Research Experience For Undergraduates (REU): Aerospace and Engineering Mechanics

一个REU计划是涉及至少八个本科工程 学生在当前的航空航天和工程力学。 这些 学生将主要从其他大学招募， 地区，并根据他们的学术选择程序 成绩 具体的研究项目是从以下领域选择的： 计算流体力学，生物力学，实验流体和 推进，大型空间结构，材料力学，火箭发动机 诊断、引导和控制。 在拟议的方案中， 参加该项目的学生通常在两个月内度过一个夏天， 大三和大四的时候 暑期学生活动 将包括：（1）参与研究， 熟悉课题，深入研究和项目报告。 这 活动提供了主要的机会， 学生，教师和当前的研究生。 (2)考勤 在每周的REU会议上 这些会议将保证 REU的学生，也将提供与教师的联系，从 其他领域。 它们还为演示提供了一个自然的论坛 项目成果和研究摘要。 (3)出席当地 专业会议。 (4)参观私人和政府研究机构 设施 REU计划将由一个教师管理 协调员很 协调员将组织招生 努力，管理学生选择和分配的过程， 协调参与者的每周会议，并安排访问 研究设施。

A REU program is to involve at least eight undergraduate engineering students in current aerospace and engineering mechanics. These students will be recruited primarily from other universities in the region and selected for the program on basis of their academic achievements. Specific research projects are chosen from the areas of computational fluid mechanics, biomechanics, experimental fluids and propulsion, large space structures, material mechanics, rocket engine diagnostics, and guidance and control. In the proposed program, student participants in the program spend one summer usually between their junior and senior year. Student activities during the summer will include: (1) Participation in research with defined periods of topic familiarization, intense research and project reporting. This activity provides the primary opportunity for interaction between the students, the faculty, and current graduate student. (2) Attendance at weekly REU meetings. These meetings will guarantee contact among the REU students and will also provide contact with faculty from other areas. They also provide a natural forum for the presentation of project results and summaries of research. (3) Attendance at local professional meetings. (4) Visits to private and government research facilities. The REU program will be administered by a faculty coordinator. The coordinator will organize the student recruiting efforts, manage the process of student selection and assignment, coordinate weekly meetings of participants, and arrange visits to research facilities.