REU Site: Chemistry of Nanoscale Architectures for Imaging and Environmental Applications at Jackson State University Serving Minority and Disadvantaged Students

有了这个奖项，化学部正在资助教授Paresh雷和同事在杰克逊州立大学（JSU），主办一个REU网站称为“化学纳米结构的成像和环境应用在杰克逊州立大学服务少数民族和disputes学生。“这个REU网站将为来自传统上代表性不足的少数民族和非研究密集型大学的八名本科生提供十周的研究和教育经验。围绕理解纳米结构的成像和环境应用及其对环境的影响的主题，这个REU网站由化学家，纳米技术专家，环境工程师和环境科学家组成的跨学科团队领导。REU学生将提供职业和教育活动，包括纳米科学相关的研究项目，纳米科学短期课程和科学写作研讨会。 此外，还将提供演讲技巧培训和化学研究生学习咨询。这个REU网站，在全国第五大HBCU（历史上的黑人学院和大学）主办，旨在促进纳米科学未来科学劳动力的多样性。通过他们在JSU的经验，参与者将提供宝贵的教育/研究经验，因为他们考虑在科学的职业道路。对于来自非研究密集型机构的学生来说，这将是他们可能没有的经历。这个REU网站的主要更广泛的影响是对非洲裔美国人和弱势学生的培训和指导，这些学生在STEM职业生涯中具有巨大的潜力。

With this award, the Chemistry Division is funding Professor Paresh Ray and colleagues at Jackson State University (JSU), to host an REU site called "Chemistry of Nanoscale Architectures for Imaging and Environmental Applications at Jackson State University Serving Minority and Disadvantaged Students." This REU site will provide ten weeks of research and educational experiences for eight undergraduate students from traditionally underrepresented minorities and non-research intensive universities. Built around a theme of understanding the imaging and environmental applications of nanoscale architectures and their environmental implications, this REU site is led by an interdisciplinary team of chemists, nanotechnologists, environmental engineers, and environmental scientists. The REU students will be provided with career and educational activities that include nanoscience-related research projects, short courses on nanoscience and workshops on scientific writing. There will also be training in presentation skills and counseling on graduate study in chemistry. This REU Site, hosted at the fifth largest HBCU (Historically Black College and University) in the nation, seeks to promote diversity in the future scientific workforce in nanoscience. Through their experience at JSU, the participants will be provided with valuable educational/research experiences as they consider career pathways in science. For the students from non-research intensive institutions, this will be an experience that they might otherwise not have. The principal broader impact of this REU site is on the training and mentoring of African American and disadvantaged students with great potential for careers in STEM.