IRES: Preparing U.S. Undergraduates for Global Chemistry Research with Training in Germany and Singapore

IRES：在德国和新加坡接受培训，为美国本科生进行全球化学研究做好准备

• 批准号: 1854174
• 负责人: Christina McCoy
• 金额: $ 38.15万
• 依托单位: American Chemical Society (ACS)
• 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: 2019-06-01 至 2024-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1854174&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Preparing; U.S.; Undergraduates; Global

This project is jointly funded by OISE and MPS (DMR and OMA).Undergraduate chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science students face grueling curriculum requirements that hinder or prohibit participation in valuable study abroad experiences. Participating in this International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program, selected students will have the opportunity to sharpen their research skills in an unfamiliar environment while developing the capacity to work effectively across cultures. Significant literature has demonstrated the important role that international education experiences play in strengthening the professional skill set of the workforce, especially STEM practitioners. Building opportunities for STEM students (especially those of underrepresented backgrounds) to engage in a unique research experience, without disrupting their curriculum calendars, allows the IRES participant to build cross-cultural communication skills, build a global network, be exposed to new perspectives and techniques and a refreshed knowledge base. As global scientific research collaboration increases, the American Chemical Society IRES program will help prepare students for a global research career which boosts competitiveness among the U.S. chemical workforce, instills an interest in expanding his/her perspective and apply local solutions to global challenges. ACS will select seven (7) qualified, diverse U.S. undergraduates to spend time in Germany (in partnership with the German Academic Exchange Service-DAAD) and three (3) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). While fostering intellectual growth and maturity, the IRES experience is intended to catalyze students' desire to continue their graduate studies; deliver a substantial research experience; produce excellent scientific publications; instill a respect for other cultures and science professionalism; and provide an appreciation for the global scientific enterprise. On a reciprocal basis, ACS will work to place students from Germany and Singapore, at no cost to the hosting university or funding agency, in existing IRES/IREU programs in the United States. This model also brings a global perspective and network to domestic programs and allows those participants to learn from their colleagues from other parts of the globe. This IRES program will prepare selected U.S. undergraduate students for advanced training in chemistry and materials sciences labs at advanced institutes in Germany and Singapore. Building upon a previous IRES program (2007-2016), this program prepares students to engage in chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science research in cross-cultural context. Students selected for the ACS IRES program will receive training in professional topics such as manuscript publishing, ethics in research, cross-cultural communication, science communication, collaboration and more. The research experience, coupled with professional skills training in an international context will increase the global competitiveness of future chemistry practitioners. During the research experience, seven students participating in the IRES program in Germany will be placed in leading research labs through the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Three students will be placed in labs in the National University of Singapore. Students will work with graduate students to contribute to research projects, many resulting in publication or attribution in a leading journal. Throughout the research experience, IRES students have regular check-in sessions with ACS staff, including a PI visit. Students are expected to complete a research report on their experience in the style of a Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) manuscript (with feedback provided by editors) and present their research findings (via oral presentation and abstract) and experience at the spring ACS National Meeting. Selected IRES students come from a diverse background and significant effort will be placed into recruiting participants from underrepresented communities. To build a global network among U.S. IREU/IRES programs, ACS will work with our partners from Germany and Singapore to place (at no cost to the NSF) students from these countries in existing domestic IRES/IREU programs. Student researchers will explore a variety of technical topics touching on chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science. Select proposed research topics include: understanding the role of fermentation in food risk assessment, influence of solid-state structural changes by cycloaddition reaction on photophysical properties and understanding catalysts for the production of fuels from the renewable sources.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.

该项目由 OISE 和 MPS（DMR 和 OMA）联合资助。化学、化学工程和材料科学专业的本科生面临着严格的课程要求，这些要求阻碍或禁止他们参与宝贵的出国留学经历。参加这个学生国际研究体验（IRES）项目，入选的学生将有机会在陌生的环境中提高他们的研究技能，同时培养跨文化有效工作的能力。重要文献表明，国际教育经验在加强劳动力（尤其是 STEM 从业者）的专业技能方面发挥着重要作用。为 STEM 学生（尤其是那些背景不足的学生）创造机会，在不打乱课程安排的情况下参与独特的研究体验，使 IRES 参与者能够培养跨文化沟通技能，建立全球网络，接触新的观点和技术和更新的知识库。随着全球科学研究合作的增加，美国化学会 IRES 计划将帮助学生为全球研究职业做好准备，从而提高美国化学劳动力的竞争力，培养他们扩大视野和应用本地解决方案应对全球挑战的兴趣。 ACS 将选择七 (7) 名合格的多元化美国本科生到德国学习（与德国学术交流服务中心 - DAAD 合作），并选择三 (3) 名学生到新加坡国立大学 (NUS) 学习。 在促进智力成长和成熟的同时，IRES 的体验旨在激发学生继续研究生学习的愿望；提供丰富的研究经验；出版优秀的科学出版物；灌输对其他文化和科学专业精神的尊重；并为全球科学事业提供赞赏。在互惠的基础上，ACS 将努力将德国和新加坡的学生安置在美国现有的 IRES/IREU 项目中，而主办大学或资助机构无需支付任何费用。这种模式还为国内项目带来了全球视角和网络，并允许参与者向全球其他地区的同事学习。该 IRES 项目将为选定的美国本科生在德国和新加坡的高级学院的化学和材料科学实验室进行高级培训做好准备。该项目以之前的 IRES 项目（2007-2016）为基础，帮助学生在跨文化背景下从事化学、化学工程和材料科学研究。入选 ACS IRES 项目的学生将接受专业主题的培训，如手稿出版、研究伦理、跨文化交流、科学传播、合作等。研究经验加上国际背景下的专业技能培训将提高未来化学从业者的全球竞争力。在研究期间，参与德国IRES项目的七名学生将通过德国学术交流服务中心（DAAD）被安置在领先的研究实验室。三名学生将被安置在新加坡国立大学的实验室。学生将与研究生一起为研究项目做出贡献，其中许多项目会在领先期刊上发表或署名。在整个研究过程中，IRES 学生会定期与 ACS 工作人员进行交流，包括 PI 访问。学生应以美国化学会杂志（JACS）手稿的形式完成一份关于他们的经验的研究报告（由编辑提供反馈），并在春季展示他们的研究结果（通过口头陈述和摘要）和经验ACS 全国会议。选定的 IRES 学生来自不同的背景，我们将投入大量精力从代表性不足的社区招募参与者。为了在美国 IREU/IRES 项目之间建立一个全球网络，ACS 将与我们来自德国和新加坡的合作伙伴合作，将来自这些国家的学生安置在现有的国内 IRES/IREU 项目中（NSF 不承担任何费用）。学生研究人员将探索涉及化学、化学工程和材料科学的各种技术主题。选择的拟议研究主题包括：了解发酵在食品风险评估中的作用、环加成反应引起的固态结构变化对光物理性质的影响以及了解可再生能源生产燃料的催化剂。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并具有通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。