REU Site: Chemistry as the Focus of an Interdisciplinary Summer Research Program at Wellesley College

REU 网站：化学作为韦尔斯利学院跨学科夏季研究项目的重点

• 批准号: 1005032
• 负责人: Christopher Arumainayagam
• 金额: $ 30.02万
• 依托单位: Wellesley College
• 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: 2010-07-15 至 2014-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1005032&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Chemistry; Focus; Interdisciplinary

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) continues support for a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Christopher R. Arumainayagam and David R. Haines at Wellesley College for three summers, commencing in 2010. The site will support ten students per summer in a ten week program. The research projects span the sub-disciplines of chemistry, as well as interdisciplinary areas of science. Sample projects include: (1) the computational analysis and design of drug molecules for rapidly-mutating targets; (2) the development of novel nanoscale surface modifications; (3) the creation of functionalized nanoparticles as potential treatments for certain forms of cancer; and (4) the study of electron-induced reactions in nanoscale thin films. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a number of professional development activities. In addition to research, students will work mentoring high-school students. The REU site at Wellesley has trained a large number of mostly young women in the sciences. The present site will actively seek to recruit students with disabilities. Young scientists need exposure to modern research methods and tools as part of their training. This REU site aims to provide cutting-edge research training in chemical problems of relevance in a broad range of chemistry sub-disciplines. The diverse student cohort participating in research at this site will be well-prepared for graduate school, and eventual employment as part of the country's technical workforce.

化学部（CHE）的这一奖项继续支持由Christopher R. Arumainayagam和大卫R.海恩斯在韦尔斯利学院三个夏天，从2010年开始。 该网站将支持10名学生每年夏天在一个为期十周的计划。 研究项目涵盖化学的子学科以及科学的跨学科领域。 示例项目包括：（1）用于快速突变靶点的药物分子的计算分析和设计;（2）新型纳米级表面修饰的开发;（3）功能化纳米颗粒的创建，作为某些形式癌症的潜在治疗方法;以及（4）纳米薄膜中电子诱导反应的研究。 除了在夏季进行研究，参加该计划的学生将参加一些专业发展活动。 除了研究，学生将工作指导高中学生。 位于韦尔斯利的REU培训了大量的科学人才，其中大部分是年轻女性。 本网站将积极寻求招收残疾学生。 青年科学家需要接触现代研究方法和工具，作为其培训的一部分。 这个REU网站的目的是提供前沿的研究培训化学问题的相关性，在广泛的化学子学科。 在该研究中心参与研究的多元化学生群体将为研究生院和最终作为国家技术劳动力的一部分就业做好充分准备。