REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati

该奖项来自化学学部（CHE），用于支持辛辛那提大学（UC） 2008-2010年夏季本科生研究经验（REU）站点的更新。这个REU网站将由Bruce Ault管理，并得到辛辛那提大学化学系Anna Gudmundsdottir的协助。这个REU站点每年夏天将带九名学生到校园进行为期十周的化学前沿研究。九名学生中的八名将由美国国家科学基金会资助，每年夏天将有一名学生由化学系的约翰·j·亚历山大奖学金资助。招聘计划预计将确定这九名REU学生，他们都来自辛辛那提大学以外。虽然申请将接受来自美国各地的申请，但招聘目标是辛辛那提300英里内主要的本科院校（PUI’s）的高级化学和生物化学学生，并特别关注地区历史悠久的黑人学院和大学（HBCU’s）的少数民族学生。学生项目涵盖了广泛的化学研究领域，包括有机、生物化学、分析和计算等核心领域。学生们将与加州大学12名教师中的一名密切合作，他们都有丰富的本科生工作经验。此外，每年夏天，来自HBCU的一名教师将被带到加州大学进行研究合作，并作为REU学生的非正式导师。积极的教育计划将培养REU学生的研究和专业技能，并为他们未来的职业生涯做好准备。教育活动将包括动手提高研究技能、简历写作和面试、关于职业选择和规划的讲习班，以及对科学中最重要问题的讨论。在辛辛那提大学的机构支持下，所有参与者都将有机会参加并在春季的ACS全国会议上展示他们的研究成果。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE), supports the renewal of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Cincinnati (UC) for the summers of 2008-2010. This REU site will be managed by Bruce Ault with assistance from Anna Gudmundsdottir from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati. This REU site will bring nine students to campus for a ten-week period each summer to conduct cutting edge research in chemistry. Eight of the nine students will be funded through NSF and one student each summer will be funded by the John J. Alexander Fellowship endowment in the Department of Chemistry. Recruitment plans are expected to identify these nine REU students, all from outside the University of Cincinnati. Though applications will be accepted from across the U.S., recruitment will target pre-senior chemistry and biochemistry students at predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUI's) within 300 miles of Cincinnati, with a special focus on minority students at regional historically black colleges and universities (HBCU's). Student projects available encompass a broad spectrum of research in chemistry including the core areas of organic, biochemistry, analytical, and computational. The students will work closely with one of twelve UC faculty members participating in the participating who all have extensive experience in working with undergraduate students. In addition, a faculty member from an HBCU will be brought to UC each summer to collaborate on research and serve as an informal mentor to the REU students. An active educational program will develop research and professional skills in the REU students and prepare them for their future careers. Educational activities will include hands-on enhancement of research skills, resume writing and interviewing, workshops on career options and planning, and discussions of issues of overarching importance in science. With institutional support from the University of Cincinnati, all participants will be given the opportunity to attend and present their research results at the ACS national meeting in the spring following their REU summer experience.