REU: Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Mechanical Engineering

建议编号：9732322 PI：肯尼迪大学：克莱姆森U摘要克莱姆森大学机械工程系的本科生研究体验建议地点将包括克莱姆森和其他机构的学生参加一个为期十周的研究、研讨会和工作坊项目。REU网站将对该部门的高级部门荣誉计划进行补充，该计划要求高年级学生完成一项研究项目并撰写一篇高级论文。所有活动都将侧重于研究的各个方面：问题的形成、实验、分析、出版和陈述。参与者将接受智力挑战，并将学习独立工作。与教师的一对一接触和与研究生的互动也将向这些学生介绍研究生教育的机会以及在研究和学术界的职业选择。这些研究项目将涵盖热学和流体科学、机械和制造系统、工程力学和材料等领域。学生们将在预先安排的研究项目上集中精力，使他们的兴趣与系里教员的兴趣相匹配。此外，他们还将参加有关研究道德、研究生教育、教师职业和专业精神的讲座。工作坊将进行书面和口头陈述。该计划的最终结果将是由每个学生准备一份关于他们工作的书面报告，以及一个海报会议，在这个会议上，他们将向来自大学和地区工程界的感兴趣的各方描述他们的工作。

Proposal No.: 9732322 PI: Kennedy University: Clemson U ABSTRACT The proposed Research Experiences for Undergraduates site in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University will involve students from Clemson and other institutions in a ten-week program of research, seminars, and workshops. The REU site will compliment the department's Senior Departmental Honors Program, which requires seniors to complete a research project and write a senior thesis. All of the activities will focus on the various aspects of research: problem formulation, experimentation, analysis, publication and presentation. The participants will be challenged intellectually and will learn to work independently. The one-on-one contact with faculty and interaction with graduate students will also introduce these students to the opportunities in graduate education and the career options in research and academia. The research projects will span the areas of thermal and fluid science, mechanical and manufacturing systems, engineering mechanics, and materials. Students will work intensively on a prearranged research project which matches their interests with that of a departmental faculty member. In addition, they will attend lectures on research ethics, graduate education, teaching as a profession, and professionalism. Workshops will be conducted on written and oral presentation. The program will culminate in the preparation of a written report, by each student, of their work and a poster session in which they will describe their work to interested parties from the university and regional engineering community.