RCMS: Research Careers for Minority Scholars in Materials Fields

理工大学是一所城市大学，位于布鲁克林市中心。理工学院将从高中和2年制大学招收少数民族女学生，作为材料科学研究专业的本科学生。大学预科学生将参加暑期研究项目，并在理工学院本科生的第一学期开始之前参加暑期数学预习/复习课程。在附近学校就读两年制自然科学专业的学生也将参加暑期课程。将从“预研究经验”中受益的学生将在进行夏季研究之前参加春季前进周六计划。两年制课程的学生将得到建议和辅导，以方便他们转学到理工学院成为高级本科生。所有大学预科和本科生参与者都将收到关于学术课程的建议，为他们进入强大的研究生课程做准备。本科少数族裔和女性同伴辅导员/导师将与学生小组合作，以加强学习。学生将在实验室环境中接受教师、研究生和本科生的指导和咨询。学生将参加研讨会，参加研究生课程和行业参观，并根据研究准备口头和书面报告。高水平的研究生将被鼓励在专业协会的会议上做报告。学生将在准备研究生院申请方面获得帮助。

Polytechnic University is an urban university located in downtown Brooklyn. Polytechnic will identify and recruit minority women students from high school and from two year college programs for its undergraduate programs in materials science research. Precollege students will participate in a summer research program and enroll in a summer math preview/review course prior to beginning their first semester as Polytechnic undergraduates. Selected students enrolled in two year programs in the physical sciences at nearby schools will also participate in the summer programs. Students who would benefit from a "preresearch experience" will take the Spring Forward Saturday program prior to undertaking summer research. Students in two year programs will be advised and counseled to facilitate their transfer to Polytechnic as upper level undergraduates. All precollege and undergraduate participants will receive advisement about academic coursework that prepares them for enter into strong graduate programs. Undergraduate minority and women peer counselor/tutors will work with students in small groups to enhance learning. Students will receive mentoring and counseling from faculty, graduate students and undergraduate peers the research laboratory environment. Students will attend seminars, participate in visits to graduate programs and to industry, and prepare oral and written reports based on research. Upper level research students will be encouraged to give presentations at meetings of professional societies. Students will receive assistance in preparing graduate school applications.