Integrated Computational and Experimental REU/DoD Site

综合计算和实验 REU/DoD 站点

• 批准号: 1005145
• 负责人: Jeffrey Evanseck
• 金额: $ 25.48万
• 依托单位: Duquesne University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-10-01 至 2013-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1005145&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Integrated; Computational; Experimental; REU; DoD

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) and the Department of Defense (ASSURE Program) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Jeffrey D. Evanseck and Jeffrey D. Madura at Duquesne University. The research projects supported in this site are in areas at the intersection of theoretical and experimental chemistry. Undergraduates will be recruited to this site, along with external faculty mentors -- both students and mentors will be recruited from undergraduate institutions lacking significant infrastructure for research, including historically black colleges and primarily undergraduate institutions. The site will have support for three summers, commencing in 2010. The site will support ten students per summer in a ten week program. Two companies (Silicon Graphics and Gaussian) will provide additional support to this site, through the loan of equipment and the gift of software, respectively. Sample projects include: (1) the study of the hydrolysis and hydrothermolysis of ammonia borane for practical and efficient hydrogen generation; (2) the synthesis and study of diamond-like semiconductors with novel optical properties; (3) the computational and experimental study of dopamine and serotonin transporters; and (4) the study of organic thin film stability on stainless steel 316L in real-time in environmental conditions. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a number of professional development activities, including the presentation of research results in the peer-reviewed scientific literature, as well as presentations at local and/or national professional society meetings. The students and faculty participating in this site will have the opportunity to continue computational work when they return to their home institutions.Young scientists need exposure to modern research methods and tools as part of their training. This REU site aims to provide cutting-edge research training in the chemical sciences, with a strong emphasis on computation and modeling, to a significant number of students and faculty who might not otherwise have this opportunity. The research projects are in diverse areas of chemistry, many of which will have an impact in areas of national need. The diverse student cohort participating in research at this site will be well-prepared for graduate school, and eventual employment as part of the country's technical workforce.

该奖项获得了化学系（CHE）和国防部（ASSURE计划）的奖项，支持了杰弗里·D·埃文塞克（Jeffrey D. 该站点支持的研究项目位于理论和实验化学交集的区域。 本科生将与外部教师导师一起招募到本网站 - 学生和导师将从缺乏重要的研究基础设施的本科机构中招募学生和导师，包括历史悠久的黑人学院和主要是本科机构。 该网站将在2010年开始支持三个夏天。该网站将在一个为期十周的计划中为十个学生提供支持。 两家公司（Silicon Graphics和Gaussian）将分别通过设备贷款和软件的礼物为该站点提供额外的支持。 样本项目包括：（1）研究硼烷的水解和水热研究，以实用有效的氢； （2）具有新型光学特性的钻石样半导体的合成和研究； （3）多巴胺和5-羟色胺转运蛋白的计算和实验研究； （4）在环境条件下实时对不锈钢316L上有机薄膜稳定性的研究。 除了在夏季进行研究外，参加该计划的学生还将参加许多专业发展活动，包括在同行评审的科学文献中介绍研究结果，以及在当地和/或国家专业社会会议上的演讲。 参与该网站的学生和教职员工将有机会在返回家庭机构时继续计算工作。Young科学家需要接触现代研究方法和工具，作为他们培训的一部分。 该REU网站旨在为化学科学提供尖端的研究培训，并向许多可能没有这个机会的学生和教职员工致力于计算和建模。 研究项目位于化学的各个领域，其中许多将对国家需求领域产生影响。 参与该网站研究的多元化学生队列将为研究生院做好准备，并最终作为该国技术劳动力的一部分就业。