Research Experience for Undergraduates: Excellence Through Research

在德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校能源研究中心和机械工程系建立的REU网站将在三年的时间里让36名女性、非裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人和印第安人本科生参与能源研究。这项研究将在每年的夏季由11名学生进行，为期10周。招生将集中在高等教育机构，这些机构历来招收和毕业的群体在工程领域的代表性不足。Prairie View a&m大学、德克萨斯泛美大学、德克萨斯南方大学、拉马尔大学、休斯顿大学和德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校将成为主要的目标学校，因为这些学校已经与工程学院和专业人员建立了良好的关系。该州其他拥有全国黑人工程师协会（NSBE）、西班牙裔专业工程协会（SHPE）或女性工程师协会（SWE）分会的校园将成为目标。目标是至少有75%的参与者来自德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校以外的校园。另外25%将从德州大学奥斯汀分校挑选。入选REU项目的学生将参与由工业界和联邦政府赞助的由教师领导的最先进的能源相关研究。学生们将每周与教师主管会面，每两周一次以小组形式交流有关各自项目进展的信息和想法。这些年轻的工程师将获得三小时的高级课程学分，他们可以将这些学分转回自己的母校。夏季的研究活动将在总结学生的研究活动的最终报告的写作和演示中达到高潮。＊＊＊

9424143 Busch-Vishniac The REU Site established at the Center for Energy Studies and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas (UT) Austin will involve 36 female, African American, Hispanic, and Native American undergraduates in energy research over a three year period. The research will be conducted over a ten week period in the summers by 11 students each year. Student recruiting will be concentrated at institutions of higher education that have historically enrolled and graduated groups underrepresented in engineering. Prairie View A&M University, University of Texas Pan American, Texas Southern University, Lamar University, University of Houston, and University of Texas El Paso will be the primary schools targeted because of the relationships that have been established with engineering faculty and professional staff at these locations. Other campuses in the state will be targeted that have National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineering (SHPE), or Society of Women Engineers (SWE) chapters. The goal is to have at least 75% of the participants chosen to be from a campus other than UT Austin. The other 25% would be chosen from the UT Austin campus. Students chosen for the REU program will participate in state-of-the-art energy related research sponsored by industry and the federal government led by faculty members. The students will meet weekly with faculty supervisors and bi-weekly as a group to exchange information and ides about the progress on their various projects. These young engineers will be enrolled for three hours upper-division class credit which they can transfer back to their home institutions. The summer's research activity will culminate in the writing and presentation of a final report summarizing the student's research activities. ***