REU Site at Kent State University: Liquid Crystals and Advanced Materials

该化学部门奖支持肯特州立大学2007-2009年夏季本科生研究经验（REU）站点。Arne Gericke是网站主管，Robert J. Twieg是联合编辑。这个REU网站以液晶和先进材料为主题，每年夏天将为9名学生提供10周的研究经验。这个跨学科项目的目标是提供一个全面的学习经验，以化学为核心，但也跨越了材料科学、生物学和化学物理学的学科界限。来自化学系和液晶研究所的15名教师将担任研究导师。每周的研讨会、无尘室培训、报告写作和参加夏季末的本科生研究研讨会将作为研究活动的补充。招生对象将是研究项目有限的两年制和四年制大学的学生，来自代表性不足群体的学生（如上进校友），以及有特殊情况的学生。该计划将通过入学、退学和离职后调查、非正式访谈和导师评估进行评估。

This Chemistry Division award supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at Kent State University for the summers of 2007-2009. Arne Gericke is the site director and Robert J. Twieg is the co-PI. This REU site is centered on the themes of liquid crystals and advanced materials and will provide research experiences for nine students for ten weeks each summer. The objective of this interdisciplinary program is to provide a comprehensive learning experience with chemistry at its core but which also crosses the disciplinary boundaries of materials science, biology and chemical physics. Fifteen faculty members from the Department of Chemistry and the Liquid Crystal Institute will serve as research mentors. Weekly seminars, clean room training, report writing and participation in the end-of-summer undergraduate research symposium will supplement the research activities. Recruitment will target students at 2-year and 4-year colleges with limited research programs, students from underrepresented groups (e.g., Upward Bound Alumni), and students with special circumstances. The program will be evaluated from entrance, exit and post-departure surveys, informal interviews and mentor assessments.