Chemical Engineering Research Experience For Undergraduates

这项计划解决了增加妇女和少数族裔研究生工程学学习的入学人数的挑战。该方案的主要方面是：1)通过访问选定的“目标”学校积极招募少数群体和妇女；2)以学生为中心的研究方案，包括社会和教学方面的内容，旨在使参与者成功地融入令人兴奋的研究环境。宾夕法尼亚州立大学化学工程系的10名教职员工自愿支持招聘、指导和研究监督。提供的项目涵盖广泛的研究，从植物组织培养到热力学--由共同的化学工程原理结合在一起。REU参与者在选择之前会与项目相匹配，以最大限度地提高双方的兴趣和能力。学生于暑期学期修读3学分的化学工程本科研究课程。在项目开始时，设计了一个指导计划，让学生们快速开始研究。为了强调交流的重要性，每个学生都需要一份介绍性的和期末的口头报告，以及一份期末书面报告。

This program addresses the challenge of increasing the enrollment of women and minorities in graduate engineering study. The key aspects of this program are: 1) the active recruitment of minorities and women by visiting selected "target" schools, and 2) a student oriented research program that contains social as well as instructional aspects designed for successful integration of the participants into an exciting research environment. Ten faculty members from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Penn State have volunteered to support recruitment, instruction, and research supervision. The projects offered span a wide range of research, from plant tissue culture, to thermodynamics - held together by common chemical engineering principles. REU participants are matched with projects prior to selection to maximize mutual interests and capabilities. The participants enroll for 3 credits of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Research during the summer semester. An instructional program at the beginning of the program has been designed to give the students a quick start on research. To stress the importance of communication, an introductory and final oral presentation, as well as a final written report is required of each student.