REU Site: Encouraging Students in Science

REU 网站：鼓励学生学习科学

• 批准号: 1263119
• 负责人: David Paul
• 金额: $ 27万
• 依托单位: University of Arkansas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1263119&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Encouraging; Students; Science

This award from the Division of Chemistry at the National Science Foundation supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) Site led by Professors David Paul and Julie Stenken both at the University of Arkansas. The REU Program entitled "Encouraging Students in Science" will motivate a diverse group of students to pursue careers in scientific research. The nine participants will be integrated into different research groups and activities are planned to promote student independence and to develop professional skills and judgment during the ten week summer program. Each participant will be given the opportunity to present his/her research at a meeting within the department, and to write up a summary of their work in a journal format that will be compiled for distribution to their home institution. The participants will be provided an experience which will not only enable them to obtain a realistic view of modern chemical research, but will also expose them to an environment indicative of what they can expect in graduate school.The program will help to prepare young scientists for global competition in science and innovation. The nine participants will be sophomore or junior undergraduate students majoring in chemistry or biochemistry. Special efforts will be made to recruit women and minority groups traditionally underrepresented among professional chemists. The University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has established procedures that will assure success in the recruitment of students from these groups. This aspect of the recruitment plan will utilize the University's infrastructure in minority recruiting. Previously, these methods have been successful by recruiting into the program 54% women and 33% underrepresented minorities (African American or Native American). The majority of the previous REU participants have continued their studies post baccalaureate in chemistry or biochemistry, with many of the participants attaining positions of responsibility in the chemical industry, or as graduate students at Ph.D.-granting academic institutions.

该奖项由美国国家科学基金会化学部颁发，支持由阿肯色州大学教授大卫保罗和朱莉·斯滕肯领导的本科生研究经验（REU）网站。题为“鼓励学生在科学”的REU计划将激励不同群体的学生追求科学研究事业。 九名参与者将被整合到不同的研究小组和活动计划，以促进学生的独立性，并在为期十周的暑期课程发展专业技能和判断力。 每个参与者将有机会在部门内的会议上介绍他/她的研究，并以期刊格式撰写他们的工作摘要，这些摘要将被汇编以分发给他们的家乡机构。参与者将获得一个经验，这不仅使他们能够获得现代化学研究的现实观点，而且还将使他们接触到一个环境，表明他们可以在研究生院期待什么。该计划将有助于年轻科学家准备在科学和创新的全球竞争。九名参与者将是化学或生物化学专业的大二或大三本科生。 将作出特别努力，征聘在专业化学家中历来人数不足的妇女和少数群体。阿肯色州费耶特维尔大学化学和生物化学系已经建立了程序，以确保成功地从这些群体中招募学生。招聘计划的这一方面将利用大学在少数族裔招聘方面的基础设施。 在此之前，这些方法取得了成功，该方案招募了54%的妇女和33%的代表性不足的少数民族（非洲裔美国人或美洲土著人）。大多数以前的REU参与者在化学或生物化学学士学位后继续学习，许多参与者在化学工业中担任责任职位，或作为博士研究生。授予学术机构。