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

在这个由美国国家科学基金会化学部本科生研究经验（REU）站点计划资助的项目中，Mitchell, Linenberger，肯尼索州立大学（KSU）化学和生物化学系的同事们与两年制和较小的四年制合作机构接触，从通常没有资源为化学或生物化学学生提供研究经验的机构招募本科生。目标院校招收的学生也各不相同。学生研究人员在实验室里与教师研究导师和其他学生一对一地工作，研究本科生可以接触到的项目。这个项目更广泛的影响是让一群不同的有才华的学生接触到科学是如何完成的——参与有助于理解重要问题的项目，他们对科学研究的接触有限。所有的学生都被鼓励考虑从事科学事业。社会受益于公民更了解科学的过程和科学研究的好处。KSU的夏季研究经历为本科生研究参与者（urp）提供了参与研究的机会，这些研究涵盖了广泛的化学研究，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。研究计划参与者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，讨论从实验室安全到职业机会等主题。他们还参加了一个夏末的研究研讨会和一些旨在帮助他们融入研究小组的社会活动。他们形成了一个由同事和科学伙伴组成的初步网络，这对他们未来的职业生涯有帮助。

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.