REU site: Interdisciplinary Renewable and Environmental Collaborative (IREC)

REU 网站：跨学科可再生能源与环境合作组织 (IREC)

• 批准号: 2244530
• 负责人: Guodong Du
• 金额: $ 39万
• 依托单位: University of North Dakota Main Campus
• 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=2244530&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; site; Interdisciplinary; Renewable; Environmental; REU; site; Interdisciplinary; Renewable; Environmental

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site award to the University of North Dakota, located in Grand Forks, ND, supports the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2023-2025. In this program, funded by the Division of Chemistry, and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), participants pursue interdisciplinary and collaborative research projects encompassing chemistry, chemical engineering, and atmospheric science. Along with their research, they participate in a series of educational and professional development activities, which include training in science communication and ethics in research conduct, participation in community outreach, and workshops on graduate school and career options. Students are jointly mentored by a team of faculty from different disciplines, broadening participation in STEM fields and giving them wider exposure to various scientific approaches and challenges. The program is especially focused on enrolling Native American students and first-generation students. The REU students are engaged in interdisciplinary research in the broad areas of renewable, environmental, and atmospheric science and engineering. These projects include the synthesis of sustainable polymers from renewable resources; development of luminescent carbon nanodots from biomass-derived products; computational investigation of lignin solubilization; and exploration of the chemical complexity of atmospheric aerosols and their impacts on clouds. The students receive professional development training, especially in effective science communication, to help them share science with a general audience. This training is put to use during outreach activities for K-8 children, inspiring both the children and the REU students to pursue careers in STEM fields. The program prioritizes recruitment of first-generation college students and underrepresented minorities, targeting those from primarily undergraduate institutions and Native American tribal colleges.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.

这项在北达科他州大福克斯大学的本科生（REU）网站奖获得的研究经验在2023 - 2025年的夏季为10周的10周培训，在2023 - 2025年的夏季培训10周。在该计划中，由化学部和启发竞争研究的既定计划（EPSCOR）资助，参与者从事跨学科和协作研究项目，包括化学，化学工程和大气科学。除研究外，他们还参加了一系列的教育和专业发展活动，其中包括在研究行为方面的科学传播和道德培训，参与社区宣传以及研究生院和职业选择的研讨会。来自不同学科的教师团队共同指导学生，扩大参与STEM领域，并使他们更广泛地了解各种科学方法和挑战。该计划尤其专注于入学美国原住民学生和第一代学生。 REU学生从事可再生，环境和大气科学与工程领域的跨学科研究。这些项目包括从可再生资源中综合可持续聚合物；从生物质衍生产品中开发发光的碳纳米模型；木质素溶解化的计算研究；以及探索大气气溶胶的化学复杂性及其对云的影响。学生接受专业发展培训，尤其是在有效的科学沟通中，以帮助他们与一般受众分享科学。在K-8儿童的外展活动期间，进行了这项培训，激发了孩子和REU学生在STEM领域从事职业。该计划优先考虑招募第一代大学生和人为不足的少数群体，针对主要是本科机构和美洲原住民部落学院的招募。这项奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的审查标准来通过评估来支持的。