Targeted Infusion Grant : Use of Television Drama to Make Chemistry More Appealing to Minority Students

定向输液补助金：利用电视剧让化学对少数族裔学生更有吸引力

• 批准号: 0625331
• 负责人: Isai Urasa
• 金额: $ 15.17万
• 依托单位: Hampton University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-07-01 至 2008-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0625331&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Targeted; Infusion; Grant; Use; Television

The Hampton University HBCU-UP Targeted Infusion Project will develop a new Forensic Chemistry Concentration for students. There has been a wave of interest and desire among young people to pursue careers in forensic science in recent years. The wave of interest in this field is an opportunity to attract more minority students into this and other scientific disciplines. The Hampton University Forensic Chemistry Concentration will be a modification of the existing chemistry curriculum to incorporate selected courses in Criminal Justice System, Criminology, Statistics, and Micro-techniques. New courses in Forensic Chemistry and Physical Methods in Forensic Chemistry will be developed along with an accompanying laboratory manual. A Forensic Chemistry Laboratory will be established to support teaching and research in forensics. Capstone activities will be an integral part of the program. This will be accomplished by two Summer internships that students will be required to take during the summer following the sophomore and junior years, respectively. A designated chemistry faculty member will serve as coordinator of the program. It is expected that the graduates of this track will be well prepared to enter advanced degree programs and subsequent research careers in forensics, or join entry-level jobs in crime laboratories, law enforcement agencies, criminal investigations, government agencies, or private laboratories. When this concentration is fully implemented, it is expected that within five years the total chemistry enrollment will rise from the current enrollment of 69 to about 100 students. This project will serve as a model for others interested in implementing similar concentrations. A similar concentration is planned in the Biology program at Hampton in subsequent years. This project stands to contribute significantly to the diversification of the forensic science workforce as a whole.

汉普顿大学HBCU-UP目标输液项目将为学生开发新的法医化学浓度。 近年来，年轻人对从事法医学职业的兴趣和愿望高涨。对这一领域的兴趣浪潮是吸引更多少数民族学生进入这一学科和其他科学学科的机会。该汉普顿大学法医化学浓度将是现有的化学课程的修改，纳入选定的课程在刑事司法系统，犯罪学，统计学和微观技术。将沿着一本实验室手册，开设法医化学和法医化学中的物理方法的新课程。将建立一个法证化学实验室，以支持法证方面的教学和研究。顶点活动将是该计划的一个组成部分。这将通过两个暑期实习来完成，学生将被要求在大二和大三之后的夏天分别参加。一名指定的化学教员将担任该计划的协调员。预计该课程的毕业生将为进入高级学位课程和随后的法医研究职业做好充分准备，或加入犯罪实验室，执法机构，刑事调查，政府机构或私人实验室的入门级工作。当这一集中完全实施，预计在五年内，总化学招生将从目前的69名学生上升到约100名学生。这一项目将成为其他有兴趣实施类似集中的国家的典范。在随后的几年里，汉普顿的生物学项目计划进行类似的集中。 该项目将为整个法医科学工作队伍的多样化做出重大贡献。