Summer Research Experiences for Students from Community Colleges and Four Year Institutions at Georgia State University

这个REU网站奖给格鲁吉亚州立大学（GSU），位于亚特兰大，佐治亚州，将支持10名学生在2018年至2020年的夏天10周的培训。该计划由数学和物理科学理事会化学部资助，招募社区学院和主要本科院校的本科生参加GSU不同实验室的实践研究。在化学和生物学的接口的研究项目可供学生参与。该计划还为学生提供培训，指导，技能和动力，以追求科学事业，从而创造一个充满活力，多样化，训练有素的科学劳动力，这对推进发现和创新至关重要。该计划对所有本科生开放，但重点是招收当地学生。附近有许多研究机会有限的机构，提供了多样化的学生群体，通过保持靠近GSU，学生有机会发展长期持久的社区和指导关系。学生参加动手研究，教师导师的指导下，在一个主题，抓住他们的兴趣。各种各样的项目可供学生，包括-但不限于-合成化学，计算化学，糖科学，诊断，蛋白质设计，蛋白质动力学，酶催化，药物设计和核酸结构和功能。个人项目推进科学知识，促进独立思考，并教学生以协作的方式工作。学生还参加定期的专业发展活动，旨在加强在STEM成功职业所需的技能。活动包括网络活动、小组会议和研讨会。研讨会的主题包括科学写作和演讲技巧，批判性分析，道德和社会问题，职业建议，并转移到四年制大学（社区大学生）。该研究活动提高了我们对化学和生物过程的基础知识，不同的学生参与者接受了良好的教育和培训，以加入科学劳动力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

This REU Site award to Georgia State University (GSU), located in Atlanta, GA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018-2020. This program, funded by the Division of Chemistry in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate, recruits undergraduates from community colleges and primarily undergraduate institutions to participate in hands-on research in different laboratories at GSU. Research projects at the interface of chemistry and biology are available for student participants. This program also provides the training, mentoring, skills, and motivation for students to pursue a scientific career, thereby creating a vibrant, diverse, and well trained scientific workforce critical to advancing discovery and innovation. The program is open to all undergraduates, but there is an emphasis on recruiting local students. There are many nearby institutions with limited research opportunities that provide a diverse student pool, and by remaining close to GSU, students have a chance to develop long lasting communities and mentoring relationships. Students participate in hands-on research, under the guidance of a faculty mentor, on a topic that captures their interest. A wide variety of projects are available to the students, including - but not limited to - synthetic chemistry, computational chemistry, glycoscience, diagnostics, protein design, protein dynamics, enzyme catalysis, drug design and nucleic acid structure and function. The individual projects advance scientific knowledge, promote independent thinking, and teach students to work in a collaborative manner. Students also participate in regular professional development activities designed to strengthen the skills necessary for a successful career in STEM. The activities include networking events, group meetings, and seminars. Seminar topics include scientific writing and presentation skills, critical analysis, ethical and societal issues, career advice, and transferring to four-year colleges (for community college students). The research activities improve our fundamental knowledge of chemical and biological processes, and the diverse student participants are well educated and trained to join the scientific workforce.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.