Discovery Corps Senior Fellowship: Initiating Undergraduate Research Experiences at San Antonio College

发现军团高级奖学金：在圣安东尼奥学院启动本科生研究经验

• 批准号: 0610228
• 负责人: Linette Watkins
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Texas State University - San Marcos
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-08-01 至 2008-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0610228&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Discovery; Corps; Senior; Fellowship; Initiating

Linette Watkins, Texas State University-San Marcos, is a Discovery Corps Senior Fellow for the 2006-2007 academic year. Watkins' project will initiate and support a year-round undergraduate research community at San Antonio College (SAC), a two-year college with a strongly diverse student population. Projects will be developed by collaboration between SAC and Texas State faculty. Graduate students from Texas State will be trained to supervise undergraduate research at SAC as they complete their own research projects alongside the undergraduates. Research themes include determining the enzymatic mechanism of C-S bond cleavage, synthesizing and characterizing boron-containing polymers for specialty materials applications and synthesizing surface-modified clay platelets. The project seeks to strengthen the research infrastructure at the community college, increase two-year college students access to research experiences and increase the quality of interactions between the two campuses. This Discovery Corps Senior Fellowship is supported by the Division of Chemistry and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities. The Discovery Corps Fellowship Program is a pilot program seeking new postdoctoral and professional development models that combine research expertise with professional service. Discovery Corps Fellows leverage their research expertise through projects that address areas of national need. Their projects enhance research capacity and infrastructure and contribute to workforce development and job creation. The Discovery Corps Program supports both Postdoctoral Fellows and Senior Fellows.

德克萨斯州立大学山马科斯（Linette Watkins）是2006-2007学年的探索军高级研究员。 沃特金斯（Watkins）的项目将在圣安东尼奥学院（SAC）（SAC）的全年本科生研究社区启动和支持，这是一所两年的大学，学生人数强劲。 SAC与德克萨斯州教师之间的合作将开发项目。来自德克萨斯州立大学的研究生将接受培训，以监督SAC的本科研究，因为他们与本科生一起完成了自己的研究项目。研究主题包括确定C-S键裂解的酶促机制，合成和表征含硼的聚合物用于特种材料应用以及合成表面改性的粘土血小板。该项目旨在加强社区学院的研究基础设施，增加两年的大学生获得研究经验，并提高两个校园之间的互动质量。这个发现军团高级奖学金得到了化学和多学科活动办公室的支持。 Discovery Corps奖学金计划是一项试点计划，寻求新的博士后和专业发展模型，将研究专业知识与专业服务相结合。发现军团的研究员通过解决国家需求领域的项目来利用他们的研究专业知识。他们的项目增强了研究能力和基础设施，并有助于劳动力发展和创造就业机会。 Discovery Corps计划支持博士后研究员和高级研究员。