REU Site: Integrated Computational and Experimental (ICE) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) at North Carolina State University

该奖项由美国国家科学基金会化学部颁发，旨在支持由Elon A教授领导的本科生研究经验网站。Ison和Elena Jakubikova在北卡罗来纳州州立大学（NCSU）。这个REU网站的主要重点是让学生从主要的本科院校（PUI）到许多可能的独立研究课题之一，结合联合收割机实验技术和计算方法。 与此同时，学生能够做出更明智的职业和研究生或专业学校的选择。在程序完成后，学生更好地准备在他们选择的途径实现高水平的成功。招聘工作包括一系列战略，从代表性不足的群体、妇女和主要在东南和中大西洋地区的第一代大学生以及从波多黎各大学招聘学生。计算的最新进展使计算方法成为实验组的重要工具，但许多本科生没有定位到利用这一宝贵的资源。这个网站的目的是利用NCSU的计算设施。 学生们从事的项目利用计算方法来支持，补充，并最终推动实验研究。学生在三角研究园区的非学术环境中获得就业机会。他们还积极参与校园内提供的社会和专业活动，以鼓励与其他本科生和NCSU的REU课程进行互动。此外，还有涉及培训当地高中教师的内容。

This award from the Division of Chemistry at the National Science Foundation supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site led by Professors Elon A. Ison and Elena Jakubikova at North Carolina State University (NCSU). The primary focus of this REU site is to expose students from primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) to one of many possible independent research topics that combine experimental techniques and computational methods. At the same time, students are enabled to make more informed career and graduate or professional school choices. Upon program completion, students are better prepared to achieve a high level of success in their chosen pathways. Recruiting efforts include a series of strategies to recruit students from underrepresented groups, women, and first generation college students primarily in the Southeast and Middle Atlantic region, as well as from the University of Puerto Rico. Recent advances in computing have enabled computational methods to become an important tool for experimental groups, yet many undergraduates are not positioned to take advantage of this valuable resource. This site is designed to take advantage of the computational facilities at NCSU. The students are engaged in projects that utilize computational methods to support, complement, and ultimately drive experimental research. Students are exposed to career opportunities in non-academic settings in the Research Triangle Park area. They also actively participate in social and professional activities provided on campus to encourage interactions with other undergraduates and REU programs at NCSU. In addition, there is component that involves the training of local high school teachers.