Integrated Computational and Experimental REU/DoD Site

这一奖项来自化学部(CHE)和国防部(Assue Program)，支持由杜肯大学的Jeffrey D.Evanseck和Jeffrey D.Madura领导的本科生研究体验(REU)网站。该网站支持的研究项目位于理论化学和实验化学的交叉领域。本科生将与外部教师导师一起被招募到这个网站--学生和导师都将从缺乏重要研究基础设施的本科生机构招聘，包括历史上的黑人学院和主要是本科生机构。从2010年开始，该网站将为三个夏天提供支持。该网站将在为期十周的计划中，每年夏天为十名学生提供支持。两家公司(Silicon Graphics和Gauss)将分别通过借出设备和赠送软件的方式为该网站提供额外的支持。样本项目包括：(1)用于实用和高效制氢的氨基硼烷的水解和水热分解的研究；(2)具有新的光学性质的类金刚石半导体的合成和研究；(3)多巴胺和5-羟色胺转运体的计算和实验研究；(4)在环境条件下实时研究316L不锈钢上有机薄膜的稳定性。除了在暑期进行研究外，参加这个项目的学生还将参加一些职业发展活动，包括在同行评议的科学文献中展示研究成果，以及在地方和/或国家专业学会会议上发表演讲。参与这个网站的学生和教职员工将有机会在回到自己的机构后继续进行计算工作。年轻的科学家需要接触现代研究方法和工具，作为他们培训的一部分。这个REU网站旨在为大量本来可能没有这个机会的学生和教职员工提供化学科学方面的尖端研究培训，重点是计算和建模。这些研究项目涉及不同的化学领域，其中许多将对国家需要的领域产生影响。参与该网站研究的不同学生群体将为进入研究生院并最终成为该国技术劳动力的一部分做好充分准备。

This award from the Division of Chemistry (CHE) and the Department of Defense (ASSURE Program) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Jeffrey D. Evanseck and Jeffrey D. Madura at Duquesne University. The research projects supported in this site are in areas at the intersection of theoretical and experimental chemistry. Undergraduates will be recruited to this site, along with external faculty mentors -- both students and mentors will be recruited from undergraduate institutions lacking significant infrastructure for research, including historically black colleges and primarily undergraduate institutions. The site will have support for three summers, commencing in 2010. The site will support ten students per summer in a ten week program. Two companies (Silicon Graphics and Gaussian) will provide additional support to this site, through the loan of equipment and the gift of software, respectively. Sample projects include: (1) the study of the hydrolysis and hydrothermolysis of ammonia borane for practical and efficient hydrogen generation; (2) the synthesis and study of diamond-like semiconductors with novel optical properties; (3) the computational and experimental study of dopamine and serotonin transporters; and (4) the study of organic thin film stability on stainless steel 316L in real-time in environmental conditions. In addition to conducting research during the summer, the students participating in this program will participate in a number of professional development activities, including the presentation of research results in the peer-reviewed scientific literature, as well as presentations at local and/or national professional society meetings. The students and faculty participating in this site will have the opportunity to continue computational work when they return to their home institutions.Young scientists need exposure to modern research methods and tools as part of their training. This REU site aims to provide cutting-edge research training in the chemical sciences, with a strong emphasis on computation and modeling, to a significant number of students and faculty who might not otherwise have this opportunity. The research projects are in diverse areas of chemistry, many of which will have an impact in areas of national need. The diverse student cohort participating in research at this site will be well-prepared for graduate school, and eventual employment as part of the country's technical workforce.