REU Site: Spectroscopy at Coe College

科学院的本科生研究经验（REU）网站每年夏天为八名本科生提供机会，参与光学，玻璃科学，声学，分子生物学，探测器物理学，建模和生物材料等主题的研究，所有这些都是光谱学的共同焦点。除了与经验丰富和敬业的导师一起参与研究外，REU学生还将参加研讨会和讲座等活动，并进行两次口头报告，一次在中期，然后是最后的20分钟演讲。该项目包括一个教师研究经验（RET）网站，每年夏天，来自附近学区的两名高中教师参加一个研究项目。在学年期间，老师们被邀请带他们的学生到科学院学习他们所开展的工作。教师将利用他们的经验来激励学生更好地理解物理世界，并为他们成为下一代科学家做好准备。参与者将接受各种技术和设备的培训，包括傅里叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）、拉曼光谱、核磁共振、扫描电子显微镜、吸收和荧光光谱、X射线荧光、量热法等。这些项目旨在适合本科生，但也具有挑战性，并导致外部研究人员感兴趣的结果。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at Coe College provides eight undergraduate students each summer the opportunity to participate in research on topics in optics, glass science, acoustics, molecular biology, detector physics, modeling, and biomaterials, all under the common focus of spectroscopy. In addition to participating in research with an experienced and dedicated mentor, the REU students will engage in activities such as seminars and lectures and give two oral presentations, one at mid-term and then a final twenty minute talk. This project includes a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site, where each summer two high school teachers from nearby school districts participate in a research project. During the academic year, the teachers are invited to bring their students to Coe College to learn about the work they carried out. The teachers will use their experience to motivate their students to better understand the physical world and prepare them to become the future generation of scientists. The participants will be exposed and trained in a variety of techniques and equipment, including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Scanning Electron Microscope, absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies, x-ray fluorescence, calorimetry, and others. The projects are designed to be suitable for undergraduates, but also challenging and leading to results of interest to external researchers.