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.

化学系（CHE）的奖项继续支持由Christopher R. Arumainayagam和Wellesley College的Christopher R. Arumainayagam和David R. Haines领导的研究经验，在2010年开始了三个夏天。该网站将在十周的计划中为十个学生提供支持。 研究项目涵盖了化学的子学科以及科学的跨学科领域。 示例项目包括：（1）用于快速突破目标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）创建功能化纳米颗粒作为某些形式的癌症的潜在治疗方法； （4）研究电子诱导的纳米级薄膜反应。 除了在夏季进行研究外，参加该计划的学生还将参加许多专业发展活动。 除研究外，学生还将在指导高中生的指导下工作。 韦尔斯利（Wellesley）的REU网站培训了科学中大多数年轻女性。 本网站将积极寻求招募残疾学生。 年轻的科学家需要接触现代研究方法和工具，作为他们培训的一部分。 该REU站点旨在在广泛的化学子学科中提供有关相关化学问题的尖端研究培训。 参与该网站研究的多元化学生队列将为研究生院做好准备，并最终作为该国技术劳动力的一部分就业。