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

在这项由美国国家科学基金会化学部门资助的计划拨款中，来自德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校（UTEP）化学和生物化学系的Skye Fortier教授和Elizabeth Day教授将与美国国家科学基金会合成有机电化学中心（CSOE）合作，建立一种伙伴关系，为未来提交给化学研究和教育伙伴关系（PREC）计划奠定基础。这笔赠款为概念化、规划和协作的初始阶段提供关键支持，所有这些都旨在形成具有竞争力和变革性的PREC提案。计划中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。学生的参与是他们教学方法的基石。在整个计划拨款中，学生将发挥关键作用，积极参与科学报告，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更广泛的使命：制定战略，加强参与机构中代表性不足群体的招聘、保留和学位获得。在这样做的过程中，该团队的目标是培育一个更加多样化、包容性和充满活力的科学界。Fortier教授和Day教授正在与NSF CSOE合作开发新的电化学方法，以方便地检测和分离稀土元素。特别是，他们的共同兴趣集中在有机合成的开发和利用上，以推进新的电化学方法和体系。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。规划拨款将为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科学的科学推力。计划中的活动包括强调先进和前沿分析方法的合作教育研讨会。该策略的一个关键支柱是学生的积极参与。在整个计划资助期间，学生将担任中心角色，积极参与科学报告，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；它包含了更广泛的使命。该团队希望制定策略，加强参与院校中代表性不足群体学生的招聘、保留和学业成就。他们的最终目标是培养一个更多样化、更包容、更有活力的科学界。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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.