Arkansas REU Site Project: Motivating Undergraduates Toward Careers in Science

阿肯色州 REU 站点项目：激励本科生走向科学职业

• 批准号: 0552947
• 负责人: David Paul
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Arkansas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-03-15 至 2010-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0552947&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Arkansas; REU; Site; Project; Motivating

This award by the Chemistry Division supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Arkansas for the summers of 2006-2008. The program director is David Paul who is assisted by co-PI Donald Bobbitt. Nine students each year will do research in chemistry (analytical, inorganic, materials, organic and physical) and biochemistry. The participants will be integrated into nine different research groups and activities are planned to promote student independence and to develop professional skills and judgment. A key facet of this development will be the opportunity given each participant to present his/her research at a meeting within the department, and to write up a summary of their work in a journal format that will be compiled for distribution to their home institution. In addition, funds are committed to allow each student to attend a regional or national chemistry or biochemistry oriented meeting in the year following their participation in the REU program. Since the thrust of the program is to include students from institutions with limited opportunities for research, "hands-on" exposure to many state-of-the-art instrumental techniques is available to the participants. Thus the participants will be provided an experience which will not only enable them to obtain a realistic view of modern chemical research, but they will be exposed to an environment indicative of that to be expected in graduate school. The focus of this program is undergraduate students from institutions with limited opportunities for research in the 8-state region. Special efforts will be made to recruit women and minority groups traditionally underrepresented among professional chemists.

该奖项由化学部颁发，用于支持阿肯色大学 2006 年至 2008 年夏季的本科生研究体验 (REU) 网站。项目总监是 David Paul，并由联合 PI Donald Bobbitt 协助。每年有九名学生将进行化学（分析、无机、材料、有机和物理）和生物化学研究。 参与者将被分为九个不同的研究小组，并计划开展活动以促进学生的独立性并发展专业技能和判断力。这一发展的一个关键方面是，每个参与者都有机会在系内的会议上展示他/她的研究，并以期刊形式写下他们的工作摘要，并将其汇编分发给他们所在的机构。此外，我们还承诺提供资金，让每个学生在参加 REU 项目后的一年内参加地区或国家化学或生物化学会议。由于该计划的主旨是让来自研究机会有限的机构的学生参与其中，因此参与者可以“亲身”接触许多最先进的仪器技术。因此，参与者将获得一种体验，不仅使他们能够获得现代化学研究的现实视角，而且他们将接触到研究生院所期望的环境。该计划的重点是来自 8 个州地区研究机会有限的机构的本科生。将特别努力招募传统上在专业化学家中代表性不足的女性和少数群体。