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.

这项来自化学系(CHE)的奖项支持乔治敦大学本科生研究体验(REU)网站的更新。该奖项旨在更新乔治敦大学化学系的REU项目。这项为期10周的项目从阵亡将士纪念日持续到每年8月初，将包括至少15名参与者-9名从全国各地招收的非州立大学学生，以及6名内部资助的参与者。招生工作将针对以前没有重大研究经验的学生，并特别考虑建立一个多元化的参与群体，主要来自没有研究生水平研究计划的机构、代表性不足的群体和“第一代”大学生。主要的研究和教育目标是：(1)为本科生提供积极的实践研究体验，从而通过会议或出版物与更广泛的化学社区接触，(2)开发和实施有效的跨学科计划，以培训本科生研究人员的导师，以及(3)积极影响学生对化学专业的态度，以便他们在该领域追求职业。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工作以及分析科学数据的技能。REU的学生将参加一系列每周一次的工作坊，涵盖各种职业发展主题、研讨会和实地考察。接触到许多不同科学家的研究以及其他部门和部门间的社交活动，将为学生和学生以及学生和教职员工之间的正式和非正式交流提供重要机会。一个全面的评估计划，使用项目前和项目后的调查以及小焦点小组访谈，将用于评估学生和导师对该项目的经验，以及它对REU参与者职业道路的长期影响。对前一个项目周期的修改主要集中在实施扩大的指导计划，为学生之间以及与当地科学家之间的互动创造更多机会，并有针对性地努力扩大少数族裔和第一代申请者的人才库和收益率。