REU Site: Undergraduate Research Addressing Global Challenges

这项本科生研究经验（REU）项目授予位于明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯市的明尼苏达大学，在2024-2026年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。在这个由化学系资助的项目中，本科生将开展研究，解决一些全球最紧迫的环境、能源和人类健康问题。参与者将在主要研究型大学的培育环境中获得具有挑战性的研究经验，使用顶级设施和仪器，为他们未来在工业界和学术界的职业生涯做好准备。考虑到学生的不同背景，学生将获得个人发展计划的指导。研究员的研究经验将得到广泛的专业指导和实践培训的补充。他们将参加一个夏末的研究研讨会，并有机会在国家化学会议上展示他们的工作。可选活动将包括仪器培训、图书馆教程、明尼苏达超级计算机研究所的课程，以及与教师、研究生和博士后进行的各种非正式指导活动。奖学金获得者将被鼓励自愿参加一个拓展项目，让孩子们有机会在当地社区图书馆进行动手化学实验，其中许多图书馆位于少数民族社区的社区。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。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site award to University of Minnesota, located in Minneapolis, MN, supports the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2024-2026. In this program, funded by the Division of Chemistry, undergraduate students will carry out research that addresses some of the globally most pressing environmental, energy, and human health problems. Participants will gain challenging research experiences in a nurturing environment at a major research university using top facilities and instrumentation, preparing them for future careers in industry and academia. Students will be mentored with individual development plans, taking into account their diverse backgrounds.The research experience of the fellows will be supplemented with extensive professional mentoring and hands-on training. They will participate in an end-of-summer research symposium and will have an opportunity to present their work at a national chemistry meeting. Optional activities will include instrumentation training, library tutorials, and classes at the Minnesota Supercomputer Institute as well as a variety of activities with faculty, graduate students, and postdocs, where mentoring occurs informally. Fellows will be encouraged to volunteer for an outreach program that gives children the opportunity to perform hands-on chemistry experiments at local community libraries, many of which are in neighborhoods with large minority communities.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.