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

9820210科罗拉多州立大学 科罗拉多州立大学通过一项合作协议为美国国家科学基金会主办和运营CSU-CHILL雷达设施。 CSU-CHILL雷达是为遥感设计的先进的10厘米波长偏振多普勒雷达。 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。 这一新系统的强大功能和灵活性将使本科生能够方便地学习雷达操作、数据收集、产品展示和新产品的生成。 因此，学生将有机会在先进的雷达系统上进行实践。 该雷达系统实际上包含了电气工程学科的各个方面。 因此，在本科阶段有大量的机会进行重要的教育活动。 该提案要求提供资金，以围绕CSU-CHILL雷达设施建立一个REU站点。 操作模式是为在CHILL雷达大三之后的学生提供夏季研究经验。 在雷达实验，数据，计算机连接方面的广泛支持，将提供给学生继续他们的工作在他们的家机构作为他们的高级项目的一部分，如果需要的话。 在课程结束时，学生需要写一份正式报告，并在一系列研讨会上展示他们的结果。 许多院系和CSU-CHILL工作人员的参与将使学生在参与团队导向或个人研究项目的同时获得强大的理论和实验背景。

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.