Research Experiences for Undergraduates: Integrated Computational and Experimental REU Site at Duquesne University

该化学部门奖支持迪肯大学2007-2009年夏季本科生研究经验（REU）站点。项目主任杰弗里·d·埃万塞克，副主任杰弗里·d·马杜拉协助。10名大二或大三本科生将参加一个为期10周的项目，该项目将计算和实验研究整合到广泛的科学主题中，如纳米技术、国土安全、先进仪器、制药、法医学和化学生物学。每个学生将在实验室与实验教师导师一起工作，并与理论教师联络人协商，将计算组件整合到他们的研究中。该计划包括计算方法研讨会，每周研讨会和学生参与区域本科生研究研讨会。招募对象将是代表性不足的学生，以及来自研究机会有限的机构的学生。研究经验将扩大到包括来自路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）和主要本科院校（PUIs）的教员。来自迪肯大学、佛罗里达纪念学院、杰克逊州立大学、纽约州立大学新帕尔茨分校和Prairie View A&amp；M大学的教师将担任学生导师。将LSAMP/PUI教师融入杜肯大学的研究环境将极大地促进LSAMP/PUI机构的本科研究，为学生参与者带来全年的合作研究经验。该站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作提供支持。

This Chemistry Division award supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at Duquesne University for the summers of 2007-2009. The program director is Jeffrey D. Evanseck, assisted by co-PI, Jeffry D. Madura. Ten sophomore or junior undergraduates will participate in a ten-week program, which integrates computational and experimental research into broad scientific themes such as nanotechnology, homeland security, advanced instrumentation, pharmaceuticals, forensic sciences and chemical biology. Each student will work with an experimental faculty mentor in the laboratory and consult with a theoretical faculty liaison to integrate a computational component into their study. The program incorporates workshops on computational methods, weekly seminars, and student participation in a regional undergraduate research symposium. Recruitment will target underrepresented students as well as students from institutions with limited research opportunities. Research experiences will be expanded to include faculty members from the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) and primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs). Faculty from Duquesne University, Florida Memorial College, Jackson State University, State University of New York at New Paltz and Prairie View A&M University will serve as student mentors. Integrating LSAMP/PUI faculty into Duquesne's research environment will greatly facilitate undergraduate research at the LSAMP/PUI institutions, resulting in a year round collaborative research experience for the student participants. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.