REU Site: Frontiers of Materials Chemistry

REU 网站：材料化学前沿

• 批准号: 1852015
• 负责人: Jennifer Brodbelt
• 金额: $ 31.2万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Austin
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-05-01 至 2024-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852015&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Frontiers; Materials; Chemistry

This REU site award to the University of Texas at Austin, located in Austin, TX, supports the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program and the Division of Chemistry. Participants engage in research projects encompassing materials chemistry. Participants are mentored in research groups that discover, design, develop and characterize new biomaterials and energy materials. This program emphasizes laboratory safety, development of scientific communication skills, and inclusivity. Participants are exposed to career opportunities and broader applications of materials chemistry via an interdisciplinary seminar series, with speakers from industry and academia. The principles of lab safety are showcased by training participants to be Student Safety Officers, engagement in a peer-to-peer lab safety assessment program, and creation of safety videos. The overarching theme of inclusivity aims to develop a strong sense of community.Participants' research projects include development of new biomaterials by combining self-assembly, templating and nanotechnology; design and development of energy materials such as photovoltaic, energy storing, or catalytic materials; and development of new spectroscopic and microscopy strategies for materials analysis. This program targets underrepresented minorities and rising sophomore students in chemistry and chemical engineering. By targeting early career students, this program's intensive training instills a passion for discovery that accelerates success in college and retention of students in science and engineering fields.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.

REU 为位于德克萨斯州奥斯汀市的德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校提供场地资助，支持 2019-2021 年夏季对 10 名学生进行为期 10 周的培训。该网站由国防部与 NSF REU 计划和化学司合作支持。参与者参与材料化学领域的研究项目。参与者在发现、设计、开发和表征新生物材料和能源材料的研究小组中接受指导。该计划强调实验室安全、科学沟通技能的发展和包容性。 通过由来自工业界和学术界的演讲者参加的跨学科研讨会系列，参与者可以接触到材料化学的职业机会和更广泛的应用。通过培训参与者成为学生安全官员、参与同行实验室安全评估计划以及制作安全视频来展示实验室安全原则。包容性的首要主题旨在培养强烈的社区意识。参与者的研究项目包括通过结合自组装、模板和纳米技术开发新型生物材料；光伏、储能或催化材料等能源材料的设计和开发；以及开发用于材料分析的新光谱和显微镜策略。该项目针对的是化学和化学工程领域代表性不足的少数族裔和正在崛起的二年级学生。通过针对职业生涯早期的学生，该计划的强化培训灌输了探索的热情，从而加速了学生在大学的成功并保留了科学和工程领域的学生。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值进行评估，被认为值得支持以及更广泛的影响审查标准。