REU Site: Advanced Chemistries for Energy and Sensing Applications at the University of Tennessee

REU 网站：田纳西大学能源和传感应用先进化学

• 批准号: 1852160
• 负责人: Michael Best
• 金额: $ 32.98万
• 依托单位: University of Tennessee Knoxville
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-06-01 至 2024-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852160&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Advanced; Chemistries; Energy

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates site award to the University of Tennessee Knoxville, located in Knoxville, TN, supports the training of 10 undergraduate students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. In this program, funded by the Division of Chemistry, participants engage in research projects and receive mentoring to develop complementary professional skills critical for successful scientific careers. The individual research projects center around the theme of advanced chemistries for energy and sensing applications. The professional development and mentoring component places an emphasis on building undergraduates' communication skills through collaboration with the English Department. The students create high quality science writing. This program also exposes participants to a variety of possible careers in chemical research through interaction with neighboring institutions such as the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Undergraduates' research projects, falling under the broad umbrella of advanced chemistries for energy and sensing, include studying shape-changing polymeric materials, characterizing single-molecule magnets and chemical qubits, computationally studying polymeric membranes for gas separation, understanding structure-property relationships of polymerization catalysts, and designing liposomes for triggered release of encapsulated contents. This REU Site emphasizes the inclusion of a diverse group of undergraduates to address the under-representation of demographic groups. Ultimately, this site works to develop a well-trained and diverse set of talented chemists primed for future contributions to academics, government service or industry.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.

位于田纳西州诺克斯维尔的田纳西大学诺克斯维尔分校的本科生研究经验奖，支持在2019-2021年夏季对10名本科生进行为期10周的培训。在这个由化学系资助的项目中，参与者参与研究项目并接受指导，以培养对成功的科学事业至关重要的互补专业技能。个别研究项目围绕能源和传感应用的先进化学主题展开。专业发展和指导部分强调通过与英语系的合作培养本科生的沟通技巧。学生创作高质量的科学写作。该项目还通过与橡树岭国家实验室等邻近机构的互动，使参与者接触到化学研究领域的各种可能的职业。本科生的研究项目属于先进的能源和传感化学，包括研究形状变化的聚合物材料，表征单分子磁铁和化学量子位，计算研究用于气体分离的聚合物膜，了解聚合催化剂的结构-性质关系，以及设计用于触发释放封装内容物的脂质体。这个REU网站强调包含不同的本科生群体，以解决人口群体代表性不足的问题。最终，该网站致力于培养一批训练有素、多样化的有才华的化学家，为将来为学术界、政府服务或工业做出贡献做好准备。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。

项目成果

Liposome triggered content release through molecular recognition of inositol trisphosphate

脂质体通过肌醇三磷酸的分子识别触发内容物释放

• DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00951j
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Chemical Communications
• 影响因子: 4.9
• 作者: Bottcher, Sydney E.;Lou, Jinchao;Best, Michael D.
• 通讯作者: Best, Michael D.

Copper-responsive liposomes for triggered cargo release employing a picolinamide−lipid conjugate

使用吡啶酰胺-脂质缀合物触发货物释放的铜响应脂质体

• DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01977a
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
• 影响因子: 3.2
• 作者: Sagar, Ruhani;Jaremba, Emily A.;Lou, Jinchao;Best, Michael D.
• 通讯作者: Best, Michael D.