Graduate Research Traineeships in Machine Tool Research

9354980佛罗里达大学机床研究中心(MTRC)将建立一个三阶段的机床研究研究生培训计划，旨在引导学生在五年内从学士学位到博士学位。在课程的第一阶段，学生们将专注于课程作业。他们将确定一个研究感兴趣的领域，并完成一个非论文硕士研究项目，该项目将作为他们最终博士研究的基础。在第二年完成硕士学位后，学生将进入第二阶段的实习生阶段，包括在工业现场或国际公认的研究实验室进行为期一年的校外实习。实习将根据学生的研究领域精心安排。实习结束后，学员将返回地铁公司，专注于他们的博士研究。NSF机床研究培训生将在全国范围内进行广告宣传。在招聘方面将特别重视妇女、少数群体和残疾人。将确定培养女性、少数民族和残疾人机械或制造工程学士学位毕业生的主要机构。地铁公司的教职员工将对其中至少四所机构进行招聘访问。八位最有前途的候选人将被邀请参观密歇根大学的校园，与地铁公司的教职员工和学生见面，费用由部门支付。最近地铁公司的开支增加了研究生的数量。机械工程系目前正在调整其研究生课程，以加强对博士学位的重视。机床研究研究生培训计划将使MTRC显著提高其博士生产率。***

9354980 Tlusty The Machine Tool Research Center (MTRC) at the University of Florida will establish a three phase Machine Tool Research Graduate Traineeship program designed to lead students from the B.S. to the Ph.D. in a five year period. During the first phase of the program, the students will concentrate on coursework. They will identify an area of research interest and complete a non-thesis Master's research project which will serve as the basis for their eventual doctoral research. Following the completion of the M.S. degree in the second year, the students will enter the second phase of the traineeship which consists of a one-year, off campus internship at an industrial site or an internationally recognized research lab. The internship will be arranged carefully to coincide with the student's research area. Following the internship, the trainees will return to the MTRC to concentrate on their doctoral research. The NSF Machine Tool Research Traineeships will be nationally advertised. Particular emphasis in recruitment will be placed on women, minorities and the disabled. Institutions which are the leading producers of women, minority, and disabled B.S. level Mechancial or Manufacturing Engineering graduates will be identified. MTRC faculty will make recruiting visits to at least four of these institutions. Eight of the most promising candidates identified will be invited to visit the UF campus to meet with MTRC faculty and students at departmental expense. Recent expnsion of the MTRC necessitates an increase in the number of graduate students. The Mechanical Engineering department is currently restructuring its graduate programs to place an increased emphasis on the Ph.D. degree. The Machine Tool Research Graduate Traineeship program will allow the MTRC to significantly increase its Ph.D. productivity. ***