Removable surfactant phases on particles and membranes between Western Kentucky University and National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。该奖项每年资助七名西肯塔基大学学生在台湾的膜科学领域进行暑期研究，为期三年。这些学生将与孔蒂一起前往台湾台中的国立中兴大学（NCHU），对导电膜上表面活性剂的电气控制进行为期10周的研究。五名西堪萨斯大学学生将是化学专业的本科生，两名将是西堪萨斯大学加顿学院数学与科学高中的学生。这些西大学生将在中山大学化学工程系，在孙庆仪教授及其学生的实验室工作。学生将在海外博士学位授予机构学习化学研究。依次，孙教授的两个？5名学生将参观PI？​美国国家研究委员会。这项合作研究的结果将通过同行评审的出版物和在匹兹堡会议和美国化学会全国会议等会议上的报告来传播。参与该项目的合格西堪萨斯大学学生将是少数民族和/或来自大学毕业生人数较少的县的学生。作为这次体验的一部分，西ku学生将参观台湾的文化区，如台北市和塔拉古国家公园，并参加由NCHU主办的中国文化和语言课程。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The award supports summer research experiences in Taiwan in the area of membrane science for seven Western Kentucky University students each year for three years. The students will travel with PI Conte to the National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) in Taichung, Taiwan to conduct ten weeks of research on the electrical control of surfactants on conductive membranes. Five of the WKU students will be undergraduates majoring in Chemistry and two will be WKU Gatton Academy Math and Science High School students. These WKU students will be working in the Department of Chemical Engineering at NCHU in the laboratory of Professor Shing-Yi Suen and her students. The students will gain an appreciation for chemical research at an overseas Ph.D. granting institution. In turn, two of Professor Suen?s students will visit the PI?s laboratory at WKU during the academic year through funding provided by Taiwan?s National Research Council. Results of this collaborative research will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and at presentations at meetings such as the Pittsburgh Conference and The National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Qualified WKU students participating in this project will be minorities and/or those students originating from counties that have low numbers of college graduates. As a part of this experience, WKU students will visit cultural areas in Taiwan such as Taipei city and Tarako National Park and be enrolled in a Chinese Culture and Language class sponsored by NCHU.