Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site: Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

9423989 Murhammer爱荷华大学化学与生物化学工程系支持本科生研究经验（REU）站点，每年从美国选定的大学和学院招收10名学生，重点从六所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学和四所小型文理学院招募学生，进行为期8周的暑期研究。这些学生将与七名教师顾问中的一名进行匹配，以便他们可以在与他们的兴趣最密切相关的领域进行研究。个别项目将在REU指导教师的专业研究领域进行，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，将发展密切的师生互动。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。随着研究的进展，REU顾问将逐渐减少指导水平，以使学生在其能力范围内尽可能多地独立。所有这些项目和活动都是为了使本科生更加了解化学和生物化学工程的研究生研究机会。＊＊＊

9423989 Murhammer The Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at The University of Iowa support for a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site, with ten students per year from selected universities and colleges throughout the United States, with an emphasis on recruitment from six Historically Black Colleges and Universities and four small liberal arts colleges to conduct research for an 8 week summer period. These students will be matched with one of seven faculty advisors in order that they can conduct research in an area most closely related to their interests. The individual projects will be in research areas of expertise of the supervising REU faculty to ensure direct scientific interaction between the REU students and the graduate students of each research group. A close student-faculty interaction will be developed during daily discussions about the progpess 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. As the research progresses, the REU advisor will gradually decrease the level of guidance in order to move the student toward as much independence as his/her ability warrants. All of these programs and activities are planned to achieve the goal of making undergraduate students more aware of graduate research opportunities in chemical and biochemical engineering. ***