Integrated Computational and Experimental REU/DoD Site

化学部（CHE）和国防部（ASSURE计划）的这一奖项支持由Jeffrey D.作者声明：Jeffrey D.迪克讷大学的马都拉。 该网站支持的研究项目是在理论和实验化学的交叉领域。 本科生将被招募到这个网站，沿着外部教师导师-学生和导师将从缺乏重要研究基础设施的本科院校招募，包括历史上的黑人大学和主要的本科院校。 从2010年开始，该网站将提供三个夏天的支持。 该网站将支持10名学生每年夏天在一个为期十周的计划。 两家公司（Silicon Graphics和Gaussian）将分别通过借出设备和赠送软件的方式为该网站提供额外支持。 示例项目包括：（1）研究氨硼烷的水解和水热分解，以实现实用和有效的氢气生成;（2）合成和研究具有新光学特性的类金刚石半导体;（3）多巴胺和5-羟色胺转运蛋白的计算和实验研究;（4）在环境条件下实时研究不锈钢316 L上的有机薄膜稳定性。 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，包括在同行评审的科学文献中介绍研究成果，以及在当地和/或国家专业协会会议上发表演讲。 参加该网站的学生和教师将有机会在返回家乡机构后继续进行计算工作。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。 这个REU网站旨在提供化学科学的前沿研究培训，重点是计算和建模，以大量的学生和教师谁可能没有这个机会。 这些研究项目涉及化学的各个领域，其中许多将对国家需求领域产生影响。 参与该网站研究的多样化学生群体将为研究生院做好充分准备，并最终成为该国技术劳动力的一部分。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) and the Department of Defense (ASSURE Program) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Jeffrey D. Evanseck and Jeffrey D. Madura at Duquesne University. The research projects supported in this site are in areas at the intersection of theoretical and experimental chemistry. Undergraduates will be recruited to this site, along with external faculty mentors -- both students and mentors will be recruited from undergraduate institutions lacking significant infrastructure for research, including historically black colleges and primarily undergraduate institutions. The site will have support for three summers, commencing in 2010. The site will support ten students per summer in a ten week program. Two companies (Silicon Graphics and Gaussian) will provide additional support to this site, through the loan of equipment and the gift of software, respectively. Sample projects include: (1) the study of the hydrolysis and hydrothermolysis of ammonia borane for practical and efficient hydrogen generation; (2) the synthesis and study of diamond-like semiconductors with novel optical properties; (3) the computational and experimental study of dopamine and serotonin transporters; and (4) the study of organic thin film stability on stainless steel 316L in real-time in environmental conditions. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a number of professional development activities, including the presentation of research results in the peer-reviewed scientific literature, as well as presentations at local and/or national professional society meetings. The students and faculty participating in this site will have the opportunity to continue computational work when they return to their home institutions.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 the chemical sciences, with a strong emphasis on computation and modeling, to a significant number of students and faculty who might not otherwise have this opportunity. The research projects are in diverse areas of chemistry, many of which will have an impact in areas of national need. 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.