REU SITE: An Undergraduate Research Program in Biomedical Applications in Computer Science

该奖项由2009年美国复苏和再投资法案(公法111-5)资助。希望学院计算机科学REU项目为有前途的本科生提供密集和有意义的研究经验，鼓励他们考虑从事计算机科学研究。为期三年的暑期项目让学生接触到计算机科学研究的技术、态度和回报，并通过与教师导师在重要项目上的密切合作，在追求研究职业生涯方面提供鼓励和指导。该项目让学生参与关注生物医学应用这一智力主题的项目。该项目每年资助这10名学生，其中至少5名学生来自希望学院以外的机构。学生们每周至少花40个小时在研究活动上，持续9周。这些学生加入了最多五名希望学院本科生的研究团队，这些团队与四名教师导师合作。导师们每人带领一个本科生团队参与一个研究项目，该项目通常是S导师研究项目的一部分。力学的研究是研究的一个关键组成部分。参与者准备一份研究报告，一张代表他们工作的海报，以及一份他们的研究工作和结果的在线演示。他们还在自己的机构中介绍这项研究。这个持续的网站(17年)正在加倍努力招募女性和少数族裔学生和导师。智力优势：这些研究项目来自计算机科学的多个重要领域，包括生物信息学、算法、无线网络和编程环境研究，重点是现代生物医学应用。更广泛的影响：该项目为成功的本科生研究项目提供了一个典范，鼓励发展其他涉及不同教职员工和学生群体的强大项目。它还为成功的研究生涯培养了一批本科生。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The Hope College REU program in Computer Science provides promising undergraduates with an intensive and meaningful research experience that encourages them to consider a career in computer science research. The three year summer program exposes students to the techniques, attitudes, and rewards of computer science research, and provides encouragement and direction in the pursuit of research careers through close collaboration with faculty mentors on significant projects. The project engages students in projects that are focused on the intellectual theme of biomedical applications. Each year, the project supports the ten students, at least five of whom are from institutions other than Hope College. The students spend a minimum of 40 hours per week for 9 weeks on research activities. These students join at most five Hope College undergraduates on research teams that work with four faculty mentors. The mentors each lead a team of undergraduates in working on a research project that is usually part of the mentor?s research program. The study of the mechanics of research is a key component. Participants prepare a research report, a poster representing their work, and an online presentation of their research work and results. They also give presentations of the research at their home institutions. This continuing site (17 years) is redoubling efforts to recruit female and minority students and mentors. Intellectual Merit: The research projects are drawn from a number of important fields of Computer Science including bioinformatics, algorithms, wireless networks, and programming environment research, with focus on modern biomedical applications. Broader Impact: This program provides a model for a successful undergraduate research program that encourages the development of other strong programs involving a diverse group of faculty and students. It also prepares a cohort of undergraduates for successful research careers.