REU Site: Environmental Engineering Solutions for Pollution Prevention

纽约州立大学布法罗分校的REU站点：污染预防环境工程解决方案（EESPP）将培训本科研究人员在三个主题中解决全球污染预防问题：检测，来源控制和补救。为期10周的课程强调以实验室为中心的项目，这将为学生提供信心，创造力和独立性。每年将从地方、地区和国立大学招收多样化的学生，本科生的研究机会有限。EESPP-REU的研究项目将工程和科学结合起来，解决与布法罗-尼亚加拉地区和全球有关的污染预防问题。每个项目都将对纽约西部的环境或人类健康和/或经济产生直接影响。污染预防所固有的是通过改善健康或经济而带来社会效益的潜力。与项目主题一致，项目可以识别以前未被识别的污染物，开发限制空气/水污染排放的技术，或修复威胁健康的场所。在为期10周的暑期课程中，学生们将在主题研究集群中为教师项目做出重点贡献，这些研究集群涉及污染物检测、来源控制和补救。这些主题综合考虑，解决了EESPP-REU计划更广泛的“污染预防”重点。该主题还允许EESPP-REU计划直接解决NSF的重点领域。学生和教师参与者将通过会议演讲和同行评审的出版物传播研究成果，扩大知识进步的机会。然后，选定的参与者将与研究导师配对，进行变革性的污染预防研究。REU学生的每周小组会议将结合培训研讨会和专业或社交网络机会促进学生之间的交流。一个年度社区服务项目将提供社会影响的具体证据，同时促进学生之间的交流。最后的研究研讨会，以及支持reu会议后的演讲和出版物，将帮助学生磨练他们的沟通技巧。此外，EESPP-REU项目通过为感兴趣的参与者提供Kaplan Test Prep GRE培训来促进研究生入学。一系列外部评估活动支持REU站点的持续改进。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 renewal REU Site: Environmental Engineering Solutions for Pollution Prevention (EESPP) at SUNY Buffalo, will train undergraduate researchers to address global pollution prevention concerns within three themes: detection, source control, and remediation. The 10 week program stresses laboratory-focused projects that will provide students with confidence, creativity, and independence. A diverse student cohort will be annually recruited from local, regional, and national universities with limited undergraduate research opportunities. Research projects in the EESPP-REU integrate engineering and science to solve pollution prevention issues relevant to the Buffalo-Niagara region and the globe. Each project will have an immediate impact on environmental or human health and/or the economy of western New York. Inherent with pollution prevention is the potential for societal benefits through improvements to health or the economy. Consistent with the program's themes, projects may identify pollutants that were previously unrecognized, develop technologies that limit air/water pollution emissions, or remediate sites that threaten health. During the 10-week summer program students will make focused contributions to faculty projects in thematic research clusters addressing pollutant detection, source control, and remediation. These themes, considered together, address the wider "Pollution Prevention" focus of the EESPP-REU program. The theme also allows the EESPP-REU program to directly address NSF focus areas. Students and faculty participants will disseminate research results through conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications, expanding opportunities for knowledge advancement. Selected participants will then be paired with a research mentor to conduct transformative pollution prevention research. Weekly group meetings of the REU cohort will foster student-student communication in conjunction with training workshops and professional or social networking opportunities. An annual community service project will provide concrete evidence of societal impact while fostering student-student communication. A concluding Research Symposium, as well as support for post-REU conference presentations and publications, will help students hone their communication skills. In addition, the EESPP-REU program promotes graduate school enrollment by providing Kaplan Test Prep GRE training to interested participants. A portfolio of external assessment activities supports the continuous improvement of the REU site.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.