REU Site: Chemistry Function, Application, Structure and Theory (FAST): Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry and Biochemistry

在这个由国家科学基金会化学部REU Sites计划资助的项目中，Stefan A.France教授招募本科生参加一系列不同的项目，这些项目涵盖五个跨学科主题研究领域，项目标题为“化学快速”，或“化学功能、应用、结构和理论”。佐治亚理工学院FAST计划的主要目标是招收大量的本科生女性和来自代表人数不足的群体的学生，为她们提供从事科学职业的技能和动力，这符合美国培养一支训练有素的劳动力队伍以反映美国人口日益多样化的利益。本科生参与一系列不同的项目，涉及五个跨学科的主题研究领域。这些主题涵盖了有助于国家福祉(健康、财富和安全)的化学科学研究的广度。每个参与者都与一名教师合作，该教师在学生感兴趣的主题领域拥有一个活跃的研究小组。化学快速计划包括五个跨学科主题：(I)生物系统和医药应用(BSMA)；(Ii)催化、能源和可持续性(CES)；(Iii)材料设计和应用(MDA)；(Iv)纳米和量子尺度技术(NQST)；以及(V)传感、成像和诊断(SID)。每个主题都被具体分组，以涵盖代表功能、应用、结构和理论的教师、科学和技术(FAST)。该计划的其他组成部分包括团队建设活动、定期小组会议、研讨会/研讨会系列(道德、演讲技能、毕业生机会和研究前沿)、研究座谈会以及对工业和/或政府实验室的实地考察。这些活动有助于让参与者熟悉一系列广泛的项目，为他们提供提高演讲技能的机会，并在学术、创业、经济和伦理框架内提供化学研究的视角。该项目包括与校园内其他暑期研究项目的广泛联合活动。

In this project funded by the REU Sites Program in the Chemistry Division at the National Science Foundation Professor Stefan A. France recruits undergraduates to participate in a diverse array of projects spanning five interdisciplinary thematic research areas under the programmatic title "Chemistry FAST", or Chemistry Function, Application, Structure, and Theory. In keeping with the nation's interests in creating a highly trained workforce that reflects the growing diversity of the U.S. population, a primary focus of the Georgia Tech FAST Program targets the enrollment of substantial numbers of undergraduate women and students from underrepresented groups to provide them with skills and motivation to embark on careers in the sciences. Undergraduates participate in a diverse array of projects spanning five interdisciplinary thematic research areas. These themes encompass the breadth of research in the chemical sciences that contribute to the well-being (health, wealth, and security) of the nation.Each participant works with an individual faculty member who has an active research group in a thematic area of interest to the student. The Chemistry FAST Program encompasses five interdisciplinary themes: (i) Biological Systems and Medicinal Application (BSMA); (ii) Catalysis, Energy and Sustainability (CES); (iii) Materials Design and Application (MDA); (iv) Nano- and Quantum- Scale Technologies (NQST); and (v) Sensing, Imaging and Diagnostics (SID). Each theme is specifically grouped to encompass faculty, science and technologies that represent function, application, structure and theory (FAST). Other components of the program include team-building activities, regular group meetings, a seminar/workshop series (ethics, presentation skills, graduate opportunities, and research frontiers), research symposia, and field trips to industrial and/or government laboratories. These activities serve to acquaint participants with a broad array of projects, provide them with the opportunity to enhance their presentation skills, and provide a perspective of chemical research in a scholarly, entrepreneurial, economic, and ethical framework. The program includes extensive joint activities with other summer research programs on campus.