REU Site:The US/France/Belgium iREU Site in Translational Chemistry

这一奖项来自国家科学基金会化学部，支持路易斯安那州立大学的兰道夫·S·杜兰教授和大卫·A·斯皮瓦克教授以及洛杉矶新奥尔良泽维尔大学的格洛丽亚·A·托马斯教授领导的本科生国际研究经验(IREU)网站。该网站将有位于法国格勒诺布尔或比利时鲁汶的项目。每年夏天，8名参与者将有以转化化学为特色的REU项目，这些网站将包括欧洲主要的“创新校园”，国家实验室、行业和大学的科学家在那里作为团队工作。这将为学生提供机会体验一个研究网络，这是大多数美国学院和大学的学生通常无法获得的。有经验并有强烈愿望继续在STEM地区学习的学生将在全国范围内招生。为了确保学生群体的多样性，该网站将与路易斯·斯托克斯少数群体参与科学、技术、工程和数学联盟(LSAMP)计划互动，从代表不足的群体中招收学生。PI具有开发和指导iREU项目的经验，领导团队的其他成员曾担任过国内REU站点的PI。建议地点的卓越设施和研究支持确保了参与者有足够的资源。iREU网站将使学生接触到国际科学界，让他们亲身体验大学、国家实验室和公司之间研究的合作性质。学生们将沉浸在异国文化中，扩大他们对积极参与国际努力意味着什么的理解。通过纳入LSAMP和泽维尔大学，并通过在一家少数族裔服务机构举办出发前会议，该方案将增加代表不足的群体的参与。结果将通过每年夏天拟在国外举行的一次招贴会以及在国家和地方会议上发表的出版物和专题介绍来传播。在这些地点，活动将与新的LSAMP博士项目和其他几个NSF项目相结合。将鼓励研究导师、iREU校友、国内机构的教职员工和现有研究生组成的网络进行指导。最终，与在美国实验室工作的法国和比利时本科生交流的发展将把影响扩展到这个网站之外，鼓励欧洲和美国机构之间的合作。

This award from the Division of Chemistry at the National Science Foundation supports an International Research Experiences for Undergraduates (iREU) Site led by Professors Randolph S. Duran and David A. Spivak both at Louisiana State University and Gloria A. Thomas at Xavier University in New Orleans, LA. The Site will have projects located in Grenoble France or Leuven Belgium. Each summer, 8 participants will have REU projects that feature aspects of translational chemistry and the Sites will incorporate major European "Innovation Campuses" where national laboratory, industry, and university scientists work as teams. This will provide students the opportunity to experience a network of research not typically available to students at most American colleges and universities. Students with previous experience and a strong desire to continue in STEM areas will be recruited nationwide. To ensure a diverse group of students, the Site will interact with the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (LSAMP) Program for the recruitment of students from underrepresented groups. The PI has experience in developing and directing iREU programs and the other members of the leadership team have been PIs of domestic REU Sites. Outstanding facilities and research support at the proposed locations ensure sufficient resources for participants.The iREU site will expose students to the international community of science, allowing them to experience first-hand the collaborative nature of research between universities, national laboratories, and companies. Students will be immersed in a foreign culture, broadening their understanding of what it means to be an active participant in an international effort. By incorporating LSAMP and Xavier University, and by hosting its pre-departure meetings at a minority serving institution, the program will increase participation by underrepresented groups. Results will be disseminated through a proposed poster session abroad each summer, as well as publications and presentations at national and local conferences. Activities will be integrated with a new LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate Program and several other NSF programs at these sites. Mentoring from a network of research mentors, iREU alumni, faculty at home institutions and current graduate students will be encouraged. Eventually, development of an exchange with French and Belgian undergraduate students working in US labs will extend the impact beyond this site, encouraging collaboration between European and US institutions.