Award Abstract #0649257
REU Site: REU in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

NSF Org:	EEC Division of Engineering Education and Centers
Initial Amendment Date:	March 13, 2007
Latest Amendment Date:	March 25, 2009
Award Number:	0649257
Award Instrument:	Continuing grant
Program Manager:	Esther Bolding EEC Division of Engineering Education and Centers ENG Directorate for Engineering
Start Date:	May 1, 2007
Expires:	April 30, 2010 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$300000
Investigator(s):	Russell Ostermann ostermann@ku.edu (Principal Investigator) Susan Stagg-Williams (Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	University of Kansas Center for Research Inc 2385 IRVING HILL RD LAWRENCE, KS 66045 785/864-3441
NSF Program(s):	HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Field Application(s):
Program Reference Code(s):	SMET, 9250, 9178, 9150, 116E
Program Element Code(s):	1360

ABSTRACT

EEC-0649257

Russell D. Ostermann

This award for an REU Site at the University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. supports 10 undergraduate students each year for three years. The primary objectives of the program are to: 1) engage undergraduate students in stimulating, cutting-edge research projects focused on interfaces and interfacial phenomena in chemical engineering; 2) provide students with exposure to the breadth of industries influenced by chemical engineering such as advanced materials, energy, biomedical, environmental remediation, catalysis, etc.; and 3) provide a unique opportunity for a diverse population of undergraduates from across the U.S. to interact academically and socially, aimed at building a more integrated network of graduating chemical engineers.

In addition to the research experience, the students will participate in academic seminars, social gatherings, trips to local industries, and professional development workshops. Finally, the students will participate in an ethics seminar series to develop ethical thinking skills to complement their research skills.

Recruitment efforts will focus on minority and female participants as well as students from institutions without significant research programs. Participants will be recruited nationally from chemical engineering, environmental engineering, and the natural sciences.

PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH

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Bailey MM, Wang L, Bode CJ, Mitchell KE, Detamore MS.  "A comparison of human umbilical cord matrix stem cells and TMJ condylar chondrocytes for tissue engineering TMJ condylar cartilage,"  Tissue Engineering,  v.13(8),  2008,  p. 2003.


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