Presidential Awards For Excellence In Science, Mathematics, & Engineering Mentoring

萨默斯博士在复杂生物系统的核磁共振研究领域的研究走在了生物医学研究的前沿。每年夏天，大约有20名本科生在他的实验室工作。他们被赋予与研究生相同的责任，完成自己的项目，成为主要科学期刊的合著者和第一作者。萨默斯博士还负责迈耶霍夫研究生项目，该项目面向成绩优异的少数族裔研究生。该项目目前包括26名少数民族学生。到目前为止，萨默斯博士的导师已经发表了100多篇研究生和本科生的文章。1999年，萨默斯博士的9名学生毕业，其中包括7名非裔美国人，并被顶尖大学的博士或医学博士/博士学位课程录取。在萨默斯博士的指导下，这个研究机构是在对国家至关重要的领域培养大批优秀非裔美国学生的国家典范。萨默斯博士目前是巴尔的摩县马里兰大学的一名教员。

Dr. Summers' research in the area of nuclear magnetic resonance studies of complex bio-systems is at the forefront of biomedical research. Each summer approximately 20 undergraduates work in his laboratory. They are given the same responsibilities as graduate students, completing their own projects and becoming co-authors and first authors in major scientific journals. Dr. Summers also directs the Meyerhoff Graduate Program for high-achieving minority graduate students. The program now includes 26 minority students. To date, more than 100 graduate and undergraduate students' articles have been published by Dr. Summers' mentees. In 1999, nine of Dr. Summers' students, including 7 African Americans, graduated and were admitted to Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. programs at leading universities. The research facility under the direction of Dr. Summers is a national model for producing large numbers of high-achieving African American students in areas of vital importance to the nation. Dr. Summers is presently a member of the faculty of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.