REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at Kansas State University

这个本科生研究经验（REU）网站奖授予位于堪萨斯州曼哈顿的堪萨斯州立大学，支持在2019-2021年夏季对10名本科生进行10周的培训。本项目由化学学部资助，招收化学研究项目的参与者。这些研究项目在与健康和能源有关的国家安全方面有应用。参与者还可以通过研究经历获得个别教师的指导。除了在夏季进行研究外，本科生还参加一些专业发展活动，包括向参与者介绍研究，实验室安全，科学报告以及科学和科学探究的本质的研讨会。通过该计划，参与者参与科学研究过程，并为研究生院和化学科学的职业生涯做好准备。本科科研人员开展的研究项目涉及多个化学领域，影响国家生物安全。这些项目包括开发用于检测疾病和疾病生物体的诊断设备，合成对人类健康有潜在影响的各种分子，以及开发廉价的可再生能源和储能设备及催化剂。该网站在全国范围内招募参与者，特别关注中西部地区的学生以及来自社区大学和研究机会有限的机构的学生。除了研究经验之外，不同的本科生群体还参加一系列研讨会和社交活动，为他们进入研究生院和在STEM领域的职业生涯做好准备。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 Kansas State University, located in Manhattan, KS, supports the training of 10 undergraduate students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. This program, funded by the Division of Chemistry, engages participants in chemistry research projects. These research projects have applications in national security related to health and energy. Participants also receive individual faculty mentorship through the research experience. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the undergraduate students take part in a number of professional development activities including seminars introducing participants to research, laboratory safety, scientific presentations, and the nature of science and scientific inquiry. Through this program, participants engage in the scientific research process and are prepared for graduate school and careers in the chemical sciences.The research projects conducted by the undergraduate researchers are in diverse areas of chemistry, impacting national biosecurity. The projects include the development of diagnostic devices for the detection of diseases and disease organisms, the synthesis of a variety of molecules with potential impact on human health, and the development of inexpensive renewable energy and energy storage devices and catalysts. This site recruits participants nationwide, with a particular focus on students in the Midwest and students from community colleges and institutions with limited research opportunities. In addition to the research experience, the diverse group of undergraduates partake in a seminar series and networking social functions that serve to prepare them for graduate school and careers in STEM.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.