REU Site: University of Michigan REU Site in the Chemical Sciences

该奖项来自化学系(CHE)，用于支持密歇根大学(UM)安娜堡分校2008-2010年夏季的本科生成功研究体验(REU)站点的续展。该网站将由布赖恩·科波拉管理，并由密歇根大学化学系的梅勒妮·桑福德协助管理。来自美国各地的13个人将组成这个网站的中心部分，他们通常是大二和大三的新生。8名学生将得到NSF-REU的资助，3名学生将得到大学基金的支持，2名学生将得到计算和通信行业的领先者英特尔公司的支持。REU的学生可以参加与化学系相关的所有研究小组，包括材料化学、化学生物学、生命科学、药物化学和环境化学的跨学科课程。除了部门研讨会和研讨会外，其他非研究项目活动还包括：实验室安全和环境安全实验室实践培训，在线化学图书馆资源(SciFinder，Beilstein等)的使用，伦理，化学仪器，到当地化工行业的实地考察，申请研究生院的指导，以及职业指导，包括科学职业选择，找工作，面试准备和简历撰写。每个研究小组将要求口头报告作为其科学活动的自然部分，所有学生将撰写一份最终进展报告。最后，地区研究研讨会将在REU的一所场地举办的学校举行，来自该地区的本科生将聚集在一起介绍他们的工作。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) supports the renewal of a successful Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Michigan (UM) Ann Arbor for the summers of 2008-2010. This site will be managed by Brian Coppola with assistance from Melanie Sanford both from the Department of Chemistry at UM. Thirteen individuals from around the United States, typically rising sophomores and juniors, will comprise the central component of this site. Eight students will be supported by NSF-REU, three will be supported by University funds, and two will be supported by the Intel Corporation, a leader in the computing and communcations industry. The REU students have access to all of the research groups associated with the chemistry department, including interdisciplinary programs in materials chemistry, chemical biology, life science, medicinal chemistry, and environmental chemistry. In addition to departmental seminars and symposia other non-research program activities include: training on laboratory safety and environmentally safe laboratory practices, the use of on-line Chemistry library resources (SciFinder, Beilstein, etc.), ethics, chemical instrumentation, field trips to local chemical industry, mentoring for applying to graduate school, and career mentoring including science career options, job searches, interview preparation and resume writing. Each research group will require oral presentations as a natural part of their scientific activities and all students will write a final progress report. Finally, a regional research symposium will be held at one of the REU Site-holding schools where undergraduates from across the area will gather to present their work.