Mapping the Extent and Character of the Undergraduate Research Experience at Public Research Universities: An Exploratory Study

化学和本科教育部门、生物科学委员会和多学科事务办公室共同资助科罗拉多博尔德大学进行一项研究，以量化研究型大学本科生研究经验的好处。这个项目的PI是Sandra Laursen，她得到了共同PI Anne-Barrie Hunter，Elaine Seymour和Heather Smith的协助。这项工作建立在同一小组之前的研究基础上，审查了以本科生为主的机构的本科生研究，这些机构以本科研究成功而闻名。本研究的目的是通过对10-12所公立研究型大学的抽样调查，确定本科科学研究项目的结构，确定这些机构的本科研究经验的范围和类型。这项研究的目标是发展一幅本科研究的综合图景，因为大多数公立研究型大学的本科生通常都会遇到这种情况。这些信息将对STEM学科的学生、提供进行研究的设施的大学和为本科生研究提供资金的机构有用。

The Divisions of Chemistry and Undergraduate Education, the Biological Sciences Directorate and the Office of Multidisciplinary Affairs jointly fund this award to the University of Colorado Boulder to conduct a study to quantify the benefits of the undergraduate research experience at research universities. The PI for this project is Sandra Laursen, who is assisted by Co-PIs Anne-Barrie Hunter, Elaine Seymour and Heather Smith. This work builds upon previous research by the same group, examining undergraduate research at predominately undergraduate institutions known for success with undergraduate research. The purpose of this study is to identify the structure of undergraduate research offerings in the sciences at a sampling of 10-12 public research universities, identifying the range and types of undergraduate research experiences at these institutions. The goal of this research is to develop a composite picture of undergraduate research as it is typically encountered by the majority of undergraduates in public research universities. This information will be useful to students in the STEM disciplines, the universities who provide facilities where the research is conducted and the agencies who provide funding for undergraduate research.