SUNFEST: Summer Undergraduate Program for Research Experience in Sensor Technologies

9619852范德斯皮格尔摘要该项目为9名本科生提供了传感器技术领域的暑期研究机会。其目标是吸引和留住有天赋的学生进入工程学研究生的职业生涯。REU网站是宾夕法尼亚大学传感器技术中心(Sunfest)传感器技术夏季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。学生由一个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、顾问的推荐、在代表人数不足的小组中的成员以及在母校的研究机会来挑选。预计大约三分之二的学生将来自宾夕法尼亚以外的地方。本科生在一名或多名参与研究的教师和研究生的指导下，积极参与研究项目。特别强调这些Sunfest研究员与研究生和教职员工之间更广泛的互动和沟通。向学生建议的项目是根据他们的教育价值、科学价值、对本科生的适宜性以及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；微机械系统、现象和微机械加工；以及传感器接口。学生们还将参加各种实践工作坊，以便为他们提供进行一流研究或提高口语和口语技能的工具。这些研讨会将包括“有效演讲”、“撰写研究报告”、“科学与工程伦理”和“电子数据库检索的使用”。学生还将有机会参加与教师顾问组织的社会活动。***

9619852 Van der Spiegel ABSTRACT The project provides 9 undergraduate student with summer research opportunities in the area of Sensor Technologies. The goal is to attract and retain gifted students to a graduate career in engineering. The REU Site is part of the Summer Undergraduate Fellowship in Sensor Technologies (SUNFEST) program of the University of Pennsylvania'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 two thirds of the students will come from outside Penn. The undergraduate students participate actively in a research project under the guidance of one or more participating faculty and graduate student. Special emphasis is placed on broader interaction and communication of these SUNFEST fellows with the graduate students and faculty members. The projects suggested to the students are chosen for their educational value, scientific merit, appropriateness for undergraduates, and the prospects for continued involvement after the summer. Project topics include: chemical, optical, mechanical, and neural network based sensors; micromechanical systems, phenomena and micromachining; and sensor interfacing. The students will also participate in a variety of hands-on workshops in order to give them the tools to do first rate research or enhance their oral and verbal skills. These will include seminars on "Giving effective presentations", "Writing research reports", "Ethics in Science and Engineering" and "Use of electronic database searches". Students will also have the opportunity to participate in social activities organized with faculty advisors. ***