Research Experiences for Undergraduate Site

爱荷华大学在化学和生物化学工程系有一个为期两年的REU基地。学生将与六名指导教师中的一名进行与他们兴趣最密切相关的领域的研究。每个项目都是在REU指导教师的专业研究领域进行的，以确保REU学生和每个研究小组的研究生之间的直接科学互动。在日常讨论特定项目的进展和其他与研究相关的问题时，学生与教师将密切互动。此外，每周还将举办有关研究问题的研讨会和许多社会活动。夏季项目将以“内部”研究会议结束，REU学生将在会议上展示他们的研究成果。预计在研究的早期阶段，REU顾问的重要指导将是必要的。所有这些项目和活动都是为了使代表性不足的群体更加了解化学和生物化学工程的研究生研究机会，以增加少数民族和女性攻读高级工程学位的人数。

The University of Iowa has a two year REU site in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. Students are matched with one of six faculty advisors that conduct research in an area most closely related to their interests. The individual projects are in research areas of expertise of the supervising REU faculty to ensure direct scientific interaction between the REU students and graduate students of each research group. A close student-faculty interaction will be developed during daily discussions about the progress of the particular project and other research related issues. In addition, weekly seminars on research-related issues and many social events will be held. The summer's program will conclude with an "in-house" research conference during which the REU students will present their research results. It is expected that significant guidance by the REU advisor will be necessary during the early stages of the research. All of these programs and activities are planned to achieve the goal of making underrepresented groups more aware of graduate research opportunities in chemical and biochemical engineering to increase the number of minorities and women pursuing advanced engineering degrees.