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

该化学部奖支持2007-2009年夏季肯特州立大学的本科生研究经验（REU）网站。 阿恩Gericke是研究中心主任，Robert J. Twieg是联合PI。 这个REU网站是围绕液晶和先进材料的主题，并将提供研究经验，为九名学生每年夏天十周。这个跨学科计划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。每周研讨会，洁净室培训，报告写作和参加夏季结束的本科生研究研讨会将补充研究活动。招聘将针对研究项目有限的2年制和4年制大学的学生，来自代表性不足群体的学生（例如，升本校友），以及有特殊情况的学生。该计划将通过入学，毕业和离职后调查，非正式面试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.