REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Biological Science

该奖项将为路易斯安那州立大学本科生研究体验项目提供持续支持。主要活动将包括为期八周的生物科学独立研究夏季会议。一个由十名初中生或高年级学生组成的精选小组将被邀请参加该计划。每个学生都将接受路易斯安那州立大学教师的直接监督，该教师将担任研究顾问，并直接对学生的进步负责。教师参与者的选择是基于他们在实验室与本科生合作的经验、研究项目的适用性和总体研究生产力。该计划的其他组成部分将是一个正式的图书馆介绍和为所有REU调查员提供的一系列每周沟通技巧讲习班。该计划还包括每周为所有参与者举办的系列研讨会，包括教师顾问和他们的研究实验室成员。后一项活动将由私家侦探协调。在完成暑期研究计划后，每位REU研究者将以口头研讨会和书面论文的形式展示他/她的研究成果，后者以适合出版的形式呈现。计划开展一些后续活动，以鼓励REU调查人员向科学听众介绍其已完成的工作结果。

This award will provide continuing support for a Research Experiences for Undergraduate Site at Louisiana State University. The primary activity will involve an eight week summer session of independent research in biological science. A select group of ten students, of junior or senior standing, will be invited to participate in the program. Each student will be under the direct supervision of an LSU faculty member who will serve as the research advisor and be directly responsible for the student's progress. Faculty participants have been chosen on the basis of their experience working with undergraduates in the laboratory, suitability of research projects and general research productivity. Additional components of the program will be a formal library orientation and a series of weekly communication skills workshops for all REU investigators. The program will also involve a weekly seminar series for all participants, including the faculty advisors and members of their research laboratories. The latter activities will be coordinated by the P.I.. Upon completion of the summer research program, each REU investigator will present his/her research results as an oral seminar and written paper, the latter in a form suitable for publication. A number of follow-up activities are planned to encourage REU investigators to present the results of their completed work to a scientific audience.