i-REU Site: The UF/France Research Exchange in Chemistry: Advancing Diversity Through International Engagement

i-REU 网站：佛罗里达大学/法国化学研究交流：通过国际参与促进多样性

• 批准号: 2244028
• 负责人: Valeria Kleiman
• 金额: $ 52.2万
• 依托单位: University of Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-04-01 至 2026-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244028&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; UF; France; Research

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site award to the University of Florida, located in Gainesville, FL, supports the training of 12 students for 11 weeks during the summers of 2023-2025. This program, funded by the Division of Chemistry, seeks to advance diversity through international engagement. Participants travel to France to engage in collaborative intensive research projects at one of four partner sites: Sorbonne University (Paris), University of Strasbourg, AgroParis Tech (Reims), and University of Toulouse – Paul Sabatier. Participants also take part in mentoring and professional development activities throughout the summer that focus on science communication, developing a portfolio to highlight their laboratory skills, and applying for graduate programs and national fellowships. Through immersion in an international research environment, this site develops students’ self-confidence and awareness of the global aspects of chemistry. The program targets undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in STEM, and for whom summer research abroad will help steer them towards graduate school and a career in STEM, thereby broadening participation in STEM and increasing the diversity of STEM skilled workers to match the global scientific challenges for the next 30-40 years. This international REU program is run as a bidirectional exchange site where domestic students are matched with host groups at each of the partner sites and French institution-funded students are sent to the University of Florida for summer research. Students participate in a pre-departure orientation workshop, then each student is matched with an active research group to conduct individually mentored research projects across all areas of chemistry. Mentoring and professional development activities are included in weekly virtual meetings with the addition of an online journal, introduced to guide scientific self-awareness and to help develop a portfolio highlighting their laboratory skills. A 3-day workshop brings all participants together for a visit to a biorefinery in Pomacle-Bazancourt highlighting green chemistry applications. Upon return to the US, students present their research outcomes at an ACS National Meeting, where they meet with the PIs for a final mentoring session on fellowship applications.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.

位于佛罗里达州盖恩斯维尔的佛罗里达大学的本科生研究体验 (REU) 网站奖支持 12 名学生在 2023 年至 2025 年夏季进行为期 11 周的培训。该项目由化学系资助，旨在寻求资助。通过国际参与促进多样性。参与者前往法国在四个合作地点之一参与合作密集研究项目：索邦大学（巴黎）、斯特拉斯堡大学、AgroParis Tech。 （兰斯）和图卢兹大学保罗·萨巴蒂尔大学整个夏天都参加以科学传播为重点的指导和专业发展活动，开发作品集以突出他们的实验室技能，并通过申请研究生课程和国家奖学金。沉浸在国际研究环境中，该网站培养学生的自信心和对化学全球方面的认识。该项目针对的是 STEM 领域代表性不足的群体的本科生，对他们来说，暑期海外研究将帮助他们进入研究生院和继续深造。职业STEM 领域，从而扩大对 STEM 的参与并增加 STEM 技术工人的多样性，以应对未来 30-40 年的全球科学挑战。该国际 REU 项目是一个双向交流场所，国内学生与主办团体进行匹配。每个合作伙伴站点和法国机构资助的学生都被送往佛罗里达大学进行夏季研究。学生参加出发前的定向研讨会，然后每个学生都会与一个活跃的研究小组相匹配，在所有项目上进行单独指导的研究项目。化学领域。每周的虚拟会议包括辅导和专业发展活动，并增加了在线日记，旨在指导科学自我意识并帮助开发突出他们实验室技能的作品集。为期 3 天的研讨会将所有参与者聚集在一起参观。位于 Pomacle-Bazancourt 的一家生物精炼厂，重点关注绿色化学应用。返回美国后，学生们在 ACS 全国会议上展示他们的研究成果，并与 PI 会面，进行有关奖学金申请的最后指导会议。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命。通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，并被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Species-specific profiles of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in small coastal sharks along the South Atlantic Bight of the United States

美国南大西洋湾沿岸小鲨鱼中全氟烷基物质和多氟烷基物质 (PFAS) 的物种特异性概况

• DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171758
• 发表时间: 2024
• 期刊: Science of The Total Environment
• 影响因子: 9.8
• 作者: Mehdi, Qaim;Griffin, Emily K.;Esplugas, Juliette;Gelsleichter, Jim;Galloway, Ashley S.;Frazier, Bryan S.;Timshina, Alina S.;Grubbs, R. Dean;Correia, Keyla;Camacho, Camden G.
• 通讯作者: Camacho, Camden G.