REU SUMMER PROGRAM AT DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY, SUMMER 2005

杜肯大学 REU 夏季项目，2005 年夏季

• 批准号: 7723199
• 负责人: JEFFRY D. MADURA
• 金额: $ 0.05万
• 依托单位: CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-08-01 至 2009-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7723199
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This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The supercomputer resources requested will support our Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site (7/15/06  7/14/07) which is jointly supported by the Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation (CHE-0354052) titled "Integrated Computational and Experimental REU Site at Duquesne University. Twenty REU students have meaningful and novel chemical research experiences during the summer in exciting and broad scientific themes, such as nanotechnology, homeland security, advanced instrumentation, pharmaceutical drug design, forensic sciences and chemical biology. Each REU project is supplemented by well-defined computational components that are integrated into nationally recognized and funded graduate research programs. Duquesne has an enthusiastic and qualified team of theoreticians who have extraordinary resources, proven records in student placement, NSF-funded facilities, and established research programs in molecular modeling. The students will be trained to use state-of-the-art computational facilities to advance experimental research. Each student will work a majority of the time directly with an experimental faculty mentor in the laboratory, and consult with a theoretical faculty liaison. Over the last 12 years, the Department's faculty has provided mentoring for 199 undergraduates, resulting in 229 professional presentations and 63 peer-reviewed publications by undergraduates. The faculty has provided research experiences for over 18 students per summer, limited by available scholarships and stipends, and the computational resources to promote joint research projects. The proposed instrumentation will alleviate limitations on the REU Site. The targeted REU students are those beyond their freshman and before their senior year who might not otherwise have the opportunity of a research experience, particularly those from institutions where research programs are limited. One focus is to improve upon the number of underrepresented students (currently 14%) and maintain the number of women participants (currently 60%). A pilot program for the proposed REU site with Florida Memorial College (FMC), a historically black college, has been established in 2001 to create research opportunities for underrepresented students. Prof. Huisso from FMC has become a crucial member of our team in terms of mentoring and recruitment. Over the last two years, Duquesne has awarded six research fellowships to FMC and Mississippi State College for Women. Additionally, research fellowships have been award to three women from regional schools with limited research programs. Two female faculty members have been hired at Duquesne and have become senior personnel on this proposal. Finally, Louis Stokes' Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) schools, along with students from 125 regional Pittsburgh schools (53 minority or all-women colleges), will be actively recruited.

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中的一个 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者所在的机构。 所需的超级计算机资源将支持我们的本科生研究经验（REU）网站（7/15/06  7/14/07），其由国防部和国家科学基金会（CHE-0354052）共同支持，标题为“迪克讷大学的综合计算和实验REU站点”。20名REU学生在夏季期间在令人兴奋和广泛的科学主题中获得了有意义和新颖的化学研究经验，如纳米技术，国土安全，先进仪器，药物设计，法医科学和化学生物学。每个REU项目都有明确定义的计算组件作为补充，这些组件被集成到国家认可和资助的研究生研究项目中。迪克讷拥有一支热情而合格的理论家团队，他们拥有非凡的资源，在学生安置方面的良好记录，NSF资助的设施，以及在分子建模方面建立的研究计划。学生将接受培训，使用国家的最先进的计算设施，以推进实验研究。每个学生将工作的大部分时间直接与实验室教师导师，并与理论教师联络咨询。在过去的12年里，该部门的教师为199名本科生提供了指导，导致229个专业演讲和63个同行评议的出版物。该学院每年夏天为超过18名学生提供研究经验，受限于可用的奖学金和津贴，以及促进联合研究项目的计算资源。拟议的仪器将减轻REU现场的限制。 目标REU学生是那些超越他们的大一和大四之前谁可能没有机会的研究经验，特别是那些从机构的研究项目是有限的。一个重点是改善代表性不足的学生人数（目前为14%），并保持女性参与者的人数（目前为60%）。2001年，与历史上的黑人大学佛罗里达纪念学院（FMC）合作，为拟议的REU网站建立了一个试点项目，为代表性不足的学生创造研究机会。来自FMC的Huisso教授已经成为我们团队在指导和招聘方面的重要成员。在过去的两年里，迪克讷已经向FMC和密西西比州立女子学院颁发了六项研究奖学金。此外，还向来自研究方案有限的地区学校的三名妇女颁发了研究奖学金。迪克讷聘用了两名女教员，她们已成为这项提议的高级人员。最后，路易斯·斯托克斯的少数民族参与联盟（AMP）学校，沿着来自125所匹兹堡地区学校（53所少数民族或全女子学院）的学生，将被积极招募。