REU Site: A Regional Summer Research Program Integrating Deaf and Hearing Participants in Chemistry Research

REU 网站：将聋人和听力参与者纳入化学研究的区域夏季研究计划

• 批准号: 1461175
• 负责人: Kevin Caran
• 金额: $ 31.8万
• 依托单位: James Madison University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-06-01 至 2019-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1461175&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Regional; Summer; Research

With this award, the Chemistry Division and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities in the Mathematics and Physical Sciences Directorate at NSF are funding Professor Kevin Caran and colleagues in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at James Madison University (JMU) to host an REU site entitled 'A Regional Summer Research Program Integrating Deaf and Hearing Participants in Chemistry Research. This REU site provides research opportunities for regional, and deaf and hard of hearing students. The students include those from JMU as well as students from outside institutions that do not have extensive research infrastructure. All undergraduate researchers have access to a range of research opportunities in disciplines including biophysical, organic, environmental, inorganic, and materials chemistry. Undergraduate interpreting students, working under the direction of a professional interpreter, research topics relevant to the challenges of interpreting in a scientific environment. All students participate in hands-on research, seminars and research group meetings. Students are exposed to good practice guidelines for writing papers and making scientific presentations. These experiences are designed to help participating students acquire valuable skill sets for future careers in the sciences. External faculty participants from regional colleges both add to the program and presumably will take elements of the research culture surrounding this program back to their home institutions. The deaf and hard of hearing students perform research under the direction of a faculty mentor and have access to professional interpreters and interpreting students who are fully integrated in the research laboratory, seminars, and social activities. Deaf students gain experience in a hearing environment that may help in their success after completion of their four year degree. Hearing participants also gain experiences that will help in their future success as they benefit from the diversity and novel atmosphere provided by the program that results in a better understanding of the unique challenges and skills of the deaf and hard of hearing participants. The inclusion of student interpreters is expected to be mutually beneficial and enhance the experience in the research laboratory with the goal of promoting the pursuit of STEM careers by deaf students.

有了这个奖项，化学部和多学科活动的办公室在数学和物理科学理事会在NSF资助教授凯文·卡兰和同事在化学和生物化学系在詹姆斯麦迪逊大学（JMU）主办一个REU网站名为“一个区域夏季研究计划整合聋人和听力参与者在化学研究。这个REU网站为区域，聋人和重听学生提供研究机会。这些学生包括来自JMU的学生以及来自没有广泛研究基础设施的外部机构的学生。所有本科研究人员都可以获得一系列学科的研究机会，包括生物物理，有机，环境，无机和材料化学。本科口译学生在专业口译员的指导下工作，研究与科学环境中口译挑战相关的主题。所有学生都参加动手研究，研讨会和研究小组会议。 学生们接触到写论文和做科学报告的良好实践指南。这些经验旨在帮助参与的学生获得宝贵的技能，为未来的职业生涯在科学。来自地区大学的外部教师参与者都加入了该计划，并可能将围绕该计划的研究文化元素带回他们的家乡机构。 聋人和重听学生在教师导师的指导下进行研究，并有机会接触专业口译员和口译学生，他们完全融入研究实验室，研讨会和社交活动。聋人学生在听力环境中获得经验，这可能有助于他们在完成四年制学位后取得成功。听力参与者还获得经验，这将有助于他们未来的成功，因为他们受益于该计划提供的多样性和新颖的氛围，从而更好地了解聋人和重听参与者的独特挑战和技能。预计学生口译员的加入将是互利的，并增强研究实验室的经验，以促进聋人学生追求STEM职业的目标。