REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences for Undergraduates in the Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Chem-SURF) Program

REU 网站：化学暑期本科生研究奖学金 (Chem-SURF) 计划中本科生的跨学科研究经验

• 批准号: 1062891
• 负责人: Fillmore Freeman
• 金额: $ 38.01万
• 依托单位: University of California-Irvine
• 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: 2011-10-01 至 2015-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1062891&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Interdisciplinary; Research; Experiences

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Fillmore Freeman at the University of California - Irvine. The research projects supported in this site are in broad areas of chemistry. Undergraduates will be recruited to this site primarily from institutions that lack infrastructure to support undergraduate research, including students from underrepresented groups. The site will support twelve students per summer in a ten week program. A sample of the projects that undergraduates will work on include: (1) the development of density functional theory with Prof. Kieron Burke; (2) the creation of inexpensive DNA array biosensors with Prof. Robert Corn; (3) development of new electronic structure methods with Prof. Filipp Furche; (4) the study of single molecules on solid surfaces with state-of-the-art tunneling microscopies with Prof. Wilson Ho; (5) the design and synthesis of epoxides and aziridines using organocatlaysts with Prof. Elizabeth Jarvo; and (6) the chemical biology and structural enzymology of natural product biosynthesis with Prof. Sheryl Tsai. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a number of professional development activities, including ethics training, and participants will also have opportunities for presentation of research at national disciplinary meetings. Young scientists need exposure to modern research methods and tools as part of their training. This REU site aims to provide research training using state-of-the-art facilities in a broad range of topics in the chemical sciences. Undergraduate researchers participating in this site will have significant, hands-on access to sophisticated research tools. 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.

该奖项由化学系 (CHE) 颁发，用于支持加州大学欧文分校菲尔莫尔·弗里曼 (Fillmore Freeman) 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。 该网站将主要从缺乏支持本科生研究基础设施的机构招募本科生，包括来自代表性不足群体的学生。 该网站每年夏天将在为期十周的项目中为十二名学生提供支持。 本科生将从事的项目示例包括：（1）与 Kieron Burke 教授一起发展密度泛函理论； (2) 与 Robert Corn 教授一起创建廉价的 DNA 阵列生物传感器； (3) 与Filipp Furche教授共同开发新的电子结构方法； (4) 与 Wilson Ho 教授一起利用最先进的隧道显微镜研究固体表面上的单分子； (5) 与Elizabeth Jarvo教授一起使用有机催化剂设计和合成环氧化物和氮丙啶； (6) 天然产物生物合成的化学生物学和结构酶学，与Sheryl Tsai教授合作。 除了在暑期进行研究外，参与该项目的学生还将参加一系列专业发展活动，包括道德培训，参与者还将有机会在国家学科会议上展示研究成果。 年轻科学家需要接触现代研究方法和工具作为培训的一部分。 该 REU 站点旨在利用最先进的设施提供化学科学广泛主题的研究培训。 参与该网站的本科研究人员将能够大量实际接触复杂的研究工具。 参与该网站研究的多元化学生群体将为进入研究生院做好充分准备，并最终成为国家技术劳动力的一部分。