Infrastructure Innovations and Civil Engineering Research inAcademia and Industry for Undergraduates

这个为期三年的西北大学基础设施创新项目旨在吸引本地出生或永久居留的学生在土木工程领域进行研究，并推动参与者进行独立研究。学生的互动是通过每周两次的迎新会来维持的，迎新会讨论所有工作中常见的研究技能，以及与REU教授的非正式聊天来传达研究生涯的兴奋。研究结果以口头和高质量的报告形式提出，以便出版，以确保技术交流方面的培训。作为一项重要的补充，将采取一项新的倡议，为当地工业界制定一项方案，以便在研究/发展职位上再雇用REU研究员四个星期。REU完成后的工业安置将逐年增加，目标是在第三年达到100%的安置。

This three year REU Site at Northwestern University on Infrastructure Innovation is designed to attract native born or permanent residence students to research careers in this area within Civil Engineering and to nudge participants toward independent research. Student interaction is maintained by twice a week orientation meetings which address research skills common to all work, as well as informal chats with the REU professors to convey the excitement of a research career. Research results are presented both orally and in a report of sufficient quality for publication to ensure training in technical communication. As an important addition, a new initiative will be undertaken to develop a program for local industry to employ REU fellows for four additional weeks in research/development positions. Post REU completion industrial placement will be increased each year with a goal of 100% placement during the third year.