REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati

辛辛那提大学化学系的REU计划每年夏天将有11名学生到校园进行为期十周的研究，在一个刺激，支持性的研究环境中进行研究。这些学生将与参与教师及其研究小组一起进行原创研究项目。项目的规划方式将允许在十周内取得切实的成就，但又有足够的开放性，以应对新的研究挑战。每个学生都将有机会为科学知识做出贡献，包括在适当的科学会议上发表和演讲。该计划将通过一系列教育和专业发展活动，进一步发展REU学生作为年轻的专业科学家和研究人员。这些将准备REU学生进入管道作为知情，知识渊博的专业人士，清楚地了解他们面前的挑战和机遇。此外，还将与总部位于辛辛那提市中心的财富500强美国跨国公司宝洁公司的科学家建立一个新的工业指导计划。&工业科学家将指导学生，帮助他们建立自信，并提高他们对化学家在工业中的作用的认识。一个重点是少数民族招聘相结合的教师从一个历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCU）在该计划的参与，并与中央州立大学在威尔伯福斯，俄亥俄州的合作，将扩大和加强在工作场所代表性不足的少数民族的池。预计代表性不足的学生的进步将产生广泛的社会影响，并将得到研究成果预期的积极影响的补充。

The REU program in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati will bring 11 students to campus for ten weeks each summer to conduct research in a stimulating, supportive research environment. These students will conduct original research projects together with participating faculty members and their research groups. Projects will be planned in such a way as to permit tangible accomplishments in a ten-week period, yet be sufficiently open-ended that fresh research challenges will arise. Each student will have the opportunity to contribute to scientific knowledge, including refereed publication and presentation at an appropriate scientific meeting. The program will further the development of the REU students as young professional scientists and researchers through a series of educational and professional development activities. These will prepare the REU students to enter the pipeline as informed, knowledgeable professionals with a clear understanding of the challenges and opportunities before them. In addition, a new industrial mentoring program will be established with scientists from Procter & Gamble, the Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati. The industrial scientists will mentor the students, help to build their self-confidence, and increase their awareness of the role of a chemist in industry. A focus on minority recruiting combined with the involvement of a faculty member from an Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the program, and collaboration with Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, will expand and strengthen the pool of underrepresented minorities in the workplace. Advancement of underrepresented students is expected to have a broad societal impact that will be complemented by the expected positive effects of the research outcomes.