REU Site:The US/France/Belgium iREU Site in Translational Chemistry

REU 网站：美国/法国/比利时 iREU 转化化学网站

• 批准号: 1263336
• 负责人: Randolph Duran
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Louisiana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-06-01 至 2017-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1263336&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; US; France; Belgium

This award from the Division of Chemistry at the National Science Foundation supports an International Research Experiences for Undergraduates (iREU) Site led by Professors Randolph S. Duran and David A. Spivak both at Louisiana State University and Gloria A. Thomas at Xavier University in New Orleans, LA. The Site will have projects located in Grenoble France or Leuven Belgium. Each summer, 8 participants will have REU projects that feature aspects of translational chemistry and the Sites will incorporate major European "Innovation Campuses" where national laboratory, industry, and university scientists work as teams. This will provide students the opportunity to experience a network of research not typically available to students at most American colleges and universities. Students with previous experience and a strong desire to continue in STEM areas will be recruited nationwide. To ensure a diverse group of students, the Site will interact with the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (LSAMP) Program for the recruitment of students from underrepresented groups. The PI has experience in developing and directing iREU programs and the other members of the leadership team have been PIs of domestic REU Sites. Outstanding facilities and research support at the proposed locations ensure sufficient resources for participants.The iREU site will expose students to the international community of science, allowing them to experience first-hand the collaborative nature of research between universities, national laboratories, and companies. Students will be immersed in a foreign culture, broadening their understanding of what it means to be an active participant in an international effort. By incorporating LSAMP and Xavier University, and by hosting its pre-departure meetings at a minority serving institution, the program will increase participation by underrepresented groups. Results will be disseminated through a proposed poster session abroad each summer, as well as publications and presentations at national and local conferences. Activities will be integrated with a new LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate Program and several other NSF programs at these sites. Mentoring from a network of research mentors, iREU alumni, faculty at home institutions and current graduate students will be encouraged. Eventually, development of an exchange with French and Belgian undergraduate students working in US labs will extend the impact beyond this site, encouraging collaboration between European and US institutions.

该奖项由美国国家科学基金会化学部颁发，支持由路易斯安那州立大学的 Randolph S. Duran 和 David A. Spivak 教授以及新泽西州泽维尔大学的 Gloria A. Thomas 领导的本科生国际研究体验 (iREU) 网站路易斯安那州奥尔良。该网站的项目将位于法国格勒诺布尔或比利时鲁汶。每年夏天，8 个参与者将开展以转化化学为特色的 REU 项目，这些站点将纳入欧洲主要的“创新园区”，国家实验室、工业界和大学科学家将在其中以团队形式开展工作。这将为学生提供体验大多数美国学院和大学的学生通常无法获得的研究网络的机会。将在全国范围内招募具有相关经验并强烈希望继续从事 STEM 领域工作的学生。为了确保学生群体的多元化，该网站将与路易斯·斯托克斯少数族裔参与科学、技术、工程和数学联盟 (LSAMP) 项目互动，从代表性不足的群体中招收学生。 PI具有开发和指导iREU项目的经验，领导团队的其他成员都是国内REU站点的PI。拟议地点出色的设施和研究支持确保了参与者有足够的资源。iREU 站点将使学生接触国际科学界，使他们能够亲身体验大学、国家实验室和公司之间研究的协作性质。学生将沉浸在外国文化中，拓宽他们对积极参与国际努力意味着什么的理解。通过合并 LSAMP 和泽维尔大学，并在少数族裔服务机构举办出发前会议，该计划将增加代表性不足群体的参与。研究结果将通过每年夏天在国外举办的海报会议以及在国家和地方会议上的出版物和演示来传播。活动将与新的 LSAMP 博士项目和这些地点的其他几个 NSF 项目相结合。我们将鼓励由研究导师、iREU 校友、国内机构的教师和在读研究生组成的网络进行指导。最终，与在美国实验室工作的法国和比利时本科生的交流的发展将把影响扩展到本网站之外，鼓励欧洲和美国机构之间的合作。