REU Montana (REUM): Environmental Chemistry for Indigenous Students

该奖项由美国国家科学基金会化学部（CHE）颁发，支持蒙大拿大学（UM）本科生研究经验（REU）网站，由Aaron M. Thomas和Earle R. Adams教授领导。蒙大拿大学化学系是夏季REU项目的中心，该项目围绕环境化学建立，主要目标是招募美国原住民学生学习物理科学，并为他们提供相关的研究经验。从以前在澳大校园的REU项目中，我们知道环境问题经常引起理科生的兴趣。该计划旨在包括写作经验，绿色产业的产业概述，以及个性化的，重点突出的研究经验，这将扩大他们对STEM领域的理解深度。该计划的成功需要以下组成部分：1.)土著研究和STEM教育（IRSE）主任，在建立关系和招募STEM领域的美洲原住民学生方面发挥领导作用；2.)在环境化学这一更广泛主题下的重点研究项目，这是UM化学系的专业，也是蒙大拿和爱达荷州部落学院学生的高度兴趣；3.与新闻系和NSF现有的校园项目合作，科学传播者将训练学生的写作技巧和媒体平台，有效地接触到当地观众。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) at the National Science Foundation supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the University of Montana (UM), led by Professors Aaron M. Thomas and Earle R. Adams. The Department of Chemistry at the University of Montana is the center of a summer REU program, which is built around environmental chemistry with a primary objective of recruiting Native American students in the physical sciences and providing them with a relevant research experience. From prior REU programs at the UM campus, it is known that environmental issues often create interest among science students. This program is designed to include a writing experience, an industrial overview of a green industry, and personalized, well-focused research experiences that will broaden their depth of understanding in a STEM field. The following components are in place for the success of this program: 1.) a director for Indigenous Research and STEM Education (IRSE), who provides a leadership role to build relationships and recruit Native American students in the STEM fields; 2.) focused research projects under the broader theme of environmental chemistry which is a specialty of UM chemistry faculty and of high interest among students at the tribal colleges in Montana and Idaho; and 3.) in collaboration with the Journalism Department and a present NSF program on campus, a Science Communicator will train students in writing techniques and media platforms that effectively reach Native audiences.