REU Site: Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR)

位于华盛顿州西雅图的华盛顿大学的本科生研究体验(REU)站点奖，在2020-2022年夏季期间支持总共27名学生为期10周的培训。该项目由数学和物理科学局的化学和材料研究部门资助，让学生和社区大学教师(RET)参与围绕清洁能源途径的教育和研究。学生将接触到化学、物理、材料科学、化学工程和电气工程等方面的活动。通过该计划，社区大学教师有机会增加他们在清洁能源研究领域的知识，并找到方法将研究技能纳入他们的课程。除了强大的专业发展计划，该网站还通过Research 360计划为社区大学生提供长期和延长的指导。该计划基于两个主要研究领域：(I)能源先进材料(AME)和(Ii)能源系统与集成(ESI)。AME推力活动的参与者专注于开发用于太阳能转换和电能存储设备的新型材料。ESI的参与者构建了创新的软件和硬件工具，以加快太阳能和电能存储与系统和电网的整合，实现可扩展的清洁能源未来。通过招聘和培训代表性不足的群体，该网站扩大了STEM劳动力的多样性。通过社区大学教师参与的整体计划，该计划有助于学生在开始他们的学术道路时留住他们。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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 Washington, located in Seattle, WA, supports the training of a total of 27 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2020-2022. This program, funded by the Divisions of Chemistry and Materials Research in the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, engages students and community college instructors (RETs) in education and research centered around pathways to clean energy. Students are exposed to activities spanning chemistry, physics, materials science, chemical engineering, and electrical engineering. Through the program, community college instructors have opportunities to increase their knowledge of clean energy research areas and find ways to incorporate research skills into their curricula. Alongside a robust professional development program, this site also offers community college students long-lasting and extended mentorship through the Research 360 program. This program is based around two main research areas: (i) Advanced materials for energy (AME) and (ii) Energy systems and integration (ESI). Participants in the AME thrust focus on developing novel materials for solar energy conversion and electrical energy storage devices. Participants in the ESI thrust build innovative software and hardware tools that accelerate the integration of solar energy and electrical energy storage with systems and the grid, enabling a scalable clean energy future. By recruiting and training underrepresented groups, this site expands diversity in the STEM workforce. By having a holistic program with community college instructor involvement, this program facilitates student retention as they start down their academic path.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.