REU Site: Research Experiences of Undergraduates in Chemistry

美国国家研究委员会、教育部和美国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超过88万个就业机会，创造了3700万个就业机会（占美国总就业人数的27%），是全美最大的化学工业之一。美国最大的出口商（占所有出口的10%）。与国家保持一致？美国国家科学基金会（NSF）在乔治亚理工学院（Georgia Tech）的化学和生物化学REU项目将招收来访的本科生进行沉浸式的夏季研究体验，从而为他们提供工具和鼓励，以便他们开始实验室科学的研究生学习。该项目将在以往成功招收大量女性和代表性不足的少数族裔学生的基础上再接再厉。每年夏天（2009-2011），10名本科生参与者将与一名指导老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、道德、演讲技巧、毕业机会、研究前沿等研讨会/工作坊系列；两次研究专题讨论会；去工业实验室和政府实验室实地考察。这些为化学研究提供了一个学术、企业、经济和伦理框架的视角。学院的研究项目吸引了来自联邦机构和工业界的大量资金。学校吗?美国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），这些领域将有助于这个国家及其人民的福祉。

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.