REU Site: A Summer Experience for Undergraduates Integrating Research, Education, and Career Development in an Interdisciplinary Environment

从2010年开始，堪萨斯大学化学系（CHE）将为约瑟夫·赫珀特（Joseph a . Heppert）和大卫·r·本森（David R. Benson）领导的本科生研究经验（REU）项目提供为期三个夏天的资助。该网站每年夏天将为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。研究项目主要集中在化学和其他学科的交叉领域。样本项目包括：(1)与分子电子学相关的azulene基有机金属材料的合成与研究；(2)模型生物膜的高分辨率显微研究；(3)锰氧化反应中间体的研究；(4)捕获和刺激巨噬细胞产生活性氮和活性氧；(5)纳米受限溶剂的光谱研究；(6)通过脱羧偶联绿色合成功能感兴趣的分子。除了在夏季进行研究外，参加该计划的学生还将参加广泛的专业发展活动，从通过实地考察探索行业职业，通过书面和口头报告研究结果发展沟通技巧，以及通过社交网络工具进行创新的持续专业发展活动。学生将从该地区的大量机构中招募，包括一些少数民族学校。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。这个REU站点支持的研究项目是化学的跨学科领域——化学企业的许多令人兴奋的增长正在发生的领域。在这里参与研究的不同学生群体将为进一步学习（研究生院）做好充分准备，并最终作为国家技术劳动力的一部分就业。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Joseph A. Heppert and David R. Benson at the University of Kansas for three summers, commencing in 2010. The site will support ten students per summer in a ten week program. The research projects focus primarily on interdisciplinary projects at the interface of chemistry and other disciplines. Sample projects include: (1) the synthesis and study of azulene-based organometallics relevant to molecular electronics ; (2) the high-resolution microscopy studies of model biological membranes; (3) the study of intermediates in manganese-mediated oxidation reactions; (4) the capture and stimulation of macrophage cells for the production of reactive nitrogen and oxygen species ; (5) the spectroscopic study of nano-confined solvents; and (6) the green synthesis of functionally interesting molecules via decarboxylative coupling. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a wide range of professional development activities, from the exploration of careers in industry through site visits, the development of communication skills through written and oral reporting of research results, and through innovative continued professional development activities via social networking tools. Students will be recruited from a large number of institutions in the region, including a number of schools that are minority-serving.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 significant number of students who might not otherwise have this opportunity. The research projects supported at this REU site are in interdisciplinary areas of chemistry -- areas where much of the exciting growth in the chemical enterprise is taking place. The diverse student cohort participating in research at this site will be well-prepared for further study (graduate school), and eventual employment as part of the country's technical workforce.