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

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.

该本科生研究体验 (REU) 网站奖授予位于北达科他州大福克斯的北达科他大学，支持 2023 年至 2025 年夏季对 10 名学生进行为期 10 周的培训。在该项目中，由化学系和刺激竞争性研究既定项目（EPSCoR）资助，参与者开展涵盖化学、化学工程和大气科学的跨学科和合作研究项目。在研究的同时，他们还参加一系列教育和专业发展活动，其中包括科学传播和研究行为道德方面的培训、参与社区外展以及关于研究生院和职业选择的研讨会。学生由来自不同学科的教师团队共同指导，扩大了 STEM 领域的参与范围，让他们更广泛地接触各种科学方法和挑战。该计划特别注重招收美国原住民学生和第一代学生。 REU 的学生从事可再生、环境和大气科学与工程等广泛领域的跨学科研究。这些项目包括从可再生资源合成可持续聚合物；利用生物质衍生产品开发发光碳纳米点；木质素溶解的计算研究；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，特别是有效的科学传播培训，以帮助他们与普通观众分享科学。该培训在 K-8 儿童的外展活动中得到运用，激励儿童和 REU 学生在 STEM 领域追求职业生涯。该计划优先招募第一代大学生和代表性不足的少数族裔，主要针对来自本科院校和美洲原住民部落学院的学生。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查进行评估，被认为值得支持标准。