Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site

该奖项将在马里兰大学帕克分校建立一个REU站点。该项目每年将有10名本科生参加为期三年的为期10周的暑期研究体验。本REU网站的目标是向具有工程和科学背景的本科生介绍一个涉及分子和细胞水平的生物工程的多样化研究环境。该项目的四个目标是：1)专注于从具有中等水平分子和细胞生物工程研究的机构招聘和选择本科生；2)向本科生介绍分子与细胞生物工程的多元化研究项目；3)促进本领域的团队合作和跨学科研究；4)扩展学生对新兴技术和趋势的知识，为他们的研究生学习或职业生涯做好准备。招聘工作将集中在分子和细胞生物工程研究水平不高的机构的本科生。特别是针对主要文科大学、没有研究生课程的大学、没有生物工程活动的大学的学生。这个REU的一个重要方面是来自许多学科和背景的学生在令人兴奋的分子和细胞生物工程领域的潜在参与。除了化学工程本科专业外，还将招收化学、生物化学、物理和生物专业的学生。

EEC-0649052John P. FisherThis award will establish an REU Site at the University of Maryland College Park. The program will engage 10 undergraduates each year for three years in a 10-week summer research experience. The objective of this REU Site is to introduce undergraduates with engineering and science backgrounds to a diverse research environment involving bioengineering at the molecular and cellular level. The four goals of the project are to: 1) focus on the recruitment and selection of undergraduates from institutions with modest levels of molecular and cellular bioengineering research; 2) introduce the undergraduates to a diversified research program in molecular and cellular bioengineering; 3) promote team-based and cross-disciplinary research within this field; and 4) expand the student's knowledge of emerging technologies and trends, preparing them for graduate studies or a professional career.Recruitment efforts will be focused on undergraduates from institutions with modest levels of molecular and cellular bioengineering research. In particular, recruitment efforts are targeted towards students from major liberal arts colleges, institutions without graduate programs, or institutions without bioengineering activities.An important aspect of this REU is the potential involvement of students from many disciplines and backgrounds in the exciting area of molecular and cellular bioengineering. Students will be brought in from chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and biology in addition to chemical engineering undergraduate programs.