REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemistry and Biochemistry

REU 网站：化学和生物化学本科生的研究经验

• 批准号: 2150413
• 负责人: Olaseni Sode
• 金额: $ 38.65万
• 依托单位: California State L A University Auxiliary Services Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-02-15 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2150413&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experience; Undergraduates

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry supports 10 students, mainly from local community colleges in the Los Angeles basin area and primarily from groups underrepresented in the sciences, for 10 weeks during the summers of 2022-2024. The students will engage in a wide-range of guided independent research projects in the fields of chemistry and biochemistry, while also participating in professional development activities, including workshops on ethics and responsible research topics, and overcoming stereotype threat and imposter syndrome. Together, the research and professional development activities prepare and motivate students to matriculate into four-year degree programs and for future careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields. The student participants will conduct individualized research projects across a wide-range of chemistry and biochemistry topics, including exploring the molecular effects on the freezing point in hydrocarbon mixtures; studying the mechanisms of antifreeze proteins; examining structural and morphological effects of nanoparticles; and employing computer simulations to understand the vibrational properties of weakly bound molecules. Along with the research, the students will participate in a weekly series of professional development workshops and social activities aimed at preparing them for future careers in chemistry and biochemistry.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.

该奖项全部或部分由《2021 年美国救援计划法案》（公法 117-2）资助。加州州立大学洛杉矶分校 (Cal State LA) 本科生研究经验 (REU) 项目化学和生物化学为 10 名学生提供为期 10 周的资助，这些学生主要来自洛杉矶盆地地区的当地社区学院，并且主要来自科学领域代表性不足的群体。 2022-2024。学生将参与化学和生物化学领域的各种指导性独立研究项目，同时参加专业发展活动，包括道德和负责任的研究主题研讨会，以及克服刻板印象威胁和冒名顶替综合症。研究和专业发展活动共同为学生入读四年制学位课程和 STEM（科学、技术、工程和数学）领域的未来职业做好准备和激励。学生参与者将开展广泛的化学和生物化学主题的个性化研究项目，包括探索分子对碳氢化合物混合物冰点的影响；研究抗冻蛋白的机制；检查纳米粒子的结构和形态效应；并利用计算机模拟来了解弱结合分子的振动特性。除了研究之外，学生们还将参加每周一系列的专业发展研讨会和社会活动，旨在为他们未来在化学和生物化学领域的职业生涯做好准备。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的评估进行评估，认为值得支持。智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。