REU Site: The Chemistry of Materials for Renewable Energy

该本科生研究经验（REU）网站奖授予位于威斯康星州麦迪逊市的威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校，在2020-2022年夏季期间，共支持27名学生进行10周的专业发展。由数学和物理科学理事会化学和材料研究部资助，由安德鲁·格林伯格博士和罗伯特·哈默斯教授领导，学生们从事独立的研究项目，重点研究化学和材料应用于可再生能源问题。此外，学生还参加专业发展讲习班和研讨会，包括科学和工程概念的交流。参与该网站的不同学生群体为研究生学习和最终在美国技术劳动力中就业做好了充分的准备。通过这个项目，学生进行个人研究项目，开发新的催化剂和材料，将光能或化学能转化为可用的电能或机械能。该项目通过沟通训练、提案演示、中期经验报告写作和海报演示来帮助学生加强书面和口头沟通能力。为了确保学生的适当指导和发展，该项目包括研究生，博士后研究员和直接与REU计划工作的教师的指导研讨会。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 the University of Wisconsin-Madison, located in Madison, WI, supports a total of 27 students for 10 weeks of professional development during the summers of 2020-2022. Funded by the Divisions of Chemistry and Materials Research in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate, and led by Dr. Andrew Greenberg and Professor Robert Hamers, students engage in independent research projects focused on chemistry and materials applied to problems in renewable energy. Additionally, students participate in professional development workshops and seminars, including communication of science and engineering concepts. The diverse student cohort participating at this site are well-prepared for graduate school and eventual employment in the U.S. technical workforce.Through this project, students conduct individual research projects to develop new catalysts and materials for the conversion of light or chemical energy into usable electrical or mechanical energy. The program helps students to strengthen their written and oral communication skills through communication training, proposal presentations, mid-experience report writing, and poster presentations. To ensure proper mentoring and development of students, this project includes a mentoring workshop for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty working directly with the REU Program.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.