| YCC | Tuesday, April 8, 2008 | ||
1:00 PM-4:50 PM Hilton New Orleans Riverside -- Elmwood, Oral | |||
Starting a Successful Research Program at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution | |||
| Sponsored by: | YCC | ||
| Cosponsored by: | the Council on Undergraduate Research and CHED | ||
| Organizers: | Merlyn Schuh Rama Konduri | ||
| 1:00 PM | Introductory Remarks | ||
| 1:05 PM | 11 | What is undergraduate research and why do research at a predominantly undergraduate institution? Tom Wenzel | |
| 1:15 PM | 12 | Identifying and choosing research projects: Getting out of the gates Tim Elgren | |
| 1:25 PM | 13 | Recruiting and working with undergraduate researchers Tim Elgren | |
| 1:35 PM | 14 | How to manage an undergraduate research program Gina MacDonald | |
| 1:50 PM | 15 | Life in academia: Myths, realities and resources Leyte Winfield | |
| 2:05 PM | 16 | Art and necessity of gaining internal support from institutional administrators Melvin L. Druelinger | |
| 2:20 PM | Panel Discussion | ||
| 3:00 PM | Intermission | ||
| 3:15 PM | 17 | Research Corporation opportunities in the physical sciences Silvia Ronco | |
| 3:35 PM | 18 | Changes to the Petroleum Research Fund and their impact on undergraduate research Chris Hollinsed | |
| 3:55 PM | 19 | Writing more competitive grant proposals Tom Wenzel | |
| 4:15 PM | Discussion | ||
| 4:45 PM | Concluding Remarks | ||
Symposium Grid -- Younger Chemists Committee -- Session Listing
The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008