REU Site: CAS: Green Chemistry at North Dakota State University

这项本科生研究经验（REU）网站奖授予位于北达科他州法戈的北达科他州立大学，该大学在2021-2023年夏季为10名本科生提供为期10周的研究培训和专业发展。这个跨学科项目的重点是帮助学生培养对绿色化学的兴趣和欣赏，研究项目面向化学和聚合物科学的可持续性和循环经济。此外，参加者还将参加一系列有组织的活动，为他们未来的职业生涯做好准备，包括开展研究的讲习班、专业发展、学生研究报告、绿色化学研讨会、团队建设活动和信息图表的制作。暑期课程旨在提供最先进的合作研究环境的培训，以获得研究的兴奋。与教师导师一起，学生们在广泛的研究领域内从事与绿色化学相关的研究项目，包括生物质转化、催化剂设计、计算化学、聚合物科学、生命周期分析和化学教育研究。配合一系列的专业发展活动和研讨会，这些活动为学生提供高度跨学科领域的全面培训。该网站强调招收来自研究机会有限的机构的学生，特别是来自代表性不足的群体和非acs认证项目的学生。这种培训将加强他们的准备，以迎接职业挑战，并成为地球的负责任的管家。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 North Dakota State University, located in Fargo, ND, supports 10 undergraduate students for a 10-weeks of research training and professional development during the summers of 2021-2023. This interdisciplinary program is focused on helping students develop an interest and appreciation for Green Chemistry, with research projects geared toward sustainability and the circular economy in chemistry and polymer science. Additionally, participants take part in an organized set of activities to prepare them for their future careers, including workshops on conducting research, professional development, student research presentations, seminars on Green Chemistry, team building activities, and creation of infographics. The summer program is designed to provide state-of-the-art training in collaborative research environments to garner an excitement for research.Alongside faculty mentors, students work on research projects connected to Green Chemistry within a broad set of research fields, including biomass transformation, design of catalysts, computational chemistry, polymer science, life cycle analysis, and chemistry education research. Complemented with a series of professional development activities and seminars, these undertakings provide holistic training for students in a highly interdisciplinary area. The site emphasizes the recruitment of students from institutions with limited research opportunities, especially students from underrepresented groups and non-ACS accredited programs. This training will enhance their preparedness to meet career challenges and be responsible stewards of the Earth.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.