REU SITE: The Chemistry of Materials for Renewable Energy

该奖项由化学学部（CHE）颁发，支持威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校安德鲁·格林伯格（Andrew Greenberg）领导的本科生研究经验（REU）项目，从2010年开始为期三个夏天。该网站每年夏天将为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。研究项目侧重于应用于可再生能源问题的化学研究。样本项目包括：(1)利用地球资源丰富的材料合成和研究纳米线光伏和光电化学材料；(2)电催化氧化水用表面系固金属配合物的合成与研究；(3)新型能源高分子材料（燃料储存、离子导体等）的开发；(4)太阳能收集用非对称纳米棒模板组装；(5)纳米结构材料在能源领域的应用。除了在夏季进行研究外，参加该计划的学生还将参加一些专业发展活动。此外，他们将被鼓励参与指导参加化学教育学院化学营的中学生。本科研究生将在全国范围内招募，该网站将不资助威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的学生。作为培训的一部分，年轻科学家需要接触现代研究方法和工具。这个REU网站旨在为大量可能没有这个机会的学生提供化学科学方面的前沿研究培训。这些研究项目涉及的化学领域将对能源和可持续性领域产生影响。在这里参与研究的不同学生群体将为读研做好充分准备，并最终成为该国技术劳动力的一部分。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Andrew Greenberg at the University of Wisconsin - Madison for three summers, commencing in 2010. The site will support ten students per summer in a ten week program. The research projects focus on chemical research applied to problems in renewable energy. Sample projects include: (1) synthesis and study of nanowire based photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical materials made from earth-abundant materials; (2) the synthesis and study of surface-tethered metal complexes for electrocatalytic oxidation of water; (3) the development of new kinds of polymeric materials for energy applications (fuel storage, ion conductors, etc.); (4) the template assembly of anisometric nanorods for solar energy collection; and (5) the development of nanostructured materials for energy applications. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a number of professional development activities. In addition, they will be encouraged to participate in mentoring of middle school students taking part in the Institute for Chemical Education Chemistry Camp. Undergraduate research students will be recruited nationally, and the site will fund no students from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Young scientists need exposure to modern research methods and tools as part of their training. This REU site aims to provide cutting-edge research training in the chemical sciences to a large number of students who might not otherwise have this opportunity. The research projects are in areas of chemistry that will have an impact in the areas of energy and sustainability. The diverse student cohort participating in research at this site will be well-prepared for graduate school, and eventual employment as part of the country's technical workforce.