The US/France REU Site in Chemistry

这项由化学教育项目和西欧项目、国际科学与工程办公室颁发的联合奖项，支持佛罗里达大学继续为本科生提供国际研究经验(REU)网站。兰道夫·杜兰和迈克尔·斯科特负责该网站的领导工作。来自法国院校的20多名教师可以担任美国学生的REU导师。在获奖期间(2004-2007)，每年夏天，10名学生将前往法国参加为期10-12周的法国研究机构项目，其中包括Pierre et Marie Curie大学、蒙彼利埃大学、CNRS国家实验室和斯特拉斯堡大学。通过法国的资助，从相同机构招募的类似数量的法国学生将在佛罗里达大学进行暑期研究。REU学生研究人员的招聘将在全国范围内展开。学生的研究主题将集中在材料化学上。计划中的科学工作坊将为学生提供机会听取一到两堂关于某一主题的讲座，并进行科学互动。学生参与者将在研究所在的法国机构进行项目总结演示，并于次年秋天在佛罗里达大学举行科学研讨会，以结束项目。通过参加这个国际REU网站，本科生将看到研究以不同的方式进行，并在不同的文化背景下与传统的美国模式。对该项目的强化评估将是一项纵向研究，通过采访和调查，旨在考察国际经验对学生的职业选择和文化态度的影响。林肯大学的一名化学教员也将在法国度过暑假，以促进学生融入他们所在的研究小组，并担任导师。

This joint award from the Chemistry Education Program and the Western Europe Program, Office of International Science and Engineering, supports the continuation of an international Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Florida. Randolph Duran and Michael Scott provide leadership for the site. Over twenty faculty from French institutions are available to serve as REU mentors for U.S. students. During the award period (2004-2007), each summer ten students will travel to France to participate in a 10-12 week program at a French research institution, including Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, University Montpellier, CNRS National Laboratory, and University of Strasbourg. Through French funding, a similar number of French students, recruited from the same institutions, will be doing summer research at the University of Florida. Recruitment for REU student researchers will extend nationwide. The research topics for the students will center on materials chemistry. A mid-program science workshop will afford students the opportunity to hear one or two lectures on a focused topic and to interact scientifically. Student participants will conclude the program with a project summary presentation at the French institution where the research is being done and a science workshop at the University of Florida the following fall. By participating in this international REU site, the undergraduates will see research performed in a different manner and within a different cultural context from the traditional U.S. model. An enhanced evaluation of the program will be a longitudinal study via interviews and surveys aimed at examining the impact the international experience has on students' career choices and cultural attitudes. A chemistry faculty member from Lincoln University will also spend the summer in France to facilitate the students' integration into their host research group and serve as a mentor.