Planning: PREC: UTEP-CSOE Collaborative for the Separation, Detection, and Remediation of Rare Earth Elements

在这项由NSF化学部资助的规划补助金中，德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校（UTEP）化学与生物化学系的Skye Fortier和Elizabeth Day教授将与NSF合成有机电化学中心（CSOE）合作，建立一种伙伴关系，该伙伴关系可以成为未来提交给化学研究与教育伙伴关系（PREC）计划的基础。这笔赠款为概念化，规划和合作的初始阶段提供了至关重要的支持，所有这些都旨在塑造一个具有竞争力和变革性的PREC提案。计划开展的活动包括联合教育讲习班，重点是先进和尖端的分析技术。学生参与是他们的方法的基石。在整个规划补助金，学生将发挥关键作用，积极参与科学演示，海报会议，小组讨论，动手研究和数据收集。对学生参与的承诺延伸到一个更广泛的使命：战略的发展，支持整个参与机构的代表性不足的群体的招聘，保留和学位的实现。Fortier教授和Day教授正在与NSF CSOE合作开发新的电化学方法，用于轻松检测和分离稀土元素。特别是，他们的共同利益集中在有机合成的开发和利用，以促进新的电化学方法和系统。CSOE的作用将是作为一个密切的科学合作伙伴，通过他们在电化学方面的专业知识支持拟议的研究计划。规划补助金将为UTEP和CSOE研究人员提供探索和培养真正符合共同利益和目标的项目的机会，以发展提出真正创新和变革性科学的科学推力。计划开展的活动包括协作教育讲习班，这些讲习班将强调先进和前沿的分析方法。该战略的一个关键支柱是学生的积极参与。在整个规划补助金期间，学生将承担中心角色，积极参与科学演示，海报会议，小组讨论以及实际参与研究和数据收集。学生的参与超出了这些活动，它包括一个更广泛的使命。该团队渴望制定战略，加强参与机构内代表性不足群体的学生的招聘，保留和学业成绩。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。

In this planning grant, funded by the Chemistry Division at NSF, Professors Skye Fortier and Elizabeth Day from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) will collaborate with the NSF Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry (CSOE) to develop a partnership that could form the basis of a future submission to the Partnerships for Research and Education in Chemistry (PREC) program. This grant provides crucial support for the initial stages of conceptualization, planning, and collaboration, all aimed at shaping a competitive and transformative PREC proposal. Among the planned activities are joint educational workshops, focusing on advanced and cutting-edge analytical techniques. Student engagement is a cornerstone of their approach. Throughout the planning grant, students will play pivotal roles, actively participating in scientific presentations, poster sessions, group discussions, and hands-on research and data collection. The commitment to student involvement extends to a broader mission: the development of strategies that bolster the recruitment, retention, and degree attainment of underrepresented groups across the participating institutions. In doing so, the team aims to foster a more diverse, inclusive, and vibrant scientific community.Professors Fortier and Day are collaborating with the NSF CSOE in developing novel electrochemical methods for the facile detection and separation of rare earth elements. In particular, their mutual interests converge on the development and utilization of organic synthesis for the advancement of new electrochemical methods and systems. The role of CSOE will be to serve as a close scientific partner, bolstering the proposed research initiatives through their expertise in electrochemistry. The planning grant will offer UTEP and CSOE investigators the chance to explore and cultivate projects that truly align with shared interests and objectives to develop scientific thrusts that propose truly innovative and transformative science. Planned activities include collaborative educational workshops that will emphasize advanced and leading-edge analytical methods. A key pillar of the strategy is the active engagement of students. Throughout the planning grant period, students will assume central roles, actively contributing to scientific presentations, poster sessions, group discussions, and practical involvement in research and data collection. Student involvement extends beyond these activities; it encompasses a broader mission. The team aspires to develop strategies that strengthen the recruitment, retention, and academic achievement of students from underrepresented groups within their participating institutions. Their ultimate aim is to cultivate a scientific community that is more diverse, inclusive, and dynamic.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.