REU Site: Interdisciplinary Programs in the Chemical Sciences

这个本科生研究经验（REU）网站奖授予位于密歇根州安娜堡的密歇根大学，支持在2020-2022年夏季对10名学生进行10周的培训。在这个项目中，由数学和物理科学理事会化学部资助，参与者在当代化学科学中从事跨学科的，基于问题的研究项目，范围从生命科学到生物物理学，有机合成到计算理论，环境到分析测量。参与者还参加一个专业发展计划，包括研究生院或工业生涯的准备，沟通技巧和负责任的研究行为。通过在指导和研究活跃的环境中彻底沉浸，该网站培养学生的自信心和加深研究技能，特别是来自研究强度较低的环境的学生，从而扩大STEM的参与。学生们加入一个活跃的研究小组，承担个人指导的项目，涵盖跨学科化学的所有领域，包括有机金属学，储能，可持续性，表面科学，传感器，光学和成像，RNA生物化学和超快动力学。每周的专业发展系列包括一个在REU计划中尚未出现的科学研究领域的一般性研讨会，以及一个专题，如撰写个人陈述和研究报告，研究的海报和口头报告，公众宣传，简历/简历/面试最佳实践，以及STEM的包容性问题。为了增加STEM渠道的多样性，该网站积极与项目和机构合作，从中招募服务不足和代表性不足的人群。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 Michigan, located in Ann Arbor, MI, supports the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2020-2022. In this program, funded by the Division of Chemistry in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate, participants pursue interdisciplinary, problem-based research projects across the contemporary chemical sciences, ranging from the life sciences to biophysics, organic synthesis to computational theory, environmental to analytical measurement. Participants also take part in a professional development program that includes preparation for graduate school or industrial careers, communication skills, and responsible conduct of research. Through a thorough immersion in a mentored and research-active environment, this site develops students' self-confidence and deepens research skills, particularly with students from less research–intensive settings, thereby broadening participation in STEM.The students join an active research group, undertaking individual mentored projects encompassing all fields of interdisciplinary chemistry, including organometallics, energy storage, sustainability, surface science, sensors, optics and imaging, RNA biochemistry, and ultrafast dynamics. The weekly professional development series includes a general seminar on a scientific research area not already featured in the REU program along with a special topic, such as writing personal statements and research reports, poster and oral reports of research, public outreach, cv/resume/interview best practices, and issues of inclusiveness in STEM. To increase diversity in the STEM pipeline, this site actively partners with programs and institutions from which it can recruit underserved and underrepresented populations.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.