Research Experiences for Undergraduates: Integrated Computational and Experimental REU Site at Duquesne University

该奖项支持2004-2006年夏季迪肯大学本科生研究经验（REU）网站。项目主管是杰弗里·d·埃万塞克，联合负责人杰弗里·d·马杜拉协助。10名学生将参加一个为期10周的项目。将招收大二和大三学生、代表性不足的学生和女性学生。来自迪肯大学化学与生物化学系、卡洛学院、查塔姆学院和佛罗里达纪念学院的教师将担任导师。该研究计划旨在将计算和实验研究整合到广泛的科学主题中，如纳米技术、国土安全、先进仪器、制药、法医学和化学生物学。每个学生将在实验室与实验教师导师一起工作，并与理论教师联络人协商，将计算组件整合到他们的研究中。计算方法的讲习班会议和每周的讨论会将被纳入其中。伦理部分将以区域伦理论坛结束。学生们将参加一个区域性的本科生研究研讨会。该计划的有效性将通过学生参与、学生和教师评估以及参与者的职业发展来评估。该奖项由国防部与NSF REU项目合作支持。

This award supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at Duquesne University for the summers of 2004-2006. The program director is Jeffrey D. Evanseck assisted by co-PI, Jeffry D. Madura. Ten students will participate in a ten-week program. Sophomore and junior students, under-represented and women students will be recruited. Faculty from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Duquesne University, Carlow College, Chatham College and Florida Memorial College will serve as mentors. The research program is designed to integrate computational and experimental research into broad scientific themes such as nanotechnology, homeland security, advanced instrumentation, pharmaceuticals, forensic sciences and chemical biology. Each student will work with an experimental faculty mentor in the laboratory and consult with a theoretical faculty liaison to integrate a computational component into their study. Workshop meetings on computational methods and weekly seminars will be incorporated. An ethics component will conclude with a regional ethics forum. The students will participate in a regional undergraduate research symposium. The effectiveness of the program will be assessed by student participation, student and faculty evaluations and the career progress of the participants. This award is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.