REU Site: Making, Measuring, and Building Devices: Chemistry Applied to Real World Problems

化学系的这一奖项支持由科罗拉多州立大学艾米·普利托和马修·肖尔斯领导的本科生研究体验(REU)网站，从2010年开始，为期三个夏天。该网站将在为期10周的计划中，每年夏天为9名学生提供支持。这些研究项目的重点是应用于“现实世界问题”的化学研究。样本项目包括：(1)合成和研究具有定制响应能力的高度膨胀的水凝胶；(2)对可持续性有影响的领域的聚合和解聚反应的研究；(3)应用于染料敏化太阳能电池等关键需求领域的光-物质相互作用的基础研究；(4)具有有用的化学或生物特性的复杂分子的有效合成的研究；(5)在低温等离子体中的络合化学的研究，如在材料加工环境中的应用；(6)复杂蛋白质的自组装研究；(7)表面和受限环境中分子的光谱研究；(9)合成具有有用性质的纳米材料的新方法的开发；以及(10)具有定制的磁性和电性的无机配位化合物的设计、合成和表征。除了在暑期进行研究外，参加这个项目的学生还将参加多项专业发展活动。学生将从全国各地的大量机构招生，包括一些为少数民族服务的学校。青年科学家需要接触现代研究方法和工具，作为他们培训的一部分。这个REU网站旨在为大量的学生提供化学科学方面的前沿研究培训，否则他们可能没有这个机会。这些研究项目涉及的化学领域将对能源和可持续发展产生影响。参与该网站研究的不同学生群体将为进入研究生院并最终成为该国技术劳动力的一部分做好充分准备。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Amy Prieto and Matthew Shores at Colorado State University for three summers, commencing in 2010. The site will support nine students per summer in a ten week program. The research projects focus on chemical research applied to "real world problems." Sample projects include: (1) the synthesis and study highly distensible hydrogels with tailored-response capabilities; (2) the study of polymerization and depolymerization reactions in areas with impact on sustainability; (3) fundamental studies of light-matter interactions applied to areas of critical need like dye-sensitized solar cells; (4) the study of the efficient synthesis of complex molecules with useful chemical or biological properties; (5) the study of the complex chemistry in low temperature plasmas, like those used in material processing environments ; (6) the study of the self-assembly of complex proteins; (7) the spectroscopic study of molecules at surfaces and in confined environments; (9) the development of new ways to synthesize nanoscale materials with useful properties; and (10) the design, synthesis and characterization of inorganic coordination compounds with tailored magnetic and electronic properties . In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a number of professional development activities. Students will be recruited from a large number of institutions across the country, 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 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.