Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at the University of Florida / France

这项联合化学部和国际项目部的奖项支持佛罗里达大学本科生研究经验(REU)网站的继续。兰道夫·杜兰是该网站的项目总监，迈克尔·斯科特是联合项目总监。来自法国院校的20多名教师可以担任美国学生的REU导师。在获奖期间(2001-2003)，每年夏天，10名学生将前往法国，在皮埃尔和玛丽·居里大学、蒙彼利埃大学、CNRS国家实验室和斯特拉斯堡大学等几所法国机构参加为期10-12周的项目。(注：通过法国的资助，从相同机构招聘的类似数量的法国学生将在佛罗里达大学进行暑期研究。)招生工作将在全国范围内展开，目标是80多所招收少数民族学生的机构。学生的研究主题将集中在材料化学上。计划中的科学工作坊将为学生提供机会听取一到两堂关于某一主题的讲座，并进行科学互动。学生参与者将看到研究以不同的方式进行，并在不同的文化背景下与传统的美国模式。学生参与者将在进行研究的法国机构以项目总结报告结束项目。对该项目的强化评估将是一项纵向研究，通过采访和调查，旨在考察国际经验对学生的职业选择和文化态度的影响。

This joint Chemistry Division and Division of International Programs award supports the continuation of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Florida. Randolph Duran is the site's Program Director; Michael Scott is the Co-Program Director. Over twenty faculty from French institutions are available to serve as REU mentors for U.S. students. During the award period (2001-2003), each summer ten students will travel to France to participate in a 10-12 week program at several French institutions, including Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, University Montpellier, CNRS National Laboratory, and University of Strasbourg. (Note: Through French funding, a similar number of French students, recruited from the same institutions, will be doing summer research at the University of Florida.) Recruitment efforts will extend nationwide, targeting more then 80 institutions with noted minority enrollments. The research topics for the students will center on materials chemistry. A mid-program science workshop will afford students the opportunity to hear one or two lectures on a focused topic and to interact scientifically. The student participants will see research performed in a different manner and within a different cultural context from the traditional U.S. model. Student participants will conclude the program with a project summary presentation at the French institution where the research is being done. An enhanced evaluation of the program will be a longitudinal study via interviews and surveys aimed at examining the impact the international experience has on students' career choices and cultural attitudes.