REU Site: Practices and Perspectives

该奖项由化学部颁发，支持弗吉尼亚联邦大学2009-2011年夏季本科生研究经验（REU）项目。项目主管是苏珊娜·鲁德，由副主任萨利·汉尼库特协助。八名学生将参加REU项目，该项目开始为期三天的培训，教授所有科学研究的基本技能，并发展观点和职业规划部分。全职研究在这三天之后开始。发展的观点部分继续定期会议和演讲，从教师和当地工业合作者。学生的口头和书面沟通技巧在整个项目中得到发展，通过完成书面提案，修改作为申请一部分提交的个人陈述，在中途准备并展示他们的工作海报，并在最后的研讨会上进行口头展示。学生研究成果的书面报告也在项目结束时提交。学生参加者被鼓励在他们的家乡机构和/或当地高中展示他们的研究成果，以鼓励其他学生发展研究兴趣。学生也被鼓励在专业会议上展示他们的作品，如ACS地区或国家会议。

This award by the Chemistry Division supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at Virginia Commonwealth University for the summers of 2009-2011. The program director is Suzanne Ruder who is assisted by co-PI Sally Hunnicutt. Eight students will participate in the REU program that begins with a three-day training period teaching basic skills common to all scientific research, and developing the perspectives and career planning components. Full-time research begins after this three-day period. Development of the perspectives component continues with regular meetings and presentations from faculty and from local industrial collaborators. The students' oral and written communication skills are developed throughout the program by completing a written proposal, revising their personal statements submitted as part of their application and preparing and presenting a poster of their work at the halfway point and an oral presentation for the final symposium. Written reports of the students research results are also submitted at the conclusion of the program. Student participants are encouraged to present their research results at their home institutions and/or at local high schools to encourage other students to develop research interests. Students are also encouraged to present their work at a professional meeting such as an ACS regional or national meeting.