IRES: Preparing U.S. Undergraduates for Global Chemistry Research with Training in Germany and Singapore

IRES：在德国和新加坡接受培训，为美国本科生进行全球化学研究做好准备

• 批准号: 1854174
• 负责人: Christina McCoy
• 金额: $ 38.15万
• 依托单位: American Chemical Society (ACS)
• 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=1854174&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Preparing; U.S.; Undergraduates; Global

This project is jointly funded by OISE and MPS (DMR and OMA).Undergraduate chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science students face grueling curriculum requirements that hinder or prohibit participation in valuable study abroad experiences. Participating in this International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program, selected students will have the opportunity to sharpen their research skills in an unfamiliar environment while developing the capacity to work effectively across cultures. Significant literature has demonstrated the important role that international education experiences play in strengthening the professional skill set of the workforce, especially STEM practitioners. Building opportunities for STEM students (especially those of underrepresented backgrounds) to engage in a unique research experience, without disrupting their curriculum calendars, allows the IRES participant to build cross-cultural communication skills, build a global network, be exposed to new perspectives and techniques and a refreshed knowledge base. As global scientific research collaboration increases, the American Chemical Society IRES program will help prepare students for a global research career which boosts competitiveness among the U.S. chemical workforce, instills an interest in expanding his/her perspective and apply local solutions to global challenges. ACS will select seven (7) qualified, diverse U.S. undergraduates to spend time in Germany (in partnership with the German Academic Exchange Service-DAAD) and three (3) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). While fostering intellectual growth and maturity, the IRES experience is intended to catalyze students' desire to continue their graduate studies; deliver a substantial research experience; produce excellent scientific publications; instill a respect for other cultures and science professionalism; and provide an appreciation for the global scientific enterprise. On a reciprocal basis, ACS will work to place students from Germany and Singapore, at no cost to the hosting university or funding agency, in existing IRES/IREU programs in the United States. This model also brings a global perspective and network to domestic programs and allows those participants to learn from their colleagues from other parts of the globe. This IRES program will prepare selected U.S. undergraduate students for advanced training in chemistry and materials sciences labs at advanced institutes in Germany and Singapore. Building upon a previous IRES program (2007-2016), this program prepares students to engage in chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science research in cross-cultural context. Students selected for the ACS IRES program will receive training in professional topics such as manuscript publishing, ethics in research, cross-cultural communication, science communication, collaboration and more. The research experience, coupled with professional skills training in an international context will increase the global competitiveness of future chemistry practitioners. During the research experience, seven students participating in the IRES program in Germany will be placed in leading research labs through the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Three students will be placed in labs in the National University of Singapore. Students will work with graduate students to contribute to research projects, many resulting in publication or attribution in a leading journal. Throughout the research experience, IRES students have regular check-in sessions with ACS staff, including a PI visit. Students are expected to complete a research report on their experience in the style of a Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) manuscript (with feedback provided by editors) and present their research findings (via oral presentation and abstract) and experience at the spring ACS National Meeting. Selected IRES students come from a diverse background and significant effort will be placed into recruiting participants from underrepresented communities. To build a global network among U.S. IREU/IRES programs, ACS will work with our partners from Germany and Singapore to place (at no cost to the NSF) students from these countries in existing domestic IRES/IREU programs. Student researchers will explore a variety of technical topics touching on chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science. Select proposed research topics include: understanding the role of fermentation in food risk assessment, influence of solid-state structural changes by cycloaddition reaction on photophysical properties and understanding catalysts for the production of fuels from the renewable sources.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.

该项目由OISE和MPS（DMR和OMA）联合资助。本科化学，化学工程和材料科学专业的学生面临着苛刻的课程要求，阻碍或禁止参与宝贵的出国留学经历。参加这个国际研究经验的学生（IRES）计划，选定的学生将有机会在一个陌生的环境中提高他们的研究技能，同时发展跨文化有效工作的能力。大量文献表明，国际教育经验在加强劳动力，特别是STEM从业人员的专业技能方面发挥着重要作用。为STEM学生（特别是那些代表性不足的背景）创造机会，在不破坏他们的课程日历的情况下，参与独特的研究体验，使IRES参与者能够建立跨文化沟通技能，建立全球网络，接触新的观点和技术以及更新的知识基础。随着全球科学研究合作的增加，美国化学学会IRES计划将帮助学生为全球研究职业做好准备，这将提高美国化学劳动力的竞争力，培养他们对扩大视野的兴趣，并将本地解决方案应用于全球挑战。ACS将选择七（7）名合格的，多样化的美国本科生在德国度过一段时间（与德国学术交流服务-DAAD合作）和三（3）在新加坡国立大学（NUS）。 在促进智力成长和成熟的同时，IRES的经验旨在催化学生继续研究生学习的愿望;提供大量的研究经验;制作优秀的科学出版物;灌输对其他文化和科学专业的尊重;并为全球科学企业提供赞赏。在互惠的基础上，ACS将努力把来自德国和新加坡的学生，在没有成本的主办大学或资助机构，在现有的IRES/IREU计划在美国。这一模式还为国内方案带来了全球视角和网络，使这些参与者能够向来自地球仪其他地方的同事学习。该IRES计划将为选定的美国本科生在德国和新加坡的高等院校进行化学和材料科学实验室的高级培训做好准备。在以前的IRES计划（2007-2016）的基础上，该计划为学生在跨文化背景下从事化学，化学工程和材料科学研究做好准备。入选ACS IRES计划的学生将接受专业主题的培训，如手稿出版，研究伦理，跨文化交流，科学交流，协作等。研究经验，加上专业技能培训，在国际范围内将提高未来的化学从业者的全球竞争力。在研究过程中，七名参加德国IRES项目的学生将通过德国学术交流服务中心（DAAD）被安排在领先的研究实验室。三名学生将被安排在新加坡国立大学的实验室。学生将与研究生合作，为研究项目做出贡献，其中许多项目将在领先的期刊上发表或归属。在整个研究过程中，IRES学生定期与ACS工作人员进行签到，包括PI访问。预计学生将完成一份关于他们在美国化学学会（JACS）手稿杂志（由编辑提供反馈）的风格的经验的研究报告，并在春季ACS全国会议上展示他们的研究成果（通过口头演示和摘要）和经验。选定的IRES学生来自不同的背景，并将大力从代表性不足的社区招募参与者。为了在美国IREU/IRES项目中建立一个全球网络，ACS将与我们来自德国和新加坡的合作伙伴合作，将来自这些国家的学生（NSF不承担任何费用）安置在现有的国内IRES/IREU项目中。学生研究人员将探索涉及化学，化学工程和材料科学的各种技术主题。选定的研究课题包括：了解发酵在食品风险评估中的作用、环加成反应引起的固态结构变化对生物物理性质的影响以及了解从可再生资源生产燃料的催化剂。该奖项反映了NSF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。