REU site: Global Sustainability through Chemistry at the University at Buffalo

这项由化学部颁发的奖项支持布法罗大学2009-2011年夏季的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。节目导演是珍妮特·莫罗，联合导演是萨巴吉特·班纳吉。八名学生将参加一个为期十周的项目，与教职员工合作开展与全球可持续发展相关的化学项目，包括用于催化和能源相关研究的无机/有机材料、环境分析化学、药物化学和化学生物学。该计划将招收地方和国家学院和大学的学生，特别是主要来自本科院校的学生。此外，招聘工作集中在群体代表性不足的机构，包括波多黎各机构、纽约市地区的大学和参与纽约州LSAMP计划的机构。学生将参加每周关于伦理、研究生院的选择、职业和研究主题的讲座和研讨会。建立实践社区的小组活动将包括每周与研究生和教师导师举行的研究会议，针对REU参与者和导师的口头演示，以及针对学生和教师的海报演示。此外，还将对纽约西部的几个化学工业地点和研究中心进行实地考察，让学生接触到不同的化学职业。正式和非正式评价都将在圣约翰？S大学外部评价员雷内？帕尔默的帮助下进行。

This award by the Chemistry Division supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University at Buffalo for the summers of 2009-2011. The program director is Janet Morrow and the co-director is Sarbajit Banerjee. Eight students will participate in a ten-week program by working with faculty members on chemistry projects relating to global sustainability including inorganic /organic materials for catalysis and energy related research, environmental analytical chemistry, medicinal chemistry and chemical biology. The program will recruit students from local and national colleges and universities, especially from primarily undergraduate institutions. In addition, recruiting efforts are focused on institutions with underrepresented groups including Puerto Rican institutions, colleges in the New York City area and institutions that participate in New York state LSAMP program. Students will attend weekly lectures and workshops on ethics, selection of graduate schools, careers, and research topics. Group activities to build a community of practice will include weekly research meetings with graduate student and faculty mentors, an oral presentation for the REU participants and mentors, and a poster presentation for students and faculty. In addition, there will be field trips to several chemical industry sites and research centers in Western New York to expose students to different careers in chemistry. Both formal and informal evaluations will be conducted with the help of an external evaluator, Rene Palmer, from St. John?s University.