REU Site: Biological, Green, and Materials Chemistry Research at Texas A&M University

REU 站点：德克萨斯州 A 的生物、绿色和材料化学研究

• 批准号: 1359175
• 负责人: Holly Gaede
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-07-15 至 2018-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1359175&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Biological; Green; Materials

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) and the Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) in the Biological Sciences Directorate supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at Texas A&M University, led by Professors Holly Gaede and James Batteas. The research projects supported at this Site are in areas of biological, green, and materials chemistry. Undergraduates are recruited to this site primarily from institutions that lack extensive infrastructure to support undergraduate research, and include students from underrepresented groups. The diverse student cohort participating in research at this site is well-prepared for graduate school, and eventual employment as part of the country's technical workforce.The Site supports ten students per summer in a ten week program. A sample of the projects include: (1) the synthesis of bioactive natural products; (2) the synthesis of biodegradable polymers from renewable resources; (3) the design of metal-organic framework for the reversible adsorption of carbon dioxide; (4) the tuning of surface interactions for the control of friction and wear; (5) synthesis of conjugated ladder polymers for organic solar cells, and (6) the computational design of transition metal free catalysts. Exposure to the modern research methods and tools used in the research expands the undergraduate participants' technical training. In addition, the students are exposed to areas of science with important societal impacts in health, energy, environment, and materials. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a number of professional development activities, and will have expanded opportunities for presentation of their research at national disciplinary meetings.

该奖项由生物科学理事会化学部 (CHE) 和生物基础设施部 (DBI) 颁发，支持德克萨斯 A&M 大学由 Holly Gaede 和 James Batteas 教授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生物、绿色和材料化学领域。该网站主要从缺乏广泛基础设施来支持本科生研究的机构招募本科生，其中包括来自代表性不足群体的学生。参与该站点研究的多元化学生群体已为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。该站点每年夏天为十名学生提供为期十周的项目支持。项目示例包括：（1）生物活性天然产物的合成； (2)利用可再生资源合成可生物降解聚合物； (3)二氧化碳可逆吸附金属有机骨架的设计； (4) 调整表面相互作用以控制摩擦和磨损； （5）用于有机太阳能电池的共轭梯形聚合物的合成，以及（6）无过渡金属催化剂的计算设计。接触研究中使用的现代研究方法和工具扩大了本科生参与者的技术培训。此外，学生还可以接触到对健康、能源、环境和材料等具有重要社会影响的科学领域。除了在夏季进行研究外，参加该项目的学生还将参加许多专业发展活动，并将有更多的机会在国家学科会议上展示其研究成果。