AWARE: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Organic Chemistry in Bangkok, Thailand

这是一个由加州大学圣克鲁斯分校的丽贝卡·布拉斯劳博士提交的为期三年的项目，目的是在泰国曼谷建立一个专注于有机化学的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。该网站将是美国劳动力和研究教育计划(AWARE)-REU网站，包括泰国的以下合作机构：朱拉隆功大学、玛希多尔大学和朱拉蓬研究所。该计划将在泰国曼谷为6-8名美国本科生提供为期10周的暑期国际REU支持。美国的参与者将与泰国三所最好的大学的研究人员进行匹配，并将能够从超分子化学、新型有机聚合物、天然产物分离和合成、生物有机化学和合成有机化学方法学的研究项目中进行选择。泰国是东南亚的一个重要国家，很少有美国年轻人有机会去参观。接触泰国及其研究机构，特别是由此产生的人际关系，将构成一次非凡的教育经历。这提供了一个强大的Aware-REU机会。这项建议解决了意识到的一个重要的教育需求，并可能为美国本科生提供极好的化学体验。

Braslau0123857This is a three-year project submitted by Dr. Rebecca Braslau of the University of California at Santa Cruz, for establishing a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site focusing on organic chemistry in Bangkok, Thailand. This site will be an American Workforce and Research Education Program (AWARE)-REU site including the following collaborative institutes in Thailand: Chulalongkorn University,Mahidol University, and Chulabhorn Research Institute. The program will support a ten-week, summer international REU for 6-8 upper division U.S. undergraduates in Bangkok, Thailand. The U.S. participants will be matched to research faculty at three of the Thailand's best universities and will be able to select from among research projects in supramoledular chemistry, novel organic polymers, natural product isolation and synthesis, bioorganic chemistry and synthethic organic chemistry methodology. Thailand is an important country in Southeast Asia that few young Americans have a chance to visit. Exposure to Thailand and its research establishsment and especially the personal relationships that result will constitute an extraordinary educational experience. This presents a strong AWARE-REU opportunity. This proposal addresses an important educational need in AWARE and could provide an excellent experience for U.S. undergraduates in chemistry.