IRES Track 1: Chapman - Stockholm International Research Experience in Heterogeneous Catalysis

IRES Track 1：查普曼 - 斯德哥尔摩多相催化国际研究经验

• 批准号: 2107072
• 负责人: Jerry LaRue
• 金额: $ 25.13万
• 依托单位: Chapman University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2107072&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; Chapman; Stockholm; International

Science is naturally an international endeavor; however, undergraduate students are often not exposed to this critical aspect early in the scientific careers. STEM students at Chapman University, a midsize undergraduate university located in diverse Southern California, are often engaged in research with faculty, participate in local summer internships, and study abroad through campus programs. Despite these opportunities, students rarely have the opportunity to experience research on the international scale at other research institutions. In collaboration with Stockholm University and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, U.S. undergraduate students at Chapman will have the opportunity to perform research in heterogenous catalysis for 10 weeks during the summer. The learning objectives of the program are to (1) provide transformative international research experiences for undergraduate students, (2) increase student awareness of new research fields, including, heterogeneous catalysis, (3) train the next generation of international researchers, (4) increase the participation of under-represented students in STEM fields, (5) expose students to the benefits of international collaborations, and (6) educate students on Sweden’s long and impactful history in the sciences. These activities will prepare students with the skills needed to be effective and ethical scientific researchers.As the world population continues to rise, novel solutions to global issues, such as climate change, food production, clean energy production, access to clean water, and pollution control, will need to be developed. Heterogeneous catalysis often plays a critical role in combating these challenges, from synthesizing ammonia for fertilizers using the Haber-Bosch process, to synthesizing carbon-neutral fuel with the Fischer-Tropsch process, to reducing pollutants in the air with the catalytic converter in cars. As the urgency of global challenges increase, it becomes increasingly important to train a scientifically literate and technically trained workforce whose backgrounds span multiple disciplines. Students from Chapman University will have the opportunity to perform research in foreign research labs at Stockholm University and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology for 10 weeks during the summer. The foreign research mentors have developed a collaboration to investigate model systems for catalytic tar reforming in biomass gasification using modern surface science techniques and computational methods. Student scholars will work collaboratively on these projects and gain experience using sophisticated laser systems, working with surface science instruments, analyzing experimental data, performing kinetic modelling, and writing scientific reports. These student scholars will be encouraged to embark on future scientific pursuits, develop skills necessary to ensure success in the STEM fields, such as problem-solving and critical thinking, and will engage in the international cultural exchange of ideas and practices. These are expected to help create a more diverse population of science-literate citizens to address current and future global challenges.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.

科学自然是一个国际性的奋进;然而，本科生往往没有接触到这一关键方面的早期科学生涯。查普曼大学是一所位于南加州的中型本科大学，该校的STEM学生经常与教师一起从事研究，参加当地的暑期实习，并通过校园项目出国留学。尽管有这些机会，学生很少有机会在其他研究机构体验国际规模的研究。在与斯德哥尔摩大学和瑞典斯德哥尔摩的KTH皇家理工学院的合作中，查普曼的美国本科生将有机会在夏季进行为期10周的多相催化研究。该计划的学习目标是（1）为本科生提供变革性的国际研究经验，（2）提高学生对新研究领域的认识，包括多相催化，（3）培养下一代国际研究人员，（4）增加在STEM领域代表不足的学生的参与，（5）让学生接触国际合作的好处，以及（6）教育学生瑞典在科学领域的悠久而有影响力的历史。这些活动将培养学生成为有效和道德的科学研究人员所需的技能。随着世界人口的持续增长，需要开发新的解决方案来解决全球问题，如气候变化，粮食生产，清洁能源生产，获得清洁水和污染控制。多相催化通常在应对这些挑战方面发挥着关键作用，从使用哈伯-博世工艺合成用于肥料的氨，到使用费托工艺合成碳中性燃料，再到使用汽车中的催化转化器减少空气中的污染物。随着全球挑战的紧迫性增加，培养一支具有科学素养和技术培训的员工队伍变得越来越重要，他们的背景跨越多个学科。查普曼大学的学生将有机会在夏季在斯德哥尔摩大学和KTH皇家理工学院的外国研究实验室进行为期10周的研究。国外的研究导师已经开发了一个合作，研究模型系统的催化焦油重整生物质气化利用现代表面科学技术和计算方法。学生学者将在这些项目上进行合作，并获得使用复杂激光系统的经验，使用表面科学仪器，分析实验数据，进行动力学建模和撰写科学报告。这些学生学者将被鼓励走上未来的科学追求，发展必要的技能，以确保在STEM领域的成功，如解决问题和批判性思维，并将从事思想和实践的国际文化交流。这一奖项反映了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。