Removable surfactant phases on particles and membranes between Western Kentucky University and National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan

该奖项由2009年美国复苏与再投资法案(公法111-5)资助。该奖项支持七名西肯塔基大学学生连续三年每年在台湾进行膜科学领域的暑期研究体验。学生们将与皮孔特一起前往台湾台中的国立中兴大学，进行为期十周的表面活性剂在导电薄膜上的电子控制研究。WKU的五名学生将是化学专业的本科生，两名将是WKU Gatton Academy数学和科学高中的学生。这些西九龙大学的学生将会在国立大学化学工程学系的孙成义教授和她的学生的实验室工作。这些学生将在海外博士学位授予机构获得对化学研究的欣赏。反过来，孙？S教授的两名学生将在本学年参观西九龙大学的比？S实验室，资金由台湾？S国家研究委员会提供。这项合作研究的结果将通过同行评议的出版物以及在匹兹堡会议和美国化学学会全国会议等会议上的陈述加以传播。参加这项计划的合资格的西九龙大学学生将是少数族裔和/或来自大学毕业生人数较少的县的学生。作为这次体验的一部分，WKU的学生将参观台湾的文化区域，如台北市和太乐国家公园，并参加由NCHU赞助的中国文化和语言课程。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The award supports summer research experiences in Taiwan in the area of membrane science for seven Western Kentucky University students each year for three years. The students will travel with PI Conte to the National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) in Taichung, Taiwan to conduct ten weeks of research on the electrical control of surfactants on conductive membranes. Five of the WKU students will be undergraduates majoring in Chemistry and two will be WKU Gatton Academy Math and Science High School students. These WKU students will be working in the Department of Chemical Engineering at NCHU in the laboratory of Professor Shing-Yi Suen and her students. The students will gain an appreciation for chemical research at an overseas Ph.D. granting institution. In turn, two of Professor Suen?s students will visit the PI?s laboratory at WKU during the academic year through funding provided by Taiwan?s National Research Council. Results of this collaborative research will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and at presentations at meetings such as the Pittsburgh Conference and The National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Qualified WKU students participating in this project will be minorities and/or those students originating from counties that have low numbers of college graduates. As a part of this experience, WKU students will visit cultural areas in Taiwan such as Taipei city and Tarako National Park and be enrolled in a Chinese Culture and Language class sponsored by NCHU.