REU Site: Utilizing Plants for Innovative Research (UPIR) - Cultivating the next generation of scientists and engineers

这个REU网站奖给凯特林大学，位于弗林特，MI，将支持十（10）名学生在2017 - 2019年夏天的八（8）周的培训。REU网站专注于在创新的科学和工程研究中使用植物和植物产品，来自生物，化学和物理科学以及数学和工程的教师将参与指导和与参与者进行定向研究。除了在为期八周的课程中进行研究外，学生还将参加研讨会和期刊俱乐部，包括道德培训和负责任的研究行为以及对其他研究机构的实地考察。REU网站的参与者将被广泛征求，包括在四分之一系统的学校注册的学生和那些谁是从传统上在科学和工程代表性不足的群体。凯特林大学的一个教师委员会将根据学习成绩、对研究的兴趣和电话面试来选择REU的参与者。预计共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该方案中接受培训。在REU研究项目中采用的跨学科方法来解决现实世界的问题，将有助于培养学生与来自不同STEM领域的人合作的能力，使参与者能够更好地参与和解决21世纪的问题。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。由生物基础设施司（生物科学理事会）资助的所有REU计划使用的一种基于网络的通用评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定学生的职业道路。学生将被要求通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http：//TBD，或联系PI（王丽华博士，网址：www.example.com）或共同PI（James Cohen博士，网址：www.example.com）。

This REU Site award to Kettering University, located in Flint, MI, will support the training of ten (10) students for eight (8) weeks during the summers of 2017-2019. The REU Site focuses on the use of plants and plant products in innovative scientific and engineering research, and faculty from the biological, chemical, and physical sciences as well as math and engineering will be involved in mentoring and conducting directed research with participants. In addition to undertaking research during the eight-week program, students will participate in seminars and journal clubs, including training in ethics and responsible conduct of research and field trips to other research institutions. Participants for the REU site will be widely solicited, to include students enrolled in schools on the quarter-system and those who are from groups traditionally underrepresented in science and engineering. A committee of faculty members from Kettering University will select REU participants based on academic performance, interest in research, and phone interviews. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities will be trained in the program. The interdisciplinary approaches employed in the REU research projects to tackle real-world issues will help to foster the students' ability to collaborate with people from across STEM fields, allowing participants to better engage with and solve 21st century problems. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine student career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting http://TBD, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Lihua Wang at lwang@kettering.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. James Cohen at jcohen@kettering.edu).