REU Site: Chemistry at Clemson, a Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)

该奖项支持2008-2010年夏季克莱姆森大学化学系本科生研究经验（REU）站点。12名NSF资助的学生将成为25-30名学生的核心，其中包括3-5名从国外合作机构招募的学生。在23名教师顾问的指导下，参与者在他们选择的项目中进行为期10周的独立研究，他们在3个具有高影响力的重点领域有各种兴趣：先进材料化学，生物系统化学和化学教育。每周的仪器研讨会和专业开发教程也提供。参与者做一个简短的口头提案陈述，写摘要，准备海报，以期刊形式提交研究报告，并参与这些报告的同行评审过程。此外，还有一个全校范围的研讨会，学生们在会上以海报的形式展示他们的工作成果。本项目面向所有化学专业的大三和大四学生，但特别注重招收少数民族学生以及非博士学位授予机构的申请人。该REU站点由国防部与NSF REU项目以及NSF化学和材料研究部门共同支持。

This award supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the Chemistry Department of Clemson University during the summers of 2008-2010. Twelve NSF funded students will form the core of a larger program of 25-30 students, which includes 3-5 students recruited from collaborating institutions abroad. Participants engage in ten weeks of independent research in a project of their choice, under the guidance of one of 23 faculty advisors with a variety of interests in 3 focus areas with high current impact: chemistry of advanced materials, chemistry of biological systems, and chemistry education. Weekly instrumentation workshops and professional development tutorials are also provided. Participants give one short oral proposal presentation, write an abstract, prepare a poster, submit their research report in journal format, and participate in a peer reviewing process of these reports. In addition, there is a final college-wide symposium at which students present the results of their work in a poster format. Application to this program is open to all junior and senior chemistry majors, but special efforts are placed on recruiting minority students as well as applicants from non-PhD granting institutions. This REU site is jointly supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program and by the NSF Divisions of Chemistry and Materials Research.