chem398 s13 undergradresearch
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CHEM 398: Professional Practices and PerspectivesF 3-4:15 PM
Dr. S. Ruder [email protected]: submit electronically on blackboard, include name. Due dates will be posted on Blackboard and are not necessarily in the order written below.1. Write a cover letter and resume based on your career interests. 20 points (Jan 31) 2. Write a personal statement and revise it. 20 points. (Feb 7) 3. Write ten questions for the visitor from the Career Center. 5 points. 4. Attend poster session, and complete a summary sheet for three posters. 15 points.5. Write ten questions for the career panelists invited to class. The panelists may come from medical
school, pharmacy school, local industry, and/or VCU. All have backgrounds in chemistry. 5 points. 6. Read an assigned scientific article, and answer posted questions (in class). 10 points.7. Complete an interview with the career center. 20 points. 8. Complete a literature search on the assigned research topic. Use at least three searching tools
(including at least two on-line searching tools) to complete a literature search on your approved topic. Locate at least 10 appropriate references including at least three different types of sources (journal, book, thesis, etc.). The references or sources must be listed using American Chemical Society guidelines. A one-two sentence summary of the reference and its relation to the topic of the search is included. Estimate the importance of the reference to their research topic (3 = very important to 1= slightly important). 20 points.
9. Give a presentation on your assigned research topic. Limit your talk to FIVE (5) minutes and no more than 6 slides. 20 points.
10. Attend and participate in class. You will not get participation credit if you are texting, listening to music, playing games, looking at facebook, studying for another class or otherwise doing work not related to this class. 60 points (5 points per class; 1 drop).
Speakers will include:career centergraduate admissionslibrary specialistcareer panel
Introductions:Form groups of 3-4, preferably with people you do
not know.Introduce yourselves:1. name2. career interest3. fun fact
Discover Chemistry Research at VCU
Drug Design
Drug Delivery
Forensic Analysis
Disaster Analysis
Homeland Security
Wastewater Treatment
Environmental Monitoring
Energy Resources
Quality Control
Educate
Drug Testing
Material Fabrication
Patent Law
Scientific Writing
Medical Doctors
Universities
Government Labs
Private Companies
Drug Companies
Patent Law Offices
Environmental Labs
Crime LabsFBI Biotechnology Labs
Hospitals
Team work
Laboratory Techniques
CreativityProblem Solving Skills
Critical Thinking
Scientific Writing
Opportunities for Undergraduate Research
Travel to Regional & National Meetings
Student Affiliate of the American Chemical Society Activities (President: Kyle Pfieffer)
-meet the professors, Jan 31, 3-5, Temple 3309
Blackboard Chemistry Majors
CHEMISTRY AT VCU
Instrumentation for Research & for Undergraduate Laboratories
Nationally & Internationally Known Faculty
Professor John Fenn,2003 Nobel Laureate
CHEMISTRY AT VCU
CHEMISTRY IS INTERDISCIPLINARY
Chemical Biology:Medicinal Chemistry,
Pharmacology, Proteomics, Structural
Biology
Materials & Nanoscience
Nanotechnology: New Materials, Nanomedicine,
Computational & Molecular Modeling
Chemical Education: Undergraduate
Research, Student Engagement, Curriculum
Development, Learner-Center
Teaching
Interactions: H&S, Center for Teaching
Excellence, College of Engineering, Honors
College, Biochemistry, Cancer Center, MCV
Chemistry
Chemistry Research for Undergraduates
Who:•All chemistry majors - any concentration and career interest.When:•Any time during college career, depending on area and advisor.•The earlier the better, but better late than never.Where:•Chemistry or a related field (biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, chemical engineering....)•Industry (Honeywell, Ethyl, BI....)
Chemistry Research for Undergraduates
Research as part of the chemistry curriculum:•Directed study, CHEM 392•Independent study, CHEM492•Internship, CHEM493•CHEM498 Honors Thesis•Professional Chemist with Honors Concentration•Lab courses: CHEZ304L, 409L, 406L
Finding a Research Advisor
•Review the Department of Chemistry web page, http://www.has.vcu.edu/che/research/faculty.html
•Request a meeting with a faculty member (phone, email, visit office)
•Talk to your chemistry instructor and teaching assistants
•Talk to other chemistry majors or to Student Affiliate members•Research can also be done in affiliated departments
Research Experience for Undergraduates (applications due ~Feb/March)
• At VCU :http://www.has.vcu.edu/che/research/nsf.html
•Nationally: http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5048
Summer Research for Undergraduates
VCU Programs •Honors Program SURPhttp://www.honors.vcu.edu/research/ugradprogram/index.html
•VCU UROPhttp://www.research.vcu.edu/vpr/ugresources/forstudents.htm
Poster session April 24