iREU Site: International Research Experience for Chemistry Undergraduate Students in Austria

该奖项由化学系(CHE)和国际科学与工程办公室(OISE)共同资助，支持锡拉丘兹大学(SU)和位于奥地利格拉茨的格拉茨工业大学(TUG)之间2008-2010年夏季的本科生国际研究经验(REU)站点的续签。该美国项目将由苏黎世大学的Karin Ruhlandt-Senger教授和Michael Sponsler教授共同指导。在奥地利，TUG无机化学研究所所长弗兰克·乌利格将负责运行TUG项目。12名美国本科生将前往塔格参加为期十周的化学研究项目。被录取的六名美国学生将得到NSF资金的支持，苏将支持另外六名美国学生。此外，TUG将支持10名奥地利学生前往美国，在苏黎世大学进行暑期研究。这些奥地利学生将被纳入锡拉丘兹大学的国内REU项目。美国学生将能够选择无机、有机、物理、理论、分析、生物化学、放射化学或无机和有机材料的化学和技术领域的化学研究项目。格拉茨的学生活动是仿照国内的SU REU项目进行的。在课程接近尾声时，学生们将以口头和海报形式展示他们的成果。10月份举行的顶峰活动将让美国学生团聚，参加招待会和研讨会，他们将在研讨会上介绍自己的科学成就和文化洞察力。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE), with co-funding from the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE), supports the renewal of an international Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site between the Syracuse University (SU) and Graz University of Technology (TUG) in Graz, Austria for the summers of 2008-2010. The U.S. program will be directed jointly by Professors Karin Ruhlandt-Senge and Michael Sponsler of SU. In Austria, Frank Uhlig, head of the Inorganic Chemistry institute at TUG, will be responsible for running the TUG program. Twelve U.S. undergraduates will travel to TUG to participate in a ten week chemistry research program. Six of the U.S. students recruited will be supported with NSF funds and SU will support an additional six U.S. students. In addition, TUG will support ten Austrian students to travel to the U.S. to do summer research at SU. The Austrian students will be included in the domestic REU program at Syracuse University. U.S. students will be able to choose a chemistry research project in the area of inorganic, organic, physical, theoretical, analytical, biochemistry, radiochemistry, or chemistry and technology of inorganic and organic materials. Student activities in Graz are modeled after the domestic SU REU program. Near the end of the program, students will present their results both orally and in poster sessions. A capstone event held in October will reunite the U.S. students for a reception and a symposium in which they will describe their scientific accomplishments and cultural insights.