REU Site: Chemistry Research for Medicine and Energy at the University of Rochester

这项本科生研究体验(REU)现场奖授予位于纽约州罗切斯特的罗切斯特大学，在2022-2024年夏季支持10名本科生参加为期10周的住宿研究项目。该项目由化学系支持，让学生沉浸在跨学科的化学研究中，并为他们提供在STEM职业生涯中取得成功的专业技能。该计划通过一系列与研究道德、项目开发、专业网络、科学交流和外展有关的活动来丰富。参与者在全国范围内招募，重点是那些在STEM中传统上代表性不足的学生，他们可能在本国机构获得有限的研究机会。该项目的目标是通过向学生提供科学和专业技能以及强大的导师和同行支持网络来增加STEM的留存率，这些支持网络将持续到暑期研究经验之后。REU学生将为应对与新药合成和发现、能源和可持续化学相关的根本挑战的研究做出贡献。研究将与教师一起进行，他们的研究范围从催化开发、纳米颗粒合成、肽自组装、天然产物合成、超快光谱和量子动力学模拟。这个项目的主要更广泛的影响来自于让30名本科生同时具备在科学领域取得成功所必需的硬技能和软技能。此外，该网站通过促进REU学生和教师导师之间的长期指导，帮助学生建立一个专业网络来支持他们的职业生涯。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 Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site award to the University of Rochester, located in Rochester, NY, supports 10 undergraduate students for a 10-week residential research program during the summers of 2022-2024. The program, supported by the Division of Chemistry, immerses students in interdisciplinary chemical research and equips them with the professional skills to succeed in STEM careers. The program is enriched by an array of activities related to research ethics, project development, professional networking, scientific communication, and outreach. Participants are recruited nationally, with an emphasis on students who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM and may have limited access to research opportunities at their home institutions. The goal of this program is to increase retention in STEM by providing students with scientific and professional skills, along with a strong support network of mentors and peers, that will endure beyond the summer research experience.REU students will contribute to research that addresses fundamental challenges related to the synthesis and discovery of new drugs, energy, and sustainable chemistry. Research will be undertaken with faculty mentors whose research extends from catalysis development, nanoparticle synthesis, peptide self-assembly, natural product synthesis, ultrafast spectroscopy and quantum dynamics simulations. The major broader impact of this project stems from equipping a cohort of 30 undergraduate students with both the hard and soft skills necessary for a successful career in science. Additionally, the site helps students establish a professional network to support their career by facilitating long-term mentoring between REU students and faculty mentors.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.