Research Experience For Undergraduates (REU): Research Investigations in Particulate Systems Engineering

粒子系统工程的研究对燃烧、大气和环境科学、核冬季研究、核反应堆安全和材料制造的进步至关重要。这个项目的目的是为密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校(UMC)这一领域的12名本科生提供研究经验。至少一半的学生将从UMC以外的机构中挑选，有几名学生将从斯蒂芬斯学院(一所女子学院)、林肯大学(HBCU)和该州其他本科生学校招聘。每个学生将从事一个特定的研究项目，一名教师顾问将与学生合作发展他/她的研究技能。其目的是向聪明的本科生灌输对研究职业的热情，包括研究生教育。其中一些研究项目包括：(1)使用数学和物理模型来预测给定颗粒系统的行为；(2)探索气溶胶反应堆的模型，包括颗粒特性和超导材料的生产；以及(3)在颗粒研究中使用中子活化分析。

Research in Particulate Systems Engineering is crucial to advances in combustion, atmospheric, and environmental sciences, nuclear winter studies, nuclear reactor safety, and materials manufacturing. The purpose of this project is to provide research experiences for 12 undergraduate students in this area at the University of Missouri-Columbia (UMC). At least half of the students will be selected from institutions other than UMC, with several recruited from Stephens College (a woman's college), Lincoln University (HBCU), and other undergraduate schools in the state. Each student will undertake a specific research project, and a faculty advisor will work with the student to develop his/her research skills. The purpose is to infuse bright undergraduate students with enthusiasm towards research careers, including graduate level education. Some of the research projects include: (1) the use of mathematical and physical modeling to predict the behavior of a given particulate system, (2) explore the modeling of an aerosol reactor, including particulate characterization and production of superconducting materials, and (3) the use of neutron activation analysis in particulate studies.