REU Site: An International Research Experience for Chemistry Undergraduate Students in Austria (iREU)

在这个由美国国家科学基金会国际与综合活动办公室（OIIA）的化学部门和国际科学与工程（ISE）部门资助的国际REU站点中，雪城大学的Karin Ruhlandt教授和Michael Sponsler教授将指导六名美国学生的研究参与，这些学生每年在全国范围内招募，在两所奥地利大学中的任意一所进行十周的研究。格拉茨工业大学和格拉茨卡尔·弗兰岑斯大学。这些机构将资助同样数量的奥地利研究生在雪城大学进行研究。该研究交流计划于2005年在美国国家科学基金会的支持下开始，为学生提供研究经验和深入文化沉浸的机会。这些美国学生还将在返回美国三个月后参加雪城大学（Syracuse University）的一个顶点活动。他们将团聚，参加一个为他们举行的招待会和一个研讨会，在会上他们将介绍自己的科学成就和文化见解。这个项目的更广泛的影响包括学生对国际科学的技术和非技术方面的深入了解，并通过他们的经验为他们成功地运作和成为全球科学领域的领导者做好准备。格拉茨和锡拉丘兹的学生和化学系的其他成员也将受益于国际接触。参加活动的学生将建立一些持久和有用的国际联系。学生们所做的研究也将在会议上发表，并在期刊上发表。

In this International REU Sites funded by the Chemistry Division and the International Science and Engineering (ISE) Section of the Office of International and Integrative Activities (OIIA) both at the National Science Foundation, Professors Karin Ruhlandt and Michael Sponsler of Syracuse University will oversee the mentored research participation of six American students, recruited nationally each year, for ten weeks at either of two Austrian universities, the Technical University of Graz and Karl Franzens University of Graz. These institutions will fund the research participation of a similar number of Austrian research students at Syracuse University. The research exchange program, begun in 2005 with NSF support, provides the students both research experience and opportunities for intense cultural immersion. The American students will also attend a capstone event at Syracuse University three months after their return to the US. They will be reunited for a reception in their honor and a symposium in which they will describe their scientific accomplishments and cultural insights.The broader impacts of this program include the students' intimate insights into the technical and non-technical aspects of international science provided by their experience and preparing them to successfully operate and serve as leaders in the global arena of science. Benefits of international exposure will also accrue to students and other members of the chemistry departments in both Graz and Syracuse. Participating students will develop a number of lasting and useful international contacts. The research done by the students will also be presented at conferences and published in journals.