Research on the Prairies: Undergraduate Training in the Molecular Sciences

大草原研究：分子科学本科生培训

• 批准号: 1062701
• 负责人: Erika Offerdahl
• 金额: $ 33万
• 依托单位: North Dakota State University Fargo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-01 至 2015-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1062701&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Prairies; Undergraduate; Training; Molecular

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Erika Offerdahl and Mukund Sibi at North Dakota State University. The research projects supported in this site are in a wide range of areas of chemistry, with the unifying theme of "Molecular Science." Students will be recruited to this site from undergraduate institutions that lack the resources to support undergraduate research, with a focus on the recruitment of female students from primarily undergraduate institutions. Each summer, the site will support 10 students in a ten-week per summer program. A sample of the projects that researchers will work on include: (1) the use of environmentally benign indium and bismuth catalysts for asymmetric allylation; (2) the study of the conserved molecular mechanisms that ensure genome maintenance and prevent abnormal cell growth; (3) the control of photochemistry within nanocavities in water; (4) the study of student learning in biochemistry; (5) the synthesis and study of new conjugated materials for solar cells and electronic displays and (6) the exploration of designer templates for bifunctional catalysis. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a number of professional development activities, including workshops providing training in chemical safety and in using the chemical literature. Students will have numerous opportunities to present their results in a variety of settings, including an Undergraduate Research Symposium on-site.Young scientists need exposure to modern research methods and tools as part of their training. This REU site aims to provide students without significant research experience a chance to conduct cutting-edge research in the chemical sciences with dedicated faculty mentors. The diverse student cohort participating in research at this site will be well-prepared for further study in the chemical sciences, and graduate school, with eventual employment as part of the country's technical workforce.

该奖项由化学系 (CHE) 颁发，用于支持由北达科他州立大学 Erika Offerdahl 和 Mukund Sibi 领导的本科生研究体验 (REU) 网站。 该网站支持的研究项目涉及广泛的化学领域，其统一主题是“分子科学”。 该网站将从缺乏支持本科研究资源的本科院校招收学生，重点是从主要本科院校招收女学生。 每年夏天，该网站都会支持 10 名学生参加为期十周的暑期项目。 研究人员将开展的项目示例包括：（1）使用环境友好的铟和铋催化剂进行不对称烯丙基化； （2）研究确保基因组维持和防止细胞异常生长的保守分子机制； (3) 水中纳米腔内光化学的控制； (4)学生生物化学学习的研究； （5）用于太阳能电池和电子显示器的新型共轭材料的合成和研究；（6）双功能催化设计模板的探索。 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，包括提供化学品安全和化学文献使用培训的研讨会。 学生将有很多机会在各种环境中展示他们的成果，包括现场本科生研究研讨会。作为培训的一部分，年轻科学家需要接触现代研究方法和工具。 该 REU 网站旨在为没有丰富研究经验的学生提供在专门的教师导师的指导下进行化学科学前沿研究的机会。 参与该基地研究的多元化学生群体将为化学科学和研究生院的进一步学习做好充分准备，并最终成为国家技术劳动力的一部分。