Arkansas REU Site Project: Motivating Undergraduates Toward Careers in Science

这项由化学系颁发的奖项支持阿肯色大学2006-2008年夏季的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。该项目的负责人是大卫·保罗，他得到了共同的少年派唐纳德·巴比特的协助。每年有9名学生从事化学(分析、无机、材料、有机和物理)和生物化学的研究。参与者将被整合到九个不同的研究小组，并计划开展活动，以促进学生的独立性，发展专业技能和判断力。这一发展的一个关键方面是，每个参与者都有机会在新闻部内部的一次会议上介绍他/她的研究成果，并以期刊的形式写下他们的工作摘要，这些摘要将被汇编并分发给他们的母校。此外，基金承诺允许每个学生在参加REU计划后的一年内参加以区域或国家化学或生物化学为导向的会议。由于该计划的主旨是将来自研究机会有限的机构的学生包括在内，因此参与者可以亲身接触到许多最先进的乐器技术。因此，将为参与者提供一种体验，这种体验不仅使他们能够对现代化学研究有一个现实的看法，而且他们将暴露在一个表明他们在研究生院所期望的环境中。该计划的重点是来自8个州地区研究机会有限的机构的本科生。将特别努力招聘妇女和少数群体，这些群体在专业化学家中传统上代表人数较少。

This award by the Chemistry Division supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Arkansas for the summers of 2006-2008. The program director is David Paul who is assisted by co-PI Donald Bobbitt. Nine students each year will do research in chemistry (analytical, inorganic, materials, organic and physical) and biochemistry. The participants will be integrated into nine different research groups and activities are planned to promote student independence and to develop professional skills and judgment. A key facet of this development will be the opportunity given each participant to present his/her research at a meeting within the department, and to write up a summary of their work in a journal format that will be compiled for distribution to their home institution. In addition, funds are committed to allow each student to attend a regional or national chemistry or biochemistry oriented meeting in the year following their participation in the REU program. Since the thrust of the program is to include students from institutions with limited opportunities for research, "hands-on" exposure to many state-of-the-art instrumental techniques is available to the participants. Thus the participants will be provided an experience which will not only enable them to obtain a realistic view of modern chemical research, but they will be exposed to an environment indicative of that to be expected in graduate school. The focus of this program is undergraduate students from institutions with limited opportunities for research in the 8-state region. Special efforts will be made to recruit women and minority groups traditionally underrepresented among professional chemists.