REU Site: Chemical and Physical Characterization of Biological Systems

化学系在2009-2011年夏季支持华盛顿州普尔曼的华盛顿州立大学(WSU)的这个REU站点。项目主任是James A.Brozik博士，在为期9.5周的项目期间将由Lori Bruce女士协助。这个REU网站强调生物化学和与生物系统相关的化学的更多量化方面。该REU网站为学生提供了(1)在单个项目中利用最先进的物理和化学表征工具定量解决与生物相关的问题的实践研究经验，(2)正式和非正式地了解化学和生物学之间的密切联系，(3)成为真正合作研究努力的一部分(通过成为活跃的研究小组的成员)，以及(4)在国家的不同地区体验新的学校和/或研究环境。通过参加威斯康星州立大学本科教育办公室(OUE)，参与者受益于：(1)所有REU和内部资助的暑期本科研究项目的合租住房，(2)参与校园和周围地区协调的小组活动，(3)可以利用关于图书馆技能、知识产权和海报展示技能的研讨会，以及(4)参加夏季海报研讨会，突出整个校园的科学和工程暑期项目的研究(40多张学生海报)。通过这种方式，学生们可以接触到来自不同科学和工程研究领域的新同事，并完全沉浸在一个目标相似但兴趣不同的更大的学生-学者社区中。成为一个更大的社区的一部分，可以带来更丰富、更积极的夏季体验。

The Division of Chemistry supports this REU site at Washington State University (WSU), in Pullman WA, for the summers of 2009-2011. The Program Director is Dr. James A. Brozik and will be assisted by Ms. Lori Bruce during the 9.5-week program. This REU site emphasizes the more quantitative aspects of biological chemistry and chemistry related to biological systems. This REU site provides students the opportunity to (1) obtain a hands-on research experience working on an individual project that utilizes state-of-the-art physical and chemical characterization tools to quantitatively address biologically relevant problems, (2) formally and informally learn about the strong connections between chemistry and biology, (3) be a part of a truly collaborative research effort (by being a member of a dynamic, active research group), and (4) experience a new school and / or research environment in a different part of the country. Through participation in WSU's Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE), participants benefit from: (1) co-located housing for all REU and internally funded summer undergraduate research programs, (2) participation in coordinated group activities on campus and the surrounding area, (3) can take advantage of workshops on Library Skills, Intellectual Property, and Poster Presentation Skills, and (4) participation in an end of the summer poster symposium highlighting research from the Science and Engineering summer programs from across the campus (40+ student posters). In this way, the students are exposed to new colleagues from diverse fields of study in Science and Engineering and are totally immersed within a larger community of student-scholars with similar goals but diverse interests. Being a part of a larger community can lead to a richer more positive summer experience.