REU Site: Developing next generation entrepreneurs in sustainable manufacturing

路易斯安那州立大学（LSU）的这个为期三年的REU站点将招收10名本科生，这些本科生传统上在STEM领域的可持续性相关研究中代表性不足，重点是创新和创业。为期十周的暑期课程每年将为REU参与者提供世界级的动手能源/可持续发展相关研究的经验，并将为他们攻读研究生科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学位做好准备。参加者将接受创业和工业技术发展基础方面的培训。每周的研讨会、实地考察和讲习班将为学生提供在道德、专利和知识产权等领域进行专业发展的机会。这些优秀的培训机会以及来自石油和化工行业的教师和工程师的指导将激励更多的学生进入研究生院，追求创新的职业生涯。路易斯安那州立大学（LSU）的这个为期三年的REU项目将招收10名本科生，他们在STEM领域的可持续发展相关研究中传统上代表性不足，重点是创新和创业。其目标是让未来的科学家和工程师接触到研究转化的主要渠道，通过学术实验室将基础科学转化为实践，并接触到工业和技术初创企业。这个更新项目的研究重点将围绕可持续发展的共同主题，包括催化和可持续制造等子主题。除了技术培训，在为期十周的暑期项目中，学生们还将接受团队合作和团队建设、研究伦理以及多样性、公平和包容的重要性方面的培训。来自世界顶级石油和化工公司的博士工程师将指导REU学生了解高质量研究在工业中的重要性，以及拥有研究生学位的学生可以从事的职业类型。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 three-year renewal REU Site at Louisiana State University (LSU) will engage 10 undergraduate students who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields in sustainability-related research with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. The ten-week summer program will provide REU participants each year with experiences in world-class hands-on energy/sustainability related research, and will prepare them to pursue graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees. Participants will be trained in the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and industrial technology development. Weekly seminars, field trips, and workshops will provide students with opportunities for professional development in areas such as ethics, patents, and intellectual property. These excellent training opportunities along with mentoring from faculty and engineers in the petroleum and chemical industry will inspire more students to attend graduate school and pursue careers in innovation.This three-year REU Site at Louisiana State University (LSU) will engage 10 undergraduate students who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields in sustainability-related research with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. The goal is to expose future scientists and engineers to the primary channels of research conversion, to basic science to practice via academic labs, and to industry and technology start-ups. The research focus of this renewal project will be structured around a common theme of sustainability with sub-topics including catalysis and sustainable manufacturing. In addition to technical training, students in the ten-week summer program will receive training in teamwork and teambuilding, research ethics, and the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion. PhD engineers from top petroleum and chemical companies in the world will mentor the REU students on the importance of high-quality research in industry and the types of careers available to those with postgraduate degrees.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.