REU Site: Practices and Perspectives

这项由化学部颁发的奖项支持弗吉尼亚联邦大学2009-2011年夏季的本科生研究经验(REU)网站。该项目的负责人是苏珊娜·鲁德，她由共同的少年派萨利·亨尼库特协助。八名学生将参加REU项目，该项目从为期三天的培训开始，教授所有科学研究的共同基本技能，并开发视角和职业规划部分。全日制研究在这三天之后开始。继续开发观点部分，定期举行会议，并由教员和当地行业合作伙伴进行演示。在整个课程过程中，学生的口头和书面交流技能都是通过完成一份书面提案，修改他们作为申请的一部分提交的个人陈述，准备和展示他们在中途的工作海报和最后研讨会的口头陈述来发展的。学生的研究结果的书面报告也在项目结束时提交。鼓励学生参与者在他们所在的机构和/或当地高中展示他们的研究成果，以鼓励其他学生培养研究兴趣。我们还鼓励学生在专业会议上展示他们的工作，例如美国大学生联合会的地区或国家会议。

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.