Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at Santa Clara University

该化学部门奖支持2005-2007年夏季圣克拉拉大学本科生研究经验（REU）站点。项目主任是Michael Carrasco，由副主任Ram Subramaniam协助。每年夏天，八名本科生将在分析化学、生物化学、无机化学、有机化学和物理化学方面从事原创的、个人的、为期十周的研究项目。每位学生将直接接受教师导师的指导，在最近现代化和新建的化学设施中使用最先进的仪器，并学习成为一名独立研究人员所需的物理和智力技术。专业沟通技巧的发展将通过每周的研究会议来培养，学生在会上展示和讨论他们的成果，并在最后的研讨会上发表正式的报告。学生将通过每周一次的系列研讨会来研究科学工作中的伦理问题，该系列研讨会由教师导师与圣克拉拉大学马库拉应用伦理学中心的伦理学家共同主持。该系列课程提高了学生对科学伦理问题（伦理敏感性）的认识，并传授了学生进行伦理决策分析（伦理判断和承诺）所需的知识和技能。与当地少数族裔高入学率社区大学的教师建立的招生伙伴关系，将作为来自代表性不足群体的学生参与的渠道。圣克拉拉大学将与这些学生建立持续的指导关系，目标是确保他们立即进入四年制学院和大学，并最终进入化学行业。

This Chemistry Division award supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at Santa Clara University for the summers of 2005-2007. The program director is Michael Carrasco who is assisted by co-PI Ram Subramaniam. Each summer, eight undergraduates will be engaged in original, individual, ten-week research projects in analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. Each student will receive instruction directly from a faculty mentor, use state-of-the-art instrumentation in recently modernized and newly-built chemistry facilities, and learn the physical and intellectual techniques necessary to become an independent researcher. Development of professional communication skills will be fostered by weekly research meetings at which students present and discuss their results and by having the students deliver a formal presentation at a final symposium. Students will examine ethical issues in scientific work through a weekly seminar series conducted by the faculty mentors in concert with ethicists from Santa Clara University's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. This series increases awareness of ethical concerns in science (ethical sensitivity) and imparts the knowledge and skills needed for students to perform an ethical decision-making analysis (ethical judgment and commitment). Student recruitment partnerships established with faculty at local, high-minority-enrollment community colleges will serve as conduits for the participation of students from underrepresented groups. Santa Clara University will establish continuing mentoring relationships with these students with the goal of ensuring their immediate entry into four-year colleges and universities and their eventual entry into the chemistry workforce.