Project Grant 2150296

This $364,499 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Engineering Education and Centers will fund the REU Site: CHEME-NYC program at Columbia University from March 2022 to February 2025. The program will engage undergraduate students from across the country in individualized summer research projects related to climate and health solutions through hands-on experiences in Columbia's facilities for electrochemical energy, soft matter, catalysis, in situ battery characterization, and biomolecular engineering. Seminars and activities in New York City will create an effective research environment while exposing students to graduate opportunities and life in the city. Particular focus will be on recruiting underrepresented minority and female students from historically black colleges and universities as well as other minority-serving institutions and women's colleges with limited research opportunities. The program aims to help students understand chemical engineering and STEM graduate studies while learning science and techniques for climate and health research. This award supports the National Science Foundation's mission through the Engineering directorate's goal of fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research and education.