A Chemistry REU PI Workshop: The Next 25 Years

美国国家科学基金会化学部支持该研讨会，该研讨会将由爱荷华大学的Sarah Larsen教授领导。该提案要求为2012年夏季的化学REU PI研讨会提供资金，这是2009年成功举办研讨会的三年后。此外，该活动将与NSF REU计划成立25周年相吻合。2012年PI研讨会的目标是将化学REU PI社区聚集在一起，促进正式和非正式环境下的互动和思想交流。这次会议还将向化学REU项目负责人通报和参与关键问题，如扩大参与、项目评估方法和研究伦理。会议将强调分享有效的REU实践，并通过分组会议，制定领导小组（LG）在未来几年需要解决的问题的行动计划。这次研讨会的及时性也将允许庆祝在NSF成功的REU项目25年。研讨会将使用研讨会后评估表进行评估，并准备最终的研讨会报告并分发给NSF和化学REU社区。REU项目的更广泛影响包括扩大学生在传统上在科学，特别是化学领域代表性不足的群体的参与。PI研讨会将为PI提供有效策略的例子，以招募代表性不足的学生加入他们的项目。建立一个可持续的机制，将路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与STEM联盟（LSAMP）的学生与REU项目联系起来，这是研讨会的另一个预期成果。与招收其他非传统学生群体（如残疾学生和社区大学生）相关的挑战和策略也将在研讨会上讨论。

The Chemistry Division at the National Science Foundation supports this Workshop that will be led by Professor Sarah Larsen of the University of Iowa. This proposal requests funding for a Chemistry REU PI Workshop in the Summer of 2012, which is three years after a successful 2009 Workshop. In addition, the event will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the NSF REU Program. The objective of the 2012 PI Workshop is to bring together the Chemistry REU PI community to facilitate interaction and exchange of ideas in formal and informal settings. This gathering will also inform and engage Chemistry REU PIs about critical issues, such as broadening participation, methods for program evaluation, and research ethics. Sharing effective REU practices will be highlighted and, through breakout sessions, an action plan for issues the Leadership Group (LG) needs to address in the coming years will be developed. The timeliness of this Workshop will also allow the celebration of 25 years of successful REU programs at NSF. The Workshop will be evaluated using a post-workshop evaluation form and a final Workshop Report will be prepared and disseminated to the NSF and to the Chemistry REU community.Broader impacts of REU programs involve broadening participation by students in groups that are traditionally underrepresented in science and especially in chemistry. The PI workshop will provide PIs with examples of effective strategies for recruitment of underrepresented students to their programs. Establishing a sustainable mechanism to connect students from the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in STEM (LSAMP) with REU programs is another expected outcome of the Workshop. Challenges and strategies associated with recruiting other nontraditional student groups such as students with disabilities and community college students will also be addressed at the Workshop.