REU Site: Students Transforming Energy and Environmental Research (STEER)

REU 网站：学生转变能源和环境研究 (STEER)

• 批准号: 2244014
• 负责人: Amanda Morris
• 金额: $ 36万
• 依托单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 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: 2023-05-01 至 2026-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244014&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Students; Transforming; Energy

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site award to Virginia Tech University, located in Blacksburg, VA, supports the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2023-2025. In this program, funded by the Division of Chemistry, participants pursue collaborative research projects with an emphasis on energy and the environment but also participate in integrated educational programming in scientific communication, leadership, and cultural competence. Administered by the Department of Chemistry at Virginia Tech, the summer REU site, Students Transforming Energy and Environmental Research (STEER), brings selected undergraduate students together with faculty and graduate student mentors to specifically engage in research projects that address the societal challenges and objectives associated with global warming and climate change. Students will conduct research with diverse investigators who are at the forefront of their fields, which include batteries, solar fuels, water purification, mineral sequestration, catalysis, and sustainability. They will learn and perform chemical synthesis techniques to prepare novel materials of particular value in those fields, along with the means of characterizing the materials and evaluating their suitability for the intended application. We will leverage University partners and experts in scientific communication, leadership, DEIR (diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect), career development training, grantsmanship, and community outreach for the REU students’ development as chemical science professionals. STEER's primary objective is to produce community-minded scientists to lead innovation through strong disciplinary knowledge while demonstrating respect for the diverse lived experiences within our society and a commitment to educational outreach to the public.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.

位于弗吉尼亚州布莱克斯堡的弗吉尼亚理工大学获得本科生研究体验 (REU) 网站奖，支持 2023 年至 2025 年夏季对 10 名学生进行为期 10 周的培训。该项目由化学系资助，参与者。开展以能源和环境为重点的合作研究项目，同时也参与由弗吉尼亚理工大学化学系管理的科学传播、领导力和文化能力方面的综合教育计划，夏季 REU。学生转变能源和环境研究（STEER）网站将选定的本科生与教师和研究生导师聚集在一起，专门从事解决与全球变暖和气候变化相关的社会挑战和目标的研究项目。处于电池、太阳能燃料、水净化、矿物封存、催化和可持续性等领域前沿的研究人员将学习和执行化学合成技术，以制备在这些领域具有特殊价值的新型材料。表征材料和评估的方法我们将利用科学传播、领导力、DEIR（多样性、公平、包容和尊重）、职业发展培训、资助和社区外展方面的大学合作伙伴和专家，促进 REU 学生化学科学的发展。 STEER 的主要目标是培养具有社区意识的科学家，通过扎实的学科知识引领创新，同时表现出对社会多样化生活经历的尊重以及对公众教育推广的承诺。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被视为值得支持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。