REU Site in Civil Engineering at the University of Notre Dame

该计划是对圣母大学土木工程系REU场地的继续支持。每年对10名本科生的支持使他们能够参与系教员的研究活动，使学生对研究有更好的了解，并鼓励他们考虑从事研究工作。研究活动跨越土木工程系的专业领域，包括水资源、生物工程和污染控制以及结构力学方面的项目。该计划的组成部分包括通过在全国范围内招募优秀学生，重点是女性和少数族裔的参与；将学生的研究兴趣与教师相匹配；研究生和教师与本科生的密切互动，为学生提供对研究生学习、大学研究和学术界职业的更全面的欣赏；两个月的紧张研究体验；根据需要举办小型课程，以促进研究项目的有效性；以及一个小型会议，用于展示结果。该项目的目标是让美国一些最优秀的工程专业学生对从事研究工作的挑战感到兴奋。

This program is a continuation of support for a REU site in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. The support for 10 undergraduate students each year allows them to become involved in the research activities of the faculty of the Department and provides students with an improved understanding of research and encourages them to consider careers in research. The research activities span the areas of expertise of the faculty in civil engineering and includes projects in water resources, bioengineering and pollution control, and structural mechanics. Components of the program include identification of exceptional students through nationwide recruitment with emphasis on women and minority participation; matching of student research interests with faculty; close interaction of graduate students and faculty with the undergraduates to provide students with a fuller appreciation of graduate study, university research, and careers in academia; an intense two month research experience; mini-courses, as needed, to facilitate effectiveness in the research projects; and a mini- conference for presentation of results. The goal of the program is to excite some of the best engineering students in the nation about the challenges of a career in research.