REU Site: Environmental Chemistry with Science Policy Formulation and Ethics

REU 网站：环境化学与科学政策制定和伦理

• 批准号: 0649306
• 负责人: Garon Smith
• 金额: $ 24.22万
• 依托单位: University of Montana
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-05-01 至 2010-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0649306&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Environmental; Chemistry; Science

The Division of Chemistry supports this renewal of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Montana for the summers of 2007-2009. Garon Smith and Earle Adams direct this site, which focuses on environmental chemistry and the formation of science policy. Faculty members from Chemistry, Biology, Geology, and the Center for Environmental Health Sciences will mentor eight students over an eight-week period. Research projects include the training of honeybees to detect explosives, studies of the toxic emissions from forest fires, and the development of new approaches for the removal of toxic metals from the environment. Participants and their mentors begin with a three-day course on the ethical conduct of research. Throughout the program, students will experience how environmental research is incorporated into public policy by taking part in meetings and public hearings of the local health, air quality, and water quality boards. An enriching dimension of the program has Native American student participants bringing their tribal college science faculty to the University of Montana as research partners.

化学部支持蒙大拿大学2007-2009年夏季本科生研究经验（REU）网站的更新。加龙史密斯和厄尔亚当斯指导这个网站，重点是环境化学和科学政策的形成。 来自化学、生物学、地质学和环境健康科学中心的教职员工将在八周的时间内指导八名学生。研究项目包括训练蜜蜂探测爆炸物，研究森林火灾的有毒排放物，以及制定从环境中清除有毒金属的新方法。参与者和他们的导师开始为期三天的研究道德行为课程。 在整个计划中，学生将体验如何通过参加当地卫生，空气质量和水质委员会的会议和公开听证会将环境研究纳入公共政策。 该计划的一个丰富的方面有美洲原住民学生参与者带来他们的部落学院科学教师蒙大拿大学作为研究伙伴。