REU Site: Chemistry 360 degrees: A Comprehensive Research and Career Development Experience @UBChemistry

位于纽约州布法罗的纽约州立大学(SUNY)的本科生研究体验(REU)现场奖，支持在2019-2021年夏季对10名学生进行10周的培训。在这个由数学和物理科学局化学司资助的项目中，Jason B.Benedict教授、Timothy R.Cook教授和他的同事主持了一个REU网站，涵盖了广泛的化学研究和职业发展，重点是利用数字平台。参与者从事核心化学科学领域的研究，包括无机化学、分析化学、生物医学或聚合物化学。除了化学研究，该项目还包括对当地化学和生化公司的工业现场访问，发展和提高“软技能”的研讨会，以及使用数字平台促进研究和职业发展的培训。个人的研究项目包括多孔纳米材料的合成、新型对映体选择性反应的发展、金属离子与核酸的络合物结合、光响应性晶体材料、烯-炔反应的催化、配体驱动的酶催化、半导体界面的电荷转移以及新材料的结构预测。其他研究领域包括研究脂类在细胞过程中的作用、新型色谱材料的物理化学特性、水凝胶和聚合物表面的成像以及纳米金属环的自组装。这些独立和跨学科的研究项目由纽约州立大学布法罗分校的教职员工和研究生导师推动，为参与者提供解决问题和科学发现的经验。这个网站的重点是招收两年制大学的学生和化学专业代表性不足的学生。结合软技能和数字平台培训，该计划为参与者攻读高级学位和进入化学工作队伍做好准备。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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 State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, located in Buffalo, NY, supports the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. In this program, funded by the Division of Chemistry in the Mathematical and Physical Science Directorate, Professors Jason B. Benedict, Timothy R. Cook and colleagues host an REU site covering a broad range of chemical research and career development with a focus on the leveraging of digital platforms. Participants engage in research encompassing core chemical science areas including inorganic, analytical, biomedical or polymeric chemistry. Alongside chemical research, the program includes industrial site visits to local chemical and biochemical companies, seminars to develop and improve 'soft skills', and training on the use of digital platforms to advance research and career development. In total, these activities prepare UB Chem360 REU participants for graduate school and beyond.Individual participants' research projects include synthesis of porous nanomaterials, development of new enantioselective reactions, metal ion complex binding to nucleic acids, photo-responsive crystalline materials, catalysis of ene-yne reactions, ligand-driven enzyme catalysis, charge transfer at semi-conductor interfaces, and structure prediction of novel materials. Other areas of research include studying the role of lipids in cell processes, physicochemical characteristics of novel chromatographic materials, imaging of hydrogel and polymer surfaces and self-assembly of nanoscopic metallacycles. These independent and interdisciplinary research projects, facilitated by SUNY at Buffalo faculty and graduate student mentors, provide participants with experiences in problem solving and scientific discovery. This site puts an emphasis on recruiting students from two-year colleges and students who are underrepresented in chemistry. Combined with 'soft skills' and digital platform training, this program prepares participants to pursue advanced degrees and enter the chemistry workforce.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.