Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at Iowa State University

这个联合化学部和材料研究部奖支持本科生（REU）在爱荷华州州立大学网站的研究经验。 Mark Gordon是该网站的项目总监。James Evans、布鲁斯哈蒙、何启明及William詹克斯为联席董事。 来自数学，物理和化学系的七名教师将担任REU学生导师。 在奖励期间（2002-2004年），每年夏天将有8名学生参加为期10周的方案。 招聘的重点将是针对区域本科院校和几个HBCU大学的个人接触存在。 研究重点将是计算化学和物理学，特别强调在材料科学中的应用。 研究的具体领域是量子化学，表面动力学，固态性质和动力学，以及生物分子动力学。 学生将参加一系列关于高性能计算的短期（半天）课程。 每周会议将举行，在那里学生，在夏季的后半部分，介绍他们的研究。在夏季结束时，学生将在海报会议上展示他们的研究。 该计划的部分评估将是与每个学生的离职面谈。 所有参与者将被跟踪，直到他们完成本科教育。

This joint Chemistry Division and Materials Research Division award supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the Iowa State University. Mark Gordon is the site's Program Director. James Evans, Bruce Harmon, Kai Ming Ho, and William Jenks are the Co-Directors. Seven faculty members from the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry will serve as REU student mentors. Over the award period (2002-2004), eight students will be supported each summer in a ten-week program. The recruitment focus will be directed towards regional undergraduate institutions and several HBCU universities where personal contacts exist. The research focus will be computational chemistry and physics with special emphasis on applications in materials science. The specific areas of research are quantum chemistry, surface dynamics, solid state properties and dynamics, and dynamics of biomolecules. Students will participate in a series of short (half-day) courses on high performance computing. Weekly meetings will be held, where students, during the later part of the summer, present their research. At the end of the summer students will present their research in a poster session. Part of the assessment of the program will be exit interviews with each of the students. All participants will be tracked until they complete their undergraduate educations.