Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at North Carolina State University

这一化学系奖项支持北卡罗来纳州立大学的本科生研究经验(REU)网站，该网站曾在1997-1999年间为REU网站提供资金。Thomas Gunnoe是该网站的项目总监，Maria Oliver-Hoyo是联合项目总监。12名教职员工将担任REU的学生导师。在颁奖期间(2001-2003)，每年暑假将有十名学生参加为期十周的计划。重点将是利用与北卡罗来纳州许多HBCU和PMCU的现有关系，从缺乏研究机会的本科院校招收学生。此外，正在计划发展与波多黎各选定的大学的关系。这些关系将被用来支持该计划的少数族裔招聘努力。所提供的研究项目包括分析、无机、有机和物理化学领域。虽然该计划的主要重点将是学生直接参与研究项目，但学生也将参加每周的研讨会、工业现场访问、安全指导以及其他教育和网络活动。在项目结束时，每个学生将在一个小型研讨会上展示他/她的研究成果，研讨会将包括海报和口头陈述。将实施长期和短期评估方法，以确定这一REU计划的有效性。

This Chemistry Division award supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at North Carolina State University, where a previous REU site was funded for 1997-1999. Thomas Gunnoe is the site's Program Director; Maria Oliver-Hoyo is the Co-Program Director. Twelve faculty will serve as REU student mentors. During the award period (2001-2003), each summer ten students will participate in a ten-week program. Strong emphasis will be placed on recruiting students from undergraduate institutions that lack research opportunities, using existing relations with many of the HBCUs and PMCUs within North Carolina. In addition, plans are underway to develop relationships with selected universities in Puerto Rico. These relationships will be utilized to bolster the program's minority recruiting efforts. The research projects offered are in the areas of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. While the primary focus of the program will be on the students' direct participation in a research project, students will also participate in weekly seminars, industrial site visits, safety instruction, and other educational and networking activities. At the conclusion of the program, each student will present his/her research at a mini-symposium that will include both poster and oral presentations. Both long- and short-term evaluation methods will be implemented to determine the effectiveness of this REU program.