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

该奖项由美国国家科学基金会化学部颁发，支持由兰多夫教授领导的国际本科生研究经验（iREU）网站。Duran和大卫A.路易斯安那州立大学的斯皮瓦克和格洛丽亚·A.洛杉矶新奥尔良泽维尔大学的托马斯说。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REU项目，这些项目以转化化学为特色，这些网站将纳入欧洲主要的“创新校园”，国家实验室，工业和大学科学家作为团队工作。这将为学生提供体验研究网络的机会，而大多数美国学院和大学的学生通常无法获得该网络。具有以往经验和继续在STEM领域的强烈愿望的学生将在全国范围内招募。为了确保学生群体的多样化，该网站将与路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与科学，技术，工程和数学联盟（LSAMP）计划进行互动，以便从代表性不足的群体中招募学生。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国内REU研究中心的PI。iREU网站将让学生接触到国际科学界，让他们亲身体验大学、国家实验室和企业之间的合作研究性质。学生将沉浸在外国文化中，扩大他们对积极参与国际努力意味着什么的理解。通过合并LSAMP和泽维尔大学，并在少数民族服务机构举办出发前会议，该计划将增加代表性不足的群体的参与。将通过每年夏季在国外举办的一次拟议海报会议以及出版物和在国家和地方会议上的介绍来传播成果。活动将与新的LSAMP桥梁博士学位课程和其他几个NSF计划在这些网站整合。将鼓励来自研究导师，iREU校友，家庭机构教师和当前研究生网络的指导。最终，与在美国实验室工作的法国和比利时本科生进行交流的发展将扩大该网站的影响，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.