REU Site: Research Experiences of Undergraduates in Chemistry

国家研究理事会、教育部和国家科学基金会都将化学培训确定为国家关注的领域。根据美国化学理事会，国家？美国的化学工业为美国提供了88万多个就业机会，使3700万个美国就业机会成为可能（占美国就业总人数的27%），而且是全国最大的化学工业。中国最大的出口国（占全部出口的10%）。与国家保持一致？在创建一个高度训练有素的劳动力，反映了美国人口的日益多样化的利益，在格鲁吉亚理工学院（格鲁吉亚理工学院）的化学和生物化学的NSF REU计划将招收访问本科生沉浸式的夏季研究经验，从而为他们配备工具和鼓励走上实验室科学的研究生学习。该方案将建立在以前成功招收大量妇女和代表性不足的少数民族学生的基础上。每年夏天（2009-2011年），十名本科生参与者将与一位导师和他们的研究小组一起研究一个重要的研究问题。该计划还包括团队建设活动，定期小组会议，关于道德，演讲技巧，研究生机会，研究前沿等的研讨会/研讨会系列;两个研究座谈会;以及工业和政府实验室的实地考察。这些提供了在学术，创业，经济和伦理框架的化学研究的角度。学院的研究活动吸引了来自联邦机构和工业界的大量资金。学校？的研究组合包括一系列广泛的举措（例如，太阳能电池，生物燃料，疾病预防）的领域，这将有助于这个国家和人民的福祉。

The National Research Council, Department of Education, and National Science Foundation have all identified training in chemistry as an area of national concern. According to the American Chemistry Council, the nation?s chemical industry is responsible for more than 880,000 American jobs, makes 37 million American jobs possible (27% of all U.S. employment), and is among the nation?s largest exporters (10% of all exports). In keeping with the nation?s interests in creating a highly trained workforce that reflects the growing diversity of the U.S. population, the NSF REU program in Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) will enroll visiting undergraduate students in an immersive summer research experience and thereby equip them with tools and encouragement to embark on graduate studies in the laboratory sciences. The program will build on previous successes in enrolling substantial numbers of women and underrepresented minority students. Each summer (2009-2011), ten undergraduate participants will work with a faculty advisor and their research group on a significant research problem. The program also includes team-building activities, regular group meetings, a seminar/workshop series on ethics, presentation skills, graduate opportunities, research frontiers, etc; two research symposia; and field trips to industrial and government laboratories. These provide a perspective of chemical research in a scholarly, entrepreneurial, economic, and ethical framework. Research initiatives in the School have attracted major funding from federal agencies and industry. The School?s research portfolio includes a broad set of initiatives (e.g., solar cells, biofuels, disease prevention) in areas which will contribute to the well-being of this nation and its people.