REU Site: Research Experiences for a Diverse Cadre of Undergraduates in Environmental, Biological, and Materials Chemistry

该化学分部奖支持路易斯安那州立大学(LSU)2007-2009年夏季的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。项目总监大卫·斯皮瓦克将在为期十周的项目中由PI史蒂文·沃特金斯共同协助。研究项目的重点是环境、生物和材料化学，这些领域是路易斯安那州立大学拥有重要专业知识和一支得到良好支持的研究人员队伍的领域。这些学生将参观先进的研究实验室，与教职员工和研究生讨论研究生院的选择，并参加每周的研讨会，以发展电子文献搜索和计算机应用的技能。拟议网站的目标学生包括研究机会有限的小型学院和大学的化学系学生，学年或工作安排禁止重大研究经验的路易斯安那州立大学学生，以及对材料、环境或生物化学感兴趣的学生。招收不同的本科生群体，包括HBCU的学生，是这一计划的高度优先事项。路易斯安那州立大学是非裔美国人博士学位的领先生产商，因此为HBCU的学生和其他被其REU项目吸引的学生提供了一个综合的、支持性的环境。

This Division of Chemistry Division award supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at Louisiana State University (LSU) for the summers of 2007-2009. The program director, David Spivak, will be assisted by co-PI Steven Watkins in the ten-week program. The research projects focus on environmental, biological and materials chemistry, areas in which LSU has significant expertise and a contingent of well-supported researchers. The students will visit advanced research laboratories, discuss graduate school options with faculty and graduate students, and participate in weekly workshops to develop skills in electronic literature searching and computer applications. Students targeted for the proposed site include chemistry students at small colleges and universities with limited research opportunities, LSU students whose academic year or work schedules prohibit significant research experiences, and students with interests in materials, environmental, or biological chemistry. The recruitment of a diverse group of undergraduates, including students from HBCUs, is a high priority of this program. LSU is a leading producer of African American Ph.D.s and thus provides an integrated, supportive environment for students from HBCUs and other students attracted to its REU program.