Council on Undergraduate Research

The Council on Undergraduate Research, a Society for the Advancement of Scientific Research at Primarily Undergraduate Colleges and Universities, initiated a new program in 1990, sponsored by science industry and designed to attract talented undergraduate students into careers in science. 

The accomplishments of the Council on Undergraduate Research as a grassroots movement have been substantial ... 

Professor Crowl has an active research program on flammability and reactivity and has published numerous papers in these areas. He serves on several AICHE/CCPS committees, including the Undergraduate Education Committee, the Technical Steering Committee, the Inherent Safety Committee, and the Risk Assessment Committee. He is also a member of the advisory committee for the Institute for Safety Through Design of the National Safety Council. 

CENTER FOR ADHESIVE AND SEALANT SCIENCE Virginia Teeh, Davidson Hall, Room 2, Blacksburg VA 24061-0201, (540) 231-6824. Fimded by the Education Foundation of the Adhesive and Sealant Council, basic and applied research is conducted by graduate and undergraduate students imder the direction of faculty. Some work is directly funded by companies interested in specific technologies or applications. Conducts workshops and seminars on-eampus. 

The visibility of CUR to agencies and foundations has led to increased representation by undergraduate institution science faculty on important policy-m ng and fun ng committees. These have included advisory committees and review panels for the National Science Foundation, panel members for the National Institutes of Health, membership on the National Research Council s Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, membership on advisory panels for private foundations, and service on toards of foundations and other scientific societies. The changes in these activities over the 12-year history of CUR have been enormous. 

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