Chemical Engineering Research Experience For Undergraduates

该计划解决了增加入学人数的挑战 妇女和少数民族在工程研究生学习中的比例。 关键 该方案的方面是：1）积极招募 通过访问选定的“目标”学校， 一个以学生为导向的研究计划，包括社会以及 作为教学方面的设计， 参与者进入一个令人兴奋的研究环境。 10名教员 宾夕法尼亚州立大学化学工程系的成员 自愿支持招募、教学和研究 监管 提供的项目涵盖广泛的研究， 从植物组织培养，到热力学， 化学工程原理。 REU参与者是 在选择之前与项目相匹配，以最大限度地提高相互 兴趣和能力。 参与者注册3学分 化学工程本科研究在夏季 学期 在课程开始时的指导性课程 旨在让学生们快速开始研究。 为了强调沟通的重要性， 最后的口头报告，以及最后的书面报告是 要求每个学生。

This program addresses the challenge of increasing the enrollment of women and minorities in graduate engineering study. The key aspects of this program are: 1) the active recruitment of minorities and women by visiting selected "target" schools, and 2) a student oriented research program that contains social as well as instructional aspects designed for successful integration of the participants into an exciting research environment. Ten faculty members from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Penn State have volunteered to support recruitment, instruction, and research supervision. The projects offered span a wide range of research, from plant tissue culture, to thermodynamics - held together by common chemical engineering principles. REU participants are matched with projects prior to selection to maximize mutual interests and capabilities. The participants enroll for 3 credits of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Research during the summer semester. An instructional program at the beginning of the program has been designed to give the students a quick start on research. To stress the importance of communication, an introductory and final oral presentation, as well as a final written report is required of each student.