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

化学系(CHE)的这一奖项继续支持韦尔斯利学院由Christopher R.Arumainayagam和David R.Haines领导的本科生研究体验(REU)网站，从2010年开始，为期三个夏天。该网站将在为期十周的计划中，每年夏天为十名学生提供支持。研究项目跨越化学的各个子学科，以及科学的跨学科领域。样本项目包括：(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)创建功能化纳米粒子作为某些形式癌症的潜在治疗方法；以及(4)研究纳米级薄膜中的电子诱导反应。除了在暑期进行研究外，参加这个项目的学生还将参加多项专业发展活动。除了研究，学生们还将辅导高中生。韦尔斯利的REU网站培训了大量的科学女性，其中大部分是年轻女性。本网站将积极寻求招收残疾学生。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网站的目的是在广泛的化学子学科中提供与化学问题相关的尖端研究培训。参与该网站研究的不同学生群体将为进入研究生院并最终成为该国技术劳动力的一部分做好充分准备。

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.