REU Site: Novel Techniques and Applications in Catalysis Research Development and Molecular Dynamics

本研究经验的本科生（REU）网站奖宾夕法尼亚大学，位于费城，宾夕法尼亚州，支持10名本科生的培训10周在2020年至2022年的夏天。在这个程序中，由化学部资助，本科参与者开发不同的方法来改善教师和研究生或博士后助理的指导下的化学反应。该网站的一个独特之处在于，参与者还可以接触到高通量实验（HTE）方法，这些方法通常仅限于行业培训。接触HTE为参与者提供了独特的体验，一个长期利用学术和工业职业道路的机会。参与者参加定期的专业发展活动，在那里他们磨练自己的沟通技巧，探索职业道路，并了解负责任的研究行为，为他们在STEM的高级学位做好准备。可供参与者使用的研究项目跨越了催化的重要空间：方法开发，催化剂开发和合成应用，以及扩展到分子动力学及其他领域。该计划在全国范围内招募学生，重点是代表性不足的学生群体。广泛的工业和学术合作网络为参与者提供了各种可行的职业发展途径，旨在维持多样化和有竞争力的化学科学人才队伍。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 award to the University of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia, PA, supports the training of 10 undergraduate students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2020-2022. In this program, funded by the Division of Chemistry, undergraduate participants develop diverse approaches to improving chemical reactions under the mentorship of faculty and graduate students or postdoctoral associates. An aspect unique to this site is that participants also gain exposure to high throughput experimentation (HTE) methods, training that is often limited to industry. Exposure to HTE provides a distinct experience for participants, one with long-term leverage into both academic and industrial career pathways. Participants take part in regular professional development activities where they hone their communication skills, explore career paths, and learn about responsible research conduct, preparing them for advanced degrees in STEM. The research projects available for participants span a significant space across catalysis: method development, catalyst development, and synthetic applications, as well as extension into molecular dynamics and beyond. This program recruits students nationwide, with an emphasis on underrepresented student groups. A wide raging network of industrial and academic collaborations expose participants to a variety of viable career pathways with the goal of sustaining a diverse and competitive chemical science workforce.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.