Research Experience for Undergraduate Students in Sensor Technologies

宾夕法尼亚大学的这个项目为9名本科生提供了在传感器技术广泛领域的研究机会。这项工作的目标是产生科学知识，并将这些知识应用于传感器开发。REU网站是该大学传感器技术中心(Sunfest)传感器技术暑期本科生奖学金计划的一部分。该中心为教职员工和学生提供协作、交流思想、共同监督学生和共享资源的基础设施。学生由教师委员会根据他们的学术潜力、从事研究事业的兴趣、对研究生学习的态度、顾问、推荐、代表人数不足的小组成员以及在母校的研究机会来挑选。预计大约一半的学生将来自宾夕法尼亚大学以外的地方。本科生积极参与一个或多个参与教职员工的研究项目。特别强调了这些Sunfest研究员与中心相关的研究生和教职员工之间的更广泛的互动。向学生建议的项目是根据他们的教育价值、科学价值和暑假后继续参与的前景而选择的。项目主题包括：基于化学、光学、机械和神经网络的传感器；微动力系统、现象和微机械加工；以及传感器接口。该中心为每个学生额外提供1000美元，作为学生津贴的配套资金。除了提供设施和实验室人员外，该校还为每个学生提供500美元用于计算机设施。

This program at the University of Pennsylvania provides nine undergraduate students with research opportunities in the broad area of Sensor Technologies. The goal of the effort is to generate scientific knowledge and to apply this knowledge to sensor development. The REU Site is part of the Summer Undergraduate Fellowship in Sensor Technologies (SUNFEST) program of the University's Center for Sensor Technologies. The Center provides the infrastructure for faculty and students to collaborate, exchange ideas, co-supervise students, and share resources. Students are selected by a faculty committee based on their academic potential, interest in pursuing a research career, attitude towards graduate studies, advisors, recommendations, membership in under-represented groups, and research opportunities in the mother institution. It is anticipated that about half of the students will come from outside University of Pennsylvania. The undergraduate students participate actively in a research project of one or more participating faculty. Special emphasis is placed on the broader interaction of these SUNFEST fellows with the graduate students and faculty members associated with the Center. The projects suggested to the students are chosen for their educational value, scientific merit, and the prospects for continued involvement after the summer. Project topics include: chemical, optical, mechanical, and neural network based sensors; microdynamical systems, phenomena and micromachining; and sensor interfacing. The Center provides an additional $1000 per student as matching funds towards the student stipend. The school also contributes $500 per student to be used for computing facilities, in addition to making facilities and laboratory personnel available.