Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at University of South Carolina, Columbia

University South Carolina Research Foundation, Columbia SC

Investigators

Abstract

This Chemistry Division award supports the continuation of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of South Carolina. Catherine Murphy is the site's Program Director and Hans-Conrad zur Loye is the Co-Program Director. Fifteen faculty will serve as REU student mentors. Over the award period (2002-2004), ten students will be supported each summer in a ten-week program. Increased minority participation is planned through working with the NSF AMP program at the University of South Carolina. Students will participate in a variety of synthesis and characterization approaches to study the novel properties of materials with structures ordered on the nanometer scale. Planned activities include a symposia, laboratory and lecture tutorials, and social functions to stimulate student-faculty interaction and student-student communications. A series of assessments are planned throughout both the summer program and following the summer, which includes evaluations from both the research mentors and the students and following the progress of the student after the program.