URC Planning Grant: University of Wisconsin System Undergraduate Research Center

化学部的奖项支持本科研究中心（URC）规划补助金。 PI是Marcus McElistrem。 合作PI是金伯利·科斯特卡，亚伦·蒙特，罗宾·坦克和高级调查员阿西夫·哈比卜。 这项合作计划最初涉及威斯康星州大学的综合大学在欧克莱尔，长曲棍球，普拉特维尔，河流瀑布和史蒂文斯点，和UW-学院（两年制机构）在希博伊根，马尼托沃克，罗克县，沃基沙县和华盛顿县。 城市资源中心最终将包括威斯康星州系统内的所有综合性和两年制校园。 城市资源中心将采用研究和探究方法，在第一年和第二年的经验中纳入课程改革，并在参与机构建立研究计划，与区域中学生和教师进行外联，并改善两年制和四年制大学之间的联系。 规划补助金将发展该联合体及其行政结构，并开始试点项目。规划资金将用于开发基于网络的数据库，为本科生和教师会议提供研究经验的有效方法。 试点项目涉及几个校区开发实验室和研究课程材料。

The award from the Chemistry Division supports an Undergraduate Research Center (URC) planning grant. The PI is Marcus McEllistrem. The co-PIs are Kimberly Kostka, Aaron Monte, Robin Tanke and senior investigator Asif Habib. This collaborative program initially involves the University of Wisconsin comprehensive universities at Eau Claire, LaCrosse, Platteville, River Falls and Stevens Point, and UW- Colleges (two year institutions) at Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Rock County, Waukesha County and Washington County. The URC will eventually include all of the comprehensive and 2-year campuses within the University of Wisconsin system. The URC will incorporate curricular reform in the first and second year experience using research and inquiry methods, and build research programs at participating institutions, outreach to regional secondary students and faculty, and improve connections between two-and four-year colleges. The planning grant will develop the consortium, its administrative structure and begin pilot projects. Planning funds will be used to develop web-based databases on effective methods for providing research experiences for undergrads and for faculty meetings. The pilot projects involve several campuses developing lab and research course materials.