A Research Incubator REU Site in Chemistry at Furman University

在这个被称为“弗曼大学化学研究孵化器REU站点”的REU站点上，由国家科学基金会化学部门资助，弗曼大学的凯伦·l·布克穆勒教授和他的同事将为10名学生提供为期10周的研究机会。该网站将包括三个访问团队，每个团队由一名教师导师和两名学生组成，他们将于每年夏天来弗曼进行研究。四个弗曼团队将加入他们，每个团队由一名教师导师和一名学生组成。研究课题可以由访问团队独立开发，也可以与弗曼团队合作。在初夏，一个可定制的研讨会时间表将提供安全和道德培训，职业建议和关键分析仪器的实践经验。社会和外联活动将补充重点实验室研究，以鼓励青年科学家的智力发展。更多以导师为重点的发展活动将有助于推动伙伴机构的长期可持续研究项目。这个REU网站将作为一个“研究孵化器”，产生的有益影响远远超出了主办机构的暑期项目和直接本科生的参与。这将通过接待来自内部研究活动有限或不存在的合作机构或学校的教师/学生团队来实现。潜在的合作伙伴将包括两年制院校和拥有不同学生群体的院校。这种方法将鼓励教师/学生在正式的暑期项目之后继续进行研究活动，同时为直接参与项目的学生提供出色的体验。

At this REU Sites called "A Research Incubator REU Site in Chemistry at Furman University" funded by the Chemistry Division at the National Science Foundation, Professors Karen L. Buchmueller and colleagues at Furman University will provide research opportunities for ten students for ten weeks. The Site will involve three visiting teams, each consisting of a faculty mentor and two students who will come to Furman each summer to conduct research. Four Furman teams, each consisting of a faculty mentor and one student, will join them. Research topics may be developed independently by the visiting teams, or in collaboration with one of the Furman teams. Early in the summer, a customizable workshop schedule will provide safety and ethics training, career advising and hands-on experience with key analytical instrumentation. Social and outreach activities will complement focused laboratory research to encourage the intellectual development of young scientists. Additional mentor-focused development activities will help to advance long-term sustainable research programs at the partner institutions.This REU Site will serve as a "research incubator", resulting in beneficial impacts well beyond the host institution's summer program and the participation of the immediate undergraduate. This will be accomplished by hosting faculty/student teams from partner institutions or schools where internal research activities are limited or non-existent. Potential partners will include 2-year institutions and institutions with diverse student populations. The approach will encourage continued faculty/student research activity after the formal summer program, while simultaneously providing an outstanding experience for those students directly involved in the program.