REU Site: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Program at Penn State Harrisburg-Towards A Secure and Sustainable Energy Future (IUR-SSEF)

已授予宾夕法尼亚州立大学哈里斯堡分校(PSH)，该大学将在2011-2013年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。共有30名学生将体验一个专注于使用生物技术和分子生物学技术进行可持续生物能源生产的项目。来自PSH和附近合作机构的教师导师将为学生提供多样化和跨学科的项目。该计划包括研讨会和研讨会。学生需要进行全日制实验室研究，并参加研讨会和各种工作坊，在研究、专业沟通技能、工业界和学术界的职业机会以及研究生院申请过程中进行负责任的行为培训。到其他研究实验室的实地考察和商业运营为学生提供了接触真实世界的机会。学生将有机会接触到教师导师的设施、跨部门实验室和新的生物技术研究设施(宾夕法尼亚州中部生物燃料教学和研究实验室)。该计划将主要通过NSF网站上的电子广告和个人联系来招收大二和大三的学生。学生将根据学业成绩、对生物领域表现出的研究兴趣以及在生物技术、分子生物学或生物化学方面的杰出研究潜力进行挑选。项目完成后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们对学术研究领域的持续兴趣、他们的职业道路以及研究经验的持久影响。将通过各种手段对该项目进行评估，包括使用为REU方案开发的通用评估工具。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://harrisburg.psu.edu/reu/sustainable-bioenergy，，或联系国际和平组织(Rudrabhatla V.Sairam博士，svr11@psu.edu)或共同国际组织(Puthiyparambil C.Josekutty博士，pcj11@psu.edu)。

An award has been made to Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg (PSH) that will provide research training for 10 weeks for 10 students in the summers of 2011-2013. A total of 30 students will experience a program focused on sustainable bioenergy production using techniques of biotechnology and molecular biology. Faculty mentors from PSH and nearby collaborating institutions will provide students with diverse and interdisciplinary projects. Included in the program are seminars and workshops. Students are expected to do full-time lab research as well as participate in seminars and various workshops, training in the responsible conduct in research, professional communication skills, career opportunities in industry and academia, and the graduate school application process. Fieldtrips to other research labs and commercial operations provide students real-world exposure. Students will have access to faculty mentors' facilities, interdepartmental labs, and the new biotechnology research facility (the Central Pennsylvania Teaching and Research Laboratory for Biofuels). The program will recruit sophomore and junior students mainly through electronic advertising on the NSF website and personal contact. Students will be selected based on academic merit, demonstrated research interest in biological fields, and potential for outstanding research in biotechnology, molecular biology or biochemistry. Students will be tracked after program completion to determine their continued interest in their academic field of study, their career paths, and the lasting influences of the research experience. The project will be evaluated by various means, including use of the common assessment tool developed for the REU program. More information is available by visiting http://harrisburg.psu.edu/reu/sustainable-bioenergy, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Rudrabhatla V. Sairam, svr11@psu.edu) or the Co-PI (Dr. Puthiyaparambil C. Josekutty, pcj11@psu.edu).