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

从2010年开始，化学学部（CHE）将继续支持由Christopher R. Arumainayagam和David R. Haines领导的本科生研究经验（REU）网站，为期三个夏天。该网站每年夏天将为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。研究项目涵盖了化学的分支学科，以及跨学科的科学领域。样本项目包括：(1)针对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发展；(3)功能化纳米粒子的创造，作为某些癌症的潜在治疗方法；(4)纳米级薄膜中电子诱导反应的研究。除了在夏季进行研究外，参加该计划的学生还将参加一些专业发展活动。除了研究之外，学生们还将指导高中生。韦尔斯利大学的REU培养了大批科学领域的年轻女性。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相关的化学问题提供尖端的研究培训。在这里参与研究的不同学生群体将为读研做好充分准备，并最终成为该国技术劳动力的一部分。

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.