REU Site: Snapshots of Chemistry -- Visualization of Processes at the Molecular Level

南加州大学本科生研究经验（REU）网站位于加州洛杉矶。该网站支持10名学生在2018-2021年夏季的10周培训。Kyung Jung教授领导这个网站，该网站由数学和物理科学理事会化学部支持。该网站提供了一系列化学相关主题的原创研究项目。学生参与者与32名研究活跃的教师之一配对，以追求独特的项目，收集和分析数据，并组织报告和演示的结果。在该计划开始之前，学生参加一个新设计的，准备夏季前REU计划。学生通过参与长期的指导关系，并参加由教师领导的研讨会和讨论，如负责任的研究行为，选择研究生院和化学职业等主题，培养专业化学职业所需的技能。学生还通过参与社会活动建立了一个由同龄人，导师和研究生顾问组成的有凝聚力的社区。该计划致力于扩大从南加州社区学院和主要本科院校，第一代大学生，退伍军人和残疾人服务不足和少数民族学生的研究经验。该计划帮助学生成为同龄人的榜样，并吸引其他学生参加科学课程。这种协同作用有助于人力资源开发，改善了国家在STEM领域的高等教育和职业成功渠道。 该REU计划为学生提供了广泛的化学子学科的密集实践经验，包括有机合成，反应催化，机械化学，生物化学和生物物理，材料化学，理论化学和反应动力学以及超快光谱学。项目的例子包括太阳能在化学键中的转换，分子合成，以及药物和生物靶标之间的分子相互作用的可视化。每个参与者在参与教师小组进行独立研究，并由教师顾问密切培训，并由研究生导师协助。这种模式使学生能够在他们选择的研究领域中进行个人研究项目。鼓励学生通过在同行评审的期刊上发表或在科学会议上发表演讲来传播他们的工作。为了确保项目的质量，该网站每年都会与USC STEM教育研究小组合作进行评估，并进行相应的改进。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, CA. The site supports the training of 10 students over 10 weeks during the summers of 2018-2021. Professor Kyung Jung leads this site which is supported by the Division of Chemistry in the Mathematical and Physical Science Directorate. The site offers original research projects on a wide array of chemistry related topics. Student participants are paired with one of 32 research-active faculty members to pursue unique projects, collect and analyze data, and organize results for reports and presentations. Prior to the start of the program, students participate in a newly designed, preparative pre-summer REU program. Students develop skills necessary for professional chemistry careers by engaging in long-term mentoring relationships and taking part in faculty-led seminars and discussions on topics like responsible conduct in research, choosing a graduate school, and careers in chemistry. Students also build a cohesive community of peers, mentors, and graduate student advisors through participation in social activities. This program is committed to expanding access to research experiences among underserved and minority students from Southern California community colleges and primarily undergraduate institutions, first-generation college students, veterans, and people with disabilities. The program helps students become role models for their peers and attract other students to science programs. This synergy contributes to human resource development by improving the national pipeline into advanced education and career success in STEM fields. This REU program provides students with intensive hands-on experience in a wide array of chemistry sub-disciplines, including organic synthesis, reaction catalysis, mechanistic chemistry, biochemistry and biophysics, materials chemistry, theoretical chemistry and reaction dynamics, and ultra-fast spectroscopy. Examples of projects include the conversion of solar energy in chemical bonds, molecular synthesis, and visualizing molecular interactions between drugs and biological targets. Each participant conducts independent research in a participating faculty group and is trained closely by a faculty advisor and assisted by a graduate student mentor. This model empowers students to conduct individual research projects in their choice of research area. Students are encouraged to disseminate their work through publication in peer-reviewed journals or presentations at scientific conferences. To ensure a quality program, this site is evaluated annually in collaboration with the USC STEM Education Research Group and is refined accordingly.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.