REU Site: Biological, Environmental, and Materials Chemistry Research at Texas A&M University

这一奖项来自化学部(CHE)和材料研究部(DMR)，支持由德克萨斯州农工大学霍莉·盖德领导的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。该网站支持的研究项目涉及生物、材料和环境化学领域。本科生将主要从缺乏支持本科生研究的基础设施的机构招募，包括来自代表性不足群体的学生。该网站将在为期十周的计划中，每年夏天为十名学生提供支持。本科生将从事的项目样本包括：(1)酶活性部位类似物的合成和反应；(2)从可再生资源合成可生物降解的聚合物；(3)大气中微量气体的测量和研究；(4)自组织纳米材料和设备的开发；(5)纳米复杂、无毒、防污海洋涂料的开发；以及(6)用于绿色化学应用的响应性可溶聚合物载体的使用。除了在暑期进行研究外，参加这个项目的学生还将参加一些专业发展活动，并将扩大在国家纪律会议上展示研究成果的机会。作为培训的一部分，年轻科学家需要接触到现代研究方法和工具。这个REU网站旨在提供化学科学方面的前沿研究培训，重点放在具有重要社会影响的科学领域。参与这个网站的本科生研究人员将有机会接触到复杂的研究工具。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) and the Division of Materials Research (DMR) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Holly Gaede at Texas A & M University. The research projects supported in this site are in areas of biological, materials and environmental chemistry. Undergraduates will be recruited to this site primarily from institutions that lack infrastructure to support undergraduate research, including students from underrepresented groups. The site will support ten students per summer in a ten week program. A sample of the projects that undergraduates will work on include: (1) the synthesis and reactivity of analogs of enzyme active sites; (2) the synthesis of biodegradable polymers from renewable resources; (3) the measurement and study of trace gases in the atmosphere; (4) the development of self-organizing nanoscale materials and devices; (5) the development of nanoscopically-complex, non-toxic, antifouling marine coatings and (6) the use of responsive soluble polymeric supports for green chemistry applications. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a number of professional development activities, and will have expanded opportunities for presentation of research at national disciplinary meetings. 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, with a strong emphasis on areas of science with important societal impacts. Undergraduate researchers participating in this site will have significant, hands-on access to sophisticated research tools. 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.