REU Site: Environmental Sciences and Engineering at Clarkson University

REU网站摘要：本科生的研究经验。克拉克森大学环境科学与工程，斯特凡·J·格里姆伯格，0452789这笔赠款续订了克拉克森大学本科生研究经验(REU)网站。该项目将对基础科学和工程感兴趣的学生带到克拉克森大学，分享他们对通过环境科学和工程研究解决复杂环境问题的看法。每年有8到9名优秀的本科生在校园里进行为期10周的密集暑期研究体验。该计划的目标是：__为传统上在环境科学和工程领域中代表性不足的学生提供进行独立研究的机会；__教这些学生如何进行有意义的环境研究，并将研究结果传达给专业同事和公众；__向学生传达研究生院作为通向科学和工程成功职业的教育准备的重要性；__展示为什么综合、综合研究对于理解和解决复杂的环境问题是必要的，以及为什么环境科学和工程的多学科和跨学科方法如此重要；_通过在由不同成员组成的团队中合作，在个人视角和学科专业知识方面提高学生分析和解决复杂问题的技能。智力上的功绩。该计划的主要组成部分是完成一项关于复杂环境问题的研究项目。本科生被分配到一个更大的研究项目的独立方面，并与土木工程、化学、环境和航空工程、化学、物理和生物系的研究生和教职员工一起完成他们的项目。根据学生的兴趣和能力以及教师的研究重点，学生与这些教师进行匹配。强调研究成果的传播；所有学生都参加研究小组会议，写一份报告，并在全校本科生研究研讨会上展示他们的工作。鼓励他们在同行评议的出版物上发表他们的工作。每周举办一次跨学科研讨会，向学生介绍复杂环境系统的可持续管理概念，以及理解和解决环境问题的系统方法。学生将至少两个可持续管理的概念或过程整合到他们个人的研究项目中。额外的研讨会涵盖了健全的研究和研究生学习的方方面面，增加了学生的经验广度。该计划还包括几项社区建设活动，旨在培养学生作为一个多元文化群体的凝聚力，并提高他们对环境研究的欣赏。对计划的评估包括对计划的持续评估和改进，以确保实现规定的目标。更广泛的影响。该计划的一个主要目标是吸引代表人数不足的学生在研究生阶段继续学习工程学，特别是接触到原本不会接触到研究生涯可能性的学生。通过向400多个机构发送海报和电子邮件，以及通过该计划的网站，可以招募学生参加这个REU计划。在克拉克森之前获得REU资助的68名学生中，53%是女性，10%是非裔美国人或来自波多黎各。68名学生中只有12名是克拉克森学院的本科生；其余56名学生来自美国各地的学校，从康涅狄格州到加利福尼亚州。前后调查的分析结果表明，该项目为学生提供了对研究的欣赏，大多数参与者决定继续研究生教育。预计这一生产力将在目前的赠款下继续下去，从而为国家的技术人力作出贡献。

Abstract for REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates. Environmental Sciences and Engineering at Clarkson University, Stefan J. Grimberg, 0452789This grant renews the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at Clarkson University. This program brings students interested in basic science and engineering to Clarkson University to share their perspectives on solving complex environmental problems through research in environmental science and engineering. Eight or nine outstanding undergraduate students each year conduct research on campus for a 10-week intensive summer research experience. The objectives of the program are: __ To provide students who are traditionally underrepresented in environmental science and engineering with an opportunity to conduct independent research; __ To teach these students how to conduct meaningful environmental research and communicate the results of that research to professional colleagues and the general public; __ To communicate to students the importance of graduate school as an integral part of the educational preparation leading to successful careers in science and engineering; __ To demonstrate why synthetic, integrative research is necessary for understanding and solving complex environmental problems, and thus why multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to environmental science and engineering are so important; __ To improve students'skills in analyzing and solving complex problems by working within teamscomprised of diverse members, in terms of individual perspectives and disciplinary expertise. Intellectual Merit. The primary component of the program is the completion of a research project on a complex environmental problem. Undergraduates are assigned a self-contained aspect of a larger research project and work with graduate students and faculty in the Departments of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Aeronautical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics and Biology to complete their projects. Students are matched with these faculty based on the interests and abilities of the students and the research priorities of the faculty. Dissemination of the research results is emphasized; all students participate in research group meetings, write a report, and present their work at a University-wide undergraduate research symposium. They are encouraged to publish their work in peer-reviewed publications. Interdisciplinary seminars are held once a week to introduce students to concepts of sustainable management of complex environmental systems and of the systems approach to understanding and solving environmental problems. Students integrate at least two sustainable-management concepts or processes into their individual research projects. Additional seminars that cover the conduct of sound research and aspects of post-graduate study add breadth to the students' experience. Also included in the program are several community-building activities designed to foster cohesiveness among the students as a multicultural group and to enhance their appreciation for environmental research. Assessment of the program includes continual evaluation and improvement of the program to ensure that the stated objectives are achieved. Broader Impacts. A major objective of the program is to attract underrepresented students to continued study of engineering at the post-graduate level and particularly to reach students who would not otherwise be exposed to the possibility of a career in research. Students are recruited to this REU program through poster and electronic mailings to more than 400 institutions and through the program's web site. Of the 68 students supported by the prior REU grant to Clarkson, 53% were women and 10% African Americans or from Puerto Rico. Only 12 of the 68 students were Clarkson undergraduates; the remaining 56 came from schools spanning the US, from Connecticut to California. Results from the analysis of pre- and post-surveys indicate that the program provides the students with an appreciation of research and that most participants decide to pursue graduate education. It is expected that this productivity will continue under in the current grant and will thus contribute to the Nation's technical manpower.