REU Site:The US/France/Belgium iREU Site in Translational Chemistry

该奖项由美国国家科学基金会化学部颁发，支持由路易斯安那州立大学的Randolph S. Duran和David A. Spivak教授以及路易斯安那州新奥尔良泽维尔大学的Gloria A. Thomas教授领导的本科生国际研究经验（iREU）网站。该网站将有项目位于格勒诺布尔法国或鲁汶比利时。每年夏天，8名参与者将有以转化化学为特色的REU项目，这些网站将纳入欧洲主要的“创新校园”，在那里，国家实验室、工业和大学的科学家们以团队的形式工作。这将为学生提供体验研究网络的机会，这是大多数美国学院和大学学生通常无法获得的。具有STEM领域工作经验和强烈愿望的学生将在全国范围内招募。为了确保学生群体的多样化，该网站将与路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与科学、技术、工程和数学联盟（LSAMP）项目进行互动，以招募来自代表性不足群体的学生。PI具有开发和指导iREU项目的经验，领导团队的其他成员都是国内REU站点的PI。在建议的地点提供出色的设施和研究支持，确保参与者有足够的资源。iREU网站将使学生接触到国际科学界，使他们能够亲身体验大学、国家实验室和公司之间研究的合作性质。学生们将沉浸在异国文化中，扩大他们对积极参与国际活动意味着什么的理解。通过合并LSAMP和泽维尔大学，并在少数族裔服务机构举办出发前会议，该项目将增加代表性不足群体的参与。研究结果将通过每年夏天在国外举行的拟议海报会议以及在国家和地方会议上发表的出版物和报告来传播。这些活动将与新的LSAMP博士项目和其他NSF项目相结合。将鼓励由研究导师、iREU校友、国内机构教师和在读研究生组成的网络提供指导。最终，与在美国实验室工作的法国和比利时本科生的交流将扩大影响，鼓励欧洲和美国机构之间的合作。

This award from the Division of Chemistry at the National Science Foundation supports an International Research Experiences for Undergraduates (iREU) Site led by Professors Randolph S. Duran and David A. Spivak both at Louisiana State University and Gloria A. Thomas at Xavier University in New Orleans, LA. The Site will have projects located in Grenoble France or Leuven Belgium. Each summer, 8 participants will have REU projects that feature aspects of translational chemistry and the Sites will incorporate major European "Innovation Campuses" where national laboratory, industry, and university scientists work as teams. This will provide students the opportunity to experience a network of research not typically available to students at most American colleges and universities. Students with previous experience and a strong desire to continue in STEM areas will be recruited nationwide. To ensure a diverse group of students, the Site will interact with the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (LSAMP) Program for the recruitment of students from underrepresented groups. The PI has experience in developing and directing iREU programs and the other members of the leadership team have been PIs of domestic REU Sites. Outstanding facilities and research support at the proposed locations ensure sufficient resources for participants.The iREU site will expose students to the international community of science, allowing them to experience first-hand the collaborative nature of research between universities, national laboratories, and companies. Students will be immersed in a foreign culture, broadening their understanding of what it means to be an active participant in an international effort. By incorporating LSAMP and Xavier University, and by hosting its pre-departure meetings at a minority serving institution, the program will increase participation by underrepresented groups. Results will be disseminated through a proposed poster session abroad each summer, as well as publications and presentations at national and local conferences. Activities will be integrated with a new LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate Program and several other NSF programs at these sites. Mentoring from a network of research mentors, iREU alumni, faculty at home institutions and current graduate students will be encouraged. Eventually, development of an exchange with French and Belgian undergraduate students working in US labs will extend the impact beyond this site, encouraging collaboration between European and US institutions.