REU Site: Chemistry Research at Georgetown University

REU 网站：乔治城大学化学研究

• 批准号: 1156788
• 负责人: YuYe Tong
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Georgetown University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-15 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1156788&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Chemistry; Research; Georgetown

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) supports the renewal of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at Georgetown University. This award seeks to renew the REU program in the Chemistry Department at Georgetown University (GU). The 10-week program runs from Memorial Day through early-August of each year, and will include a minimum of 15 participants - 9 non-GU students recruited from across the country, as well as 6 internally-funded participants. Recruitment efforts will target students without significant prior research experience, with special consideration given to creating a diverse participant group drawn largely from institutions without graduate-level research programs, underrepresented groups, and "first generation" college students. The primary research and education goals are to: (1) Provide a positive hands-on research experience for undergraduates that leads to engagement with the broader chemistry community either through conferences or publications, (2) Develop and implement an effective cross-disciplinary program for training mentors of undergraduate researchers, and, (3) Positively influence student attitudes towards professions in chemistry so that they will pursue careers in the field. As members of actively funded research groups, all REU participants will acquire skills in designing and conducting experimental work and analyzing scientific data. REU students will participate in a series of weekly workshops covering a variety of professional development topics, seminars, and field trips. Exposure to the research of many different scientists and to other departmental and inter-departmental social events, will provide significant opportunities for student-student and student-faculty formal and informal exchanges. A comprehensive evaluation plan, which uses pre- and post- program surveys as well as small focus group interviews, will be used to assess both the student and mentor experiences with the program, as well as its long-term impact on the career paths of the REU participants. Modifications to the previous program cycle focus largely on implementing an expanded mentoring program, creating more opportunities for interactions among students and with local scientists, and targeted efforts to expand the pool and yield of minority and "first generation" applicants.

化学系（CHE）的奖项支持乔治敦大学本科生（REU）网站的研究经验的更新。该奖项旨在在乔治敦大学（GU）的化学系续签REU计划。这项为期10周的节目从阵亡将士纪念日到每年的8月初，至少包括15名参与者 - 来自全国各地的9名非GU学生以及6名内部资助的参与者。招聘工作将针对没有大量先前研究经验的学生，并特别考虑创建一个不同的参与者小组，主要是从机构中得出的，而没有研究生级的研究计划，代表性不足的小组和“第一代”的大学生。主要的研究和教育目标是：（1）为本科生提供积极的动手研究经验，从而通过会议或出版物可以与更广泛的化学社区互动，（2）为本科研究人员的培训导师提供有效的跨学科计划，以及对学生对化学专业的积极影响，从而使他们对化学专业有积极的影响，从而使他们在化学方面的专业培训。作为积极资助的研究小组的成员，所有REU参与者都将获得设计和进行实验性工作和分析科学数据的技能。 REU学生将参加一系列每周的研讨会，涵盖各种专业发展主题，研讨会和实地考察。接触许多不同科学家以及其他部门和部门间社交活动的研究，将为学生和学生教师的正式和非正式交流提供大量机会。一项全面的评估计划，使用计划前和计划后的调查以及小型焦点小组访谈，将用于评估该计划的学生和导师经验，以及对REU参与者的职业道路的长期影响。修改上一个计划周期的修改主要集中在实施扩展的指导计划，为学生和本地科学家之间的互动创造更多机会，并针对扩大少数族裔和“第一代”申请人的池和收益率的努力。