Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Electrical Engineering Focused Around the CSU-CHILL National Radar Facility

9820210科罗拉多州立大学 V. Chandrasekar 科罗拉多州立大学通过合作协议为 NSF 托管并运营 CSU-CHILL 雷达设施。 CSU-CHILL 雷达是一款先进的 10 厘米波长偏振多普勒雷达，专为遥感设计。 该设施旨在作为雷达工程和雷达气象学高级研究和教育的焦点。 雷达中增加了一个新的最先进的数据采集和控制系统。这个新系统的强大功能和灵活性将使本科生能够方便地学习雷达操作、数据采集、产品展示和新产品的生成。因此，学生将有机会获得先进雷达系统的实践经验。该雷达系统几乎涵盖了电气工程学科的各个方面。因此，为本科生提供了进行重要教育活动的大量机会。该提案要求提供资金，用于建立一个以雷达为重点的 REU 站点。运作模式是为学生在 CHILL 雷达大三之后提供广泛的支持，作为他们高级项目的一部分，如果需要的话，学生们需要写一份正式的报告并在一系列研讨会上展示他们的成果，这将使学生获得强大的能力。参与团队或个人研究项目时的理论和实验背景。

9820210Colorado State University V. ChandrasekarColorado State University hosts and operates the CSU-CHILL radar facility for the NSF through a cooperative agreement. The CSU-CHILL radar is an advanced 10-cm wavelength polarimetric Doppler radar designed for remote sensing. This facility is designed to serve as a focal point for advanced research and education in radar engineering and radar meteorology. A new state-of-the-art data acquisition and (control system has been added to the radar. The power and flexibility of this new system will make it convenient for undergraduate students to learn radar operations, data collection, product display, and generation of new products. Hence, students will have the opportunity for hands-on experience on an advanced radar system. This radar system incorporates virtually every aspect of the Electrical Engineering discipline. Consequently, there is a wealth of opportunity for significant educational activities at the undergraduate level. This proposal requests fund for setting up a REU site focussed around the CSU-CHILL radar facility. The mode of operation is to provide summer research experience for students following the junior year at the CHILL radar. Extensive support in terms of radar experiments, data, computer link, will be provided for the students to continue their work at their home institutions as part of their senior projects if desired. At the end of the program, students are required to write a formal report and present their results in a seminar series. The participation of many faculties and the CSU-CHILL staff will enable the students to acquire a strong theoretical and experimental background while participating in team-oriented or individual research projects.