REU Site: Chemistry and Biochemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at Kennesaw State University

在这个由国家科学基金会化学部本科生研究经验（REU）网站计划资助的项目中，米切尔教授，林恩伯格教授，肯尼索州立大学（KSU）化学和生物化学系的同事们向2年和更小的4年-一年合作机构从通常没有资源提供化学或生物化学研究经验的机构招收本科生学生目标院校还招收各种学生。学生研究人员在实验室工作一对一与教师研究导师和其他学生的项目设计，以方便本科生。该项目更广泛的影响是让各种各样的有才华的学生，他们对科学研究的接触有限，对科学是如何完成的感到兴奋-从事有助于理解重要问题的项目。所有的学生都被鼓励考虑从事科学工作。社会受益于公民更了解科学的过程和科学研究的好处。在KSU的夏季研究经验提供了本科研究参与者（URPs）参与研究的机会，包括广泛的化学研究，包括生物化学，分析化学，化学教育，无机化学，材料化学，有机化学，有机金属化学和物理化学。URP每周与他们的研究导师和他/她的其他研究学生一起参加小组会议，参加从实验室安全到职业机会等主题的研讨会。 他们还参加一个夏季末的研究研讨会和旨在帮助他们融入研究小组的社会活动。 他们形成了一个同事和科学伙伴的初始网络，可以帮助他们在未来的职业生涯。

In this project funded by the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites Program in the Chemistry Division of the National Science Foundation, Professors Mitchell, Linenberger, and colleagues of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Kennesaw State University (KSU) reach out to 2-year and smaller 4-year partner institutions to recruit undergraduate students from institutions that typically do not have the resources to provide a research experience to their chemistry or biochemistry students. The targeted institutions also enroll a diverse population of students. The student researchers work in the lab one-on-one with faculty research mentors and other students on projects designed to be accessible to the undergraduates. The broader impact of the project is to expose a diverse pool of talented students, who have had limited exposure to scientific research, to the excitement of how science is done - working on projects that contribute to the understanding of important problems. All of the students are encouraged to consider a career in science. Society benefits from citizens who are more aware of the process of science and the benefits of scientific research. The summer research experience at KSU offers the undergraduate research participants (URPs) the opportunity to participate in research that encompasses a broad range of study in chemistry including biochemistry, analytical chemistry, chemical education, inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, and physical chemistry. The URPs participate in weekly group meetings with their research mentor and his/her other research students, in workshops on topics ranging from laboratory safety to career opportunities. They also participate in an end-of-the-summer research symposium and in social activities designed to help them assimilate into their research groups. They form an initial network of colleagues and scientific associates that can help them in their future careers.