REU Site: Materials Chemistry Research: Synthesis, Characterization, and Device Fabrication

该奖项由化学学部颁发，支持科罗拉多州立大学（CSU） 2007-2009年夏季本科生研究经验（REU）项目。网站主管是Ellen Fisher，联合主管是Nancy Levinger。8名学生将与化学和工程学院一起进行材料化学的跨学科项目。科罗拉多州立大学将与五个地区少数族裔服务机构合作，以增加代表性不足的学生的参与。另外六名科罗拉多州立大学的学生将在大学的支持下参加为期十周的REU项目。材料主题将向参与者展示具有潜在重大未来影响的研究领域，从新能源和可再生能源到医疗植入物的改进材料。这个REU网站的主要目标是为很少或没有机会获得这种机会的本科生提供真实的研究经验，并帮助这些学生提高他们对实验室之外科学的理解。伦理和道德推理的讨论将被注入到研究活动中，以促进道德行为对成为一名专业科学家的各个方面都至关重要的观念。REU项目还包括信息技术、简历写作、口头表达和海报展示技能，以及对当地化学工业的实地考察。该网站整合了教师研究体验（RET）组件，这将为高中化学教师提供机会，为他们的课堂开发和适应纳米材料实验室活动。RET参与者将通过这些活动和道德计划与REU学生互动。

This award from the Division of Chemistry supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at Colorado State University (CSU) for the summers of 2007-2009. The site director is Ellen Fisher and the co-director is Nancy Levinger. Eight students will work with Chemistry and Engineering faculty on interdisciplinary projects in materials chemistry. CSU will partner with five regional minority-serving institutions to increase the participation of underrepresented students. An additional six CSU students will participate in the ten-week REU program with university support. The materials theme will expose participants to research areas with potentially significant future impacts, ranging from new and renewable sources of energy to improved materials for medical implants. The primary goal of this REU site is to provide authentic research experiences for undergraduates with little or no access to such opportunities and to help these students advance their understanding of science outside of the laboratory. Discussions of ethics and moral reasoning will be infused into the research activities to promote the idea that ethical behavior is critical to all aspects of being a professional scientist. The REU program also includes instruction in information technology, resume writing, oral and poster presentation skills, and field trips to local chemical industries. This site integrates a research experience for teachers (RET) component, which will provide opportunities for high school chemistry teachers to develop and adapt nanomaterials laboratory activities for their classrooms. The RET participants will interact with the REU students through these activities and through the ethics program.