REU Site: Getting Students Jazzed about Research at Xavier University of Louisiana

REU 网站：让学生对路易斯安那泽维尔大学的研究感兴趣

• 批准号: 1005026
• 负责人: Kathleen Morgan
• 金额: $ 26.05万
• 依托单位: Xavier University of Louisiana
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-06-01 至 2014-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1005026&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Getting; Students; Jazzed

This award supported by the Chemistry Division, with additional support from: the Division of Biological Infrastructure, the HBCU-UP Program, and the Physics Division is for a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Kathleen M. Morgan at Xavier University of Louisiana. The award will support eight students per summer in a ten week program, over three years. The research projects focus on collaborative research in chemistry, biology and materials science. Sample projects include: (1) genetic and behavioral studies of the nematode C. elegans; (2) the development of new materials for water and wastewater treatment; (3) the development of synthetic nanomaterials as gene transfection agents; (4) the design and study of new inhibitors for Cytochrome P450 enzymes; (5) the study of the mechanisms of aflatoxin production in fungi which are known to infect crops; (6) structure-property investigations of simple epoxides and aziridines; (7) the synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles; (8) the development of microfluidic methods for bioanalytical applications; and (9) the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of selective estrogen receptor modulators. Besides being exposed to cutting-edge research, the students participating in this program will participate in site visits, social activities, and professional development activities. Students targeted for the proposed site include students from regional HBCU institutions and other institutions with lack of resources for research.Young scientists need exposure to modern research methods and tools as part of their training. This REU site aims to provide practical, hands-on research training to a significant number of students who might not have this opportunity at their home institution. The interdisciplinary projects that the students will work on while at Xavier, are excellent examples of the kinds of cross-disciplinary work that is becoming more and more typical of the most fruitful avenues for modern laboratory research. Students participating in research at this site will be well-prepared for graduate school, and eventual employment as part of the country's technical workforce.

该奖项由化学部支持，并得到了生物基础设施部、HBCU-UP计划和物理部的支持，该奖项是为了表彰路易斯安那州泽维尔大学的凯瑟琳·M·摩根领导的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。该奖项将在三年内，在为期十周的项目中，每个暑期资助八名学生。研究项目侧重于化学、生物和材料科学方面的合作研究。样本项目包括：(1)线虫的遗传和行为研究；(2)水和废水处理的新材料的开发；(3)作为基因转染剂的合成纳米材料的开发；(4)细胞色素P450酶的新抑制剂的设计和研究；(5)已知感染作物的真菌中黄曲霉毒素产生机制的研究；(6)简单环氧化物和氮杂环丙烷的结构-性质研究；(7)银纳米颗粒的合成和表征；(8)用于生物分析的微流控方法的开发；(9)选择性雌激素受体调节剂的设计、合成及生物学评价。参加这个项目的学生除了接触尖端研究外，还将参加实地考察、社会活动和专业发展活动。拟议网站的目标学生包括来自HBCU地区机构和其他缺乏研究资源的机构的学生。作为培训的一部分，年轻科学家需要接触到现代研究方法和工具。这个REU网站旨在为相当数量的学生提供实际的、动手的研究培训，这些学生在他们的母校可能没有这个机会。学生们在泽维尔大学期间将从事的跨学科项目，是跨学科工作种类的极好例子，这种工作正变得越来越典型，成为现代实验室研究最富有成效的途径。在这个网站参与研究的学生将为进入研究生院做好准备，并最终成为国家技术劳动力的一部分。