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.Chandraseka科罗拉多州立大学通过一项合作协议为NSF托管和运营CSU-CHILL雷达设施。CSU-CHILL雷达是一种先进的10厘米波长极化多普勒雷达，专为遥感而设计。该设施旨在作为雷达工程和雷达气象学方面的高级研究和教育的中心。雷达上增加了一个新的最先进的数据采集和控制系统。这一新系统的强大和灵活性将方便本科生学习雷达操作、数据采集、产品展示和新产品的生成。因此，学生将有机会亲身体验先进的雷达系统。该雷达系统几乎涵盖了电气工程学科的方方面面。因此，在本科生层面上有大量的重大教育活动的机会。这项提案要求提供资金，以建立一个以CSU-CHILL雷达设施为重点的REU地点。运作模式是为高三后的学生提供暑期研究体验。如果需要，将在雷达实验、数据、计算机连接等方面为学生提供广泛的支持，让他们继续在本国机构工作，作为其高级项目的一部分。在课程结束时，学生被要求写一份正式的报告，并在一系列的研讨会中展示他们的结果。许多学院和CSU-CHILL的工作人员的参与将使学生在参与团队或个人研究项目的同时获得坚实的理论和实验背景。

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.