Dr. Robert Hatherill describes his experiences bringing students to work in national labs through the FaST program, presents data that demonstrate the impact of undergraduate research on student learning and discusses other Department of Energy programs that provide internship opportunites for both students and faculty.

6. Faculty and Student Team (FaST) Program

11. Mentored Student Female Role Models

16. Research Mentoring Partners

17. ASSESSMENT RESULTS-MENTORING Ability to Work Through Obstacles (n=19)

18. ASSESSMENT RESULTS-MENTORING Self Confidence

19. ASSESSMENT RESULTS-MENTORING Time Management

20. ASSESSMENT RESULTS-MENTORING Team Work

21. ASSESSMENT RESULTS-MENTORING Critical Thinking Skills

22. ASSESSMENT RESULTS-MENTORING Self Awareness

23. ASSESSMENT RESULTS-MENTORING Working Under Time Pressures

24. ASSESSMENT RESULTS-MENTORING Take Risks

25. ASSESSMENT RESULTS-MENTORING Interacting Effectively

26. ASSESSMENT RESULTS-MENTORING Postgraduate Education

27. CONCLUSIONS • • Research mentoring clearly provides many educational benefits as well as life skills to students. • Implementing an undergraduate research program is a significant strategy for improving undergraduate science education. • Research mentoring programs should provide a competency- based evaluation of the students’ skill sets. • Skills gained from mentoring programs allow students to compete more effectively in the workforce.

29. Del Mar College is in SEA Cohort 4

34. 2010 DOE Student Poster Competition