REU Site: Chemistry at the University of Connecticut

康涅狄格大学本科生研究体验(REU)网站位于康涅狄格州斯托尔斯。主要调查人员是何塞·加斯孔和阿尔弗雷多·洛杉矶-博萨。该网站支持在2019-2021年夏季期间对9名学生进行为期10周的培训。这个网站由数学和物理科学局的化学部支持，为学生提供了一套不同的化学科学研究项目。学生还参加技术研讨会和专业发展研讨会，这些研讨会强调在研究环境中培养沟通技能和道德行为。这一计划的高潮是口头和海报演示，向大学社区、家长和学生所在机构的教职员工开放。参与者获得了关于未来化学职业的明智选择的基础，并与来自一系列学科和经验的同行建立了网络。在招生方面，重点放在妇女、代表性不足的群体和附近的中康涅狄格州立大学(CCSU)的学生。该计划向参与者介绍全面的研究相关活动，一些辅助的技术研讨会和专业发展研讨会。这些研究项目涉及康涅狄格大学化学系的所有部门，包括与有机、无机、分析、物理、生物和聚合物化学相关的项目。除了在东道国实验室进行的研究外，学生们还参加了两个实践讲习班：一个是计算化学，另一个是在CCSU举行的单晶X射线结晶学。这些活动向项目引入了智力上具有挑战性的技术部分，涉及整个队列，并提供了对化学所有领域有用的技术的更深层次的理解。总体而言，该计划提高了学生对化学的热情，并为他们在该领域的研究生成功做好了准备。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, CT. The principal investigators are Jose Gascon and Alfredo Angeles-Boza. The site supports the training of 9 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. This site, supported by the Division of Chemistry in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate, provides students with a diverse set of research projects in chemical sciences. Students also take part in in technical workshops and professional development seminars, which emphasize the development of communication skills and ethical behavior in research settings. This program culminates in oral and poster presentations, which is open to the University community, parents and faculty from the students' home institutions. Participants obtain a foundation for making informed choices about future careers in chemistry and establish networks with peers from a range of disciplines and experiences. In the recruitment of students, an emphasis is placed on women, underrepresented groups and students from the nearby Central Connecticut State University (CCSU). This program introduces participants to a full breadth of research-related activities, a number of ancillary technical workshops and professional development seminars. The research projects span across all divisions of the University of Connecticut's chemistry department, including projects related to organic, inorganic, analytical, physical, biological, and polymer chemistry. In addition to the research conducted in the host laboratories, students participate in two hands-on workshops: one on computational chemistry and the other on single crystal X-ray crystallography held at CCSU. These activities introduce an intellectually challenging technical component to the program that involves the entire cohort and provides a deeper understanding about techniques that are instrumental to all fields of chemistry. Overall, the program enhances students' enthusiasm for chemistry and prepares them for post-graduate success in the field.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.