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

REU 站点：宾夕法尼亚州立大学哈里斯堡分校跨学科本科生研究计划 - 迈向安全和可持续的能源未来 (IUR-SSEF)

• 批准号: 1063064
• 负责人: Sairam Rudrabhatla
• 金额: $ 28.96万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-03-01 至 2015-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1063064&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Interdisciplinary; Undergraduate; Research

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, [e-mail]) or the Co-PI (Dr. Puthiyaparambil C. Josekutty, [e-mail]).

宾夕法尼亚州立大学哈里斯堡分校（PSH）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名学生将体验使用生物技术和分子生物学技术的可持续生物能源生产项目。来自PSH和附近合作院校的教师导师将为学生提供多样化的跨学科项目。该计划包括研讨会和讲习班。学生需要做全职的实验室研究，参加研讨会和各种讲习班，在研究中负责任的行为，专业的沟通技巧，在工业界和学术界的就业机会，以及研究生院的申请过程中接受培训。实地考察其他研究实验室和商业运作为学生提供了真实世界的接触。学生将有机会使用教师导师的设施、跨部门实验室和新的生物技术研究设施（中央宾夕法尼亚生物燃料教学和研究实验室）。该项目将主要通过NSF网站上的电子广告和个人联系方式招收大二和大三学生。学生将根据学术成绩、对生物领域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选择。在项目完成后，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，以及研究经历的持久影响。该项目将通过各种方式进行评估，包括使用为REU计划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PI （Rudrabhatla V. Sairam博士，[e-mail]）或Co-PI （Puthiyaparambil C. Josekutty博士，[e-mail]）。