REU Site: A Regional Summer Research Program Integrating Deaf and Hearing Participants in Chemistry Research

REU 网站：将聋人和听力参与者纳入化学研究的区域夏季研究计划

• 批准号: 1461175
• 负责人: Kevin Caran
• 金额: $ 31.8万
• 依托单位: James Madison University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-06-01 至 2019-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1461175&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Regional; Summer; Research

With this award, the Chemistry Division and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities in the Mathematics and Physical Sciences Directorate at NSF are funding Professor Kevin Caran and colleagues in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at James Madison University (JMU) to host an REU site entitled 'A Regional Summer Research Program Integrating Deaf and Hearing Participants in Chemistry Research. This REU site provides research opportunities for regional, and deaf and hard of hearing students. The students include those from JMU as well as students from outside institutions that do not have extensive research infrastructure. All undergraduate researchers have access to a range of research opportunities in disciplines including biophysical, organic, environmental, inorganic, and materials chemistry. Undergraduate interpreting students, working under the direction of a professional interpreter, research topics relevant to the challenges of interpreting in a scientific environment. All students participate in hands-on research, seminars and research group meetings. Students are exposed to good practice guidelines for writing papers and making scientific presentations. These experiences are designed to help participating students acquire valuable skill sets for future careers in the sciences. External faculty participants from regional colleges both add to the program and presumably will take elements of the research culture surrounding this program back to their home institutions. The deaf and hard of hearing students perform research under the direction of a faculty mentor and have access to professional interpreters and interpreting students who are fully integrated in the research laboratory, seminars, and social activities. Deaf students gain experience in a hearing environment that may help in their success after completion of their four year degree. Hearing participants also gain experiences that will help in their future success as they benefit from the diversity and novel atmosphere provided by the program that results in a better understanding of the unique challenges and skills of the deaf and hard of hearing participants. The inclusion of student interpreters is expected to be mutually beneficial and enhance the experience in the research laboratory with the goal of promoting the pursuit of STEM careers by deaf students.

凭借这一奖项，美国国家科学基金会 (NSF) 数学和物理科学理事会的化学部和多学科活动办公室将资助詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学 (JMU) 化学和生物化学系的凯文·卡兰 (Kevin Caran) 教授及其同事主办一个题为“一个地区性夏季研究计划，将聋哑人和听力正常的参与者纳入化学研究。该 REU 网站为地区、聋哑和听力障碍学生提供研究机会。这些学生包括来自 JMU 的学生以及来自没有广泛研究基础设施的外部机构的学生。所有本科研究人员都有机会获得生物物理、有机、环境、无机和材料化学等学科的一系列研究机会。本科口译学生在专业口译员的指导下工作，研究与科学环境中口译挑战相关的主题。所有学生都参加实践研究、研讨会和研究小组会议。 学生将接触到撰写论文和进行科学演示的良好实践指南。这些经历旨在帮助参与的学生获得未来科学职业所需的宝贵技能。来自地区学院的外部教员参与者都加入了该计划，并且可能会将围绕该计划的研究文化元素带回其所在机构。 失聪和听力障碍学生在教师导师的指导下进行研究，并有机会接触专业口译员和完全融入研究实验室、研讨会和社交活动的口译学生。聋哑学生在听力环境中获得经验，这可能有助于他们在完成四年制学位后取得成功。听力正常的参与者还可以获得有助于他们未来成功的经验，因为他们受益于该计划提供的多样性和新颖的氛围，从而更好地了解聋人和听力障碍参与者的独特挑战和技能。学生口译员的加入预计将互惠互利，并增强研究实验室的经验，以促进聋哑学生对 STEM 职业的追求。