Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at James Madison University

这个联合化学部门和人力资源开发部（残疾人项目）奖励支持詹姆斯麦迪逊大学本科生研究经验（REU）站点的延续。丹尼尔·唐尼（Daniel Downey）是网站的项目总监；Gina MacDonald是联合项目主任。九名教师将担任REU学生导师。在奖励期间（2001-2003），每年夏天八名本科生（至少包括一名聋人学生），一名口译学生，一名高中教师（聋人或教聋人）和两名高中生（至少包括一名聋人学生）将参加一个为期十周的项目。学生将从地方高校和JMU招收。招聘工作将针对科学界代表性不足的群体：即女性、少数民族和聋人。预计至少75%的学生参与者将代表这些未被充分代表的群体。研究机会将在各种子学科，包括材料科学，生物化学，合成，环境化学和光谱学提供。除了研究目标之外，还将讨论科学研究中的伦理问题。在课程结束时，学生参与者将对他们的研究进行口头报告，并提交总结其结果和结论的书面报告。项目评估将包括跟踪每个参与者未来的统计研究。一个复杂的评估过程将从参与者进入项目开始。职业目标和专业方向将被监控。

This joint Chemistry Division and Division of Human Resources Development (Program for Persons with Disabilities) award supports the continuation of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at James Madison University (JMU). Daniel Downey is the site's Program Director; Gina MacDonald is the Co-Program Director. Nine faculty will serve as REU student mentors. During the award period (2001-2003), each summer eight undergraduate students (to include a minimum of one deaf student), one interpreter student, one high school teacher (who is either deaf or teaches the deaf), and two high school students (to include a minimum of one deaf student) will participate in a ten-week program. Students will be recruited from regional colleges and universities as well as from JMU. Recruitment efforts will target under-represented groups in science: namely, females, ethnic minorities and the deaf. At least 75% of the student participants are expected to represent these underrepresented groups. Research opportunities will be available in a variety of sub-disciplines including materials science, biochemistry, synthesis, environmental chemistry and spectroscopy. In addition to the research objectives, there will be discussions on ethics in scientific research. At the conclusion of the program, student participants will give oral presentations of their research and submit written reports summarizing their results and conclusions. Project evaluation will include statistical studies of tracking the future of each participant. A complex assessment process will begin with the entry of the participants into the program. Career goals and professional direction will be monitored.