REU Site: Chemistry Research at Georgetown University

化学部的这一更新奖项支持乔治敦大学2009-2011年夏季的本科生研究经验（REU）网站。 该计划的联合导演是莎拉斯托尔和詹妮弗斯威夫特。 每年从全国各地招募八名学生，但重点是大西洋中部地区，将有机会在化学的所有主要领域进行明确的研究项目。该计划将针对第一代大学生，特别考虑那些可能还没有参与研究的人。 学生参与者的兴趣和经验将与部门中的各个研究小组相匹配。 参与者将有机会获得所有可用的现代设备，并将获得设计和进行实验工作和分析科学数据的技能。 他们还将参加一系列每周职业发展研讨会，包括口头和书面沟通技巧，道德，简历写作和科学职业，以及研究生院的选择和申请过程。 社会活动提供了加强学生与学生和学生与教师交流的机会，而当地的实地考察将在非学术环境中接触科学家。 该计划以海报会议结束，其中REU参与者和该部门的所有其他夏季本科研究人员展示了他们的结果。

This renewal award by the Chemistry Division supports the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at Georgetown University for the summers of 2009-2011. The program co-directors are Sarah Stoll and Jennifer Swift. Each year eight students recruited from across the country, but with a focus on the Mid-Atlantic region, will have an opportunity to work on well-defined research projects in all the major areas of chemistry. The program will target first generation college students, with special consideration for those who may not already have participated in research. The interests and experience of the student participants will be matched with the individual research groups in the department. Participants will have access to all of the modern equipment available and will acquire skills in designing and conducting experimental work and analyzing scientific data. They will also participate in a series of weekly career development workshops covering oral and written communication skills, ethics, resume writing and science careers, and the graduate school selection and application processes. Social events afford the opportunity for enhanced student-student and student-faculty exchange while local field trips will provide exposure to scientists at non-academic settings. The program concludes with a poster session in which the REU participants and all other summer undergraduate researchers in the department present their results.