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并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，被认为值得支持。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates site award to Michigan State University, located in East Lansing, MI, supports the training of 8 students for 10 weeks. This program, funded by the Division of Chemistry in the Mathematical and Physical Science Directorate, engages participants in independent research in sustainable chemistry and chemical processes. This program trains participants to be stewards of the environment, leading toward safer laboratories and laboratory practices and reduced volume and toxicity of chemical waste. Participants take part in a variety of professional development opportunities, including journal readings, faculty research presentations and networking dinners, and training in research ethics, basic statistics, laboratory and chemical safety, strategies for applying to graduate school, and communication skills. Incorporation of green chemistry principles can equip and inspire the next generation of chemists to solve the greatest sustainability challenges facing our planet.The research projects available to participants encompass the theme of sustainable chemistry, including green synthesis, water purification, solar energy conversion and energy storage, environmentally-friendly coating technologies for corrosion control, computational methods for energy-related materials, advanced imaging and spectroscopy, and biocatalysis. This program generally recruits underrepresented students in their junior and senior years. Alongside developing a 'research toolbox', the participants learn how chemistry can be constructed in a sustainable and responsible manner through workshops, lectures, and webinars.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.