REU Site: Innovative Material Properties and Chemoselective Targets (IMPACT)

从化学（CHE）和材料研究（DMR）的部门部门这个奖项支持本科生（REU）网站由詹妮弗·布罗德贝尔特在得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的三个夏天，从2010年开始的研究经验。 该网站将支持八名学生每年夏天在一个为期十周的计划。 研究项目侧重于化学和材料科学的研究。 示例项目包括：（1）开发用于分析复杂混合物的表面增强解吸电喷雾电离质谱;（2）开发使用表面束缚的生物分子的催化表面;（3）开发用于测量反应产率和对映体过量的高通量方法;（4）研究纳米颗粒的催化作用;（5）金属纳米粒子结构-功能关系的计算研究，（6）新型有机/无机杂化材料的合成，（7）作为双链DNA分子识别基序的穿线插层技术的发展，（8）纳米金属粒子的结构-功能关系的计算研究，（9）纳米金属粒子的结构-功能关系的计算研究，（10）纳米金属粒子的结构-功能关系的计算研究，（11）纳米金属粒子的结构-功能关系的计算研究，（12）纳米金属粒子的结构-功能关系的计算研究，（13）纳米金属粒子的结构-功能关系的计算研究，（14）纳米金属粒子的结构-功能关系的计算研究，（15）纳米金属粒子的结构-功能关系的计算研究，（15）纳米金属粒子的结构-功能关系的计算研究，（15）纳米金属粒子的结构-功能关系的计算研究，（16）纳米金属粒子的结构-功能关系的计算研究，（16）纳米金属粒子的结构-功能关系的计算研究，（17）纳米金属粒子的结构-功能关系的计算（8）新型含镧系元素高分子材料的合成;（9）不饱和反应物直接还原偶联为羰基和亚胺的过渡金属催化剂的开发;（10）金属纳米颗粒新合成路线的开发。 除了在夏季进行研究，参加该计划的学生将参加各种专业发展活动，并将参加学生主导的外展计划。学生将在区域和全国范围内招募。 青年科学家需要接触现代研究方法和工具，作为其培训的一部分。 这个REU网站的目的是提供实用的，动手研究培训，以显着数量的学生谁否则可能没有这个机会。 可能的项目涵盖当前化学和材料研究的广泛主题-从具有技术有用特性的新型材料的研究到传统化学领域的基础研究。 参加德克萨斯大学REU网站的REU学生将接受最先进设备的优秀培训。 在这个网站上参与研究的学生将为研究生院做好充分的准备，并最终成为该国技术劳动力的一部分。 许多学生参与者将来自传统上在化学科学中代表性不足的群体。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) and the Division of Materials Research (DMR) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Jennifer Brodbelt at the University of Texas at Austin for three summers, commencing in 2010. The site will support eight students per summer in a ten week program. The research projects focus on research in the chemical and materials sciences. Sample projects include: (1) the development of surface-enhanced desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for analysis of complex mixtures; (2) the development of catalytic surfaces using surface-tethered biomolecules ; (3) the development of high-throughput methods for the measurement of reaction yield and enantiomeric excess; (4) the study of catalysis by bimetallic nanoparticles; (5) computational study of structure-function relationships in metallic nanoparticles ; (6) the synthesis of new kinds of hybrid organic/inorganic materials; (7) the development of threading polyintercalation as a molecular recognition motif for double-stranded DNA; (8) the synthesis of new kinds of lanthanide-containing polymeric materials; (9) the development of transition metal catalysts for the direct reductive coupling of unsaturated reactants to carbonyls and imines; and (10) the development of new synthetic routes for metal nanoparticles. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a variety of professional development activities, and will take part in a student-led outreach program. Students will be recruited both regionally and nationally. Young scientists need exposure to modern research methods and tools as part of their training. This REU site aims to provide practical, hands-on research training to a significant number of students who might not otherwise have this opportunity. The possible projects span a wide range of topics in current chemical and materials research -- from investigations of new kinds of materials with technologically-useful properties to fundamental studies in traditional areas of chemistry. The REU students participating in University of Texas's REU site will receive excellent training on state-of-the-art equipment. Students participating in research at this site will be well-prepared for graduate school, and eventual employment as part of the country's technical workforce. Many of the student participants will come from groups traditionally underrepresented in the chemical sciences.