REU Site: Chemistry Function, Application, Structure and Theory (FAST): Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry and Biochemistry

在这个由美国国家科学基金会化学部REU网站计划资助的项目中，Stefan A。法国招收本科生参加各种各样的项目，涵盖五个跨学科的主题研究领域，项目名称为“化学FAST”，或化学功能，应用，结构和理论。为了与国家的利益保持一致，创造一支训练有素的劳动力队伍，反映美国人口的日益多样化，格鲁吉亚技术FAST计划的主要重点是招收大量的本科女性和来自代表性不足群体的学生，为他们提供技能和动力，以从事科学事业。本科生参与跨越五个跨学科专题研究领域的各种项目。这些主题涵盖了化学科学研究的广度，有助于国家的福祉（健康，财富和安全）。每个参与者与一名教师合作，该教师在学生感兴趣的主题领域拥有活跃的研究小组。化学FAST计划包括五个跨学科主题：（i）生物系统和医学应用（BSMA）;（ii）催化，能源和可持续性（CES）;（iii）材料设计和应用（MDA）;（iv）纳米和量子尺度技术（NQST）;和（v）传感，成像和诊断（SID）。每个主题都被专门分组，以涵盖代表功能，应用，结构和理论（FAST）的教师，科学和技术。该计划的其他组成部分包括团队建设活动，定期小组会议，研讨会/研讨会系列（道德，演讲技巧，研究生机会和研究前沿），研究座谈会以及工业和/或政府实验室实地考察。这些活动有助于使参与者熟悉广泛的项目，为他们提供提高演讲技巧的机会，并在学术，创业，经济和道德框架中提供化学研究的视角。该计划包括与校园内其他暑期研究项目的广泛联合活动。

In this project funded by the REU Sites Program in the Chemistry Division at the National Science Foundation Professor Stefan A. France recruits undergraduates to participate in a diverse array of projects spanning five interdisciplinary thematic research areas under the programmatic title "Chemistry FAST", or Chemistry Function, Application, Structure, and Theory. In keeping with the nation's interests in creating a highly trained workforce that reflects the growing diversity of the U.S. population, a primary focus of the Georgia Tech FAST Program targets the enrollment of substantial numbers of undergraduate women and students from underrepresented groups to provide them with skills and motivation to embark on careers in the sciences. Undergraduates participate in a diverse array of projects spanning five interdisciplinary thematic research areas. These themes encompass the breadth of research in the chemical sciences that contribute to the well-being (health, wealth, and security) of the nation.Each participant works with an individual faculty member who has an active research group in a thematic area of interest to the student. The Chemistry FAST Program encompasses five interdisciplinary themes: (i) Biological Systems and Medicinal Application (BSMA); (ii) Catalysis, Energy and Sustainability (CES); (iii) Materials Design and Application (MDA); (iv) Nano- and Quantum- Scale Technologies (NQST); and (v) Sensing, Imaging and Diagnostics (SID). Each theme is specifically grouped to encompass faculty, science and technologies that represent function, application, structure and theory (FAST). Other components of the program include team-building activities, regular group meetings, a seminar/workshop series (ethics, presentation skills, graduate opportunities, and research frontiers), research symposia, and field trips to industrial and/or government laboratories. These activities serve to acquaint participants with a broad array of projects, provide them with the opportunity to enhance their presentation skills, and provide a perspective of chemical research in a scholarly, entrepreneurial, economic, and ethical framework. The program includes extensive joint activities with other summer research programs on campus.