Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Advanced Composites for Aviation Industry

9820583威奇托州立大学Charles Yang该项目的目标是：（1）提高本科生的技术和教育背景（目标是妇女和少数群体的参与者占50%），提供更多的合作研究活动，（2）增加妇女和少数群体进入研究生院的人数，为她们进入研究生院并取得成功提供重要信息和必要培训，（3）协助本科生在高层次工程工作中就业，以及（4）促进少数民族和非少数民族学生之间在学术和工业方面的互动。 妇女、少数民族和非少数民族的大三和大四学生将参加这个项目。 少数民族学生将主要从威奇托州立大学（WSU）招收。 每年10名被选中的学生将在学年和夏季参加国家航空研究所复合材料实验室的几个复合材料研究项目。 除了来自WSU机械和航空航天工程系的高级复合材料专业教师顾问外，来自波音，塞斯纳，雷神的专家已同意担任工业咨询委员会成员，指导和建议学生的研究。 与研究部分平行，每个参与者将获得规划参加研究生院所需的专业咨询和指导，特别关注招生和资金。 参与者将参加季度研讨会，讨论如何改进技术写作，妇女和少数民族在研究生院的成功，以及工程中的道德问题。 调查人员相信，该计划将成功地培训妇女，少数民族和非少数民族学生，并帮助他们发展工业生涯以及研究生学习所需的研究技能。

9820583Wichita State UniversityC. Charles YangThe objectives of this project are to: (1) enhance the technical and educational backgrounds of undergraduate students (with a goal of 50% participants in women and minority groups) by offering more collaborative research activities, (2) increase the number of women and minorities entering graduate school by providing vital information and necessary training for their admission to and success in graduate school, (3) assist undergraduate students in their development towards obtaining employment in high level engineering jobs, and (4) promote the interactions, both academic and industry, between minority and non-minority students. Women, minority, and non-minority students in their junior and senior years of study will participate in this project. The minority students will be recruited mainly from Wichita State University (WSU). The ten selected students per year will participate in several composites research projects in the Composites Laboratory at the National Institute for Aviation Research during the academic year and summer. Besides the faculty advisors specialized in advanced composites from both Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Departments of WSU, experts from Boeing, Cessna, Raytheon have agreed to serve as Industrial Advisory Board Members to direct and advise student research. Parallel with the research component each participant will receive professional counseling and instruction necessary for planning to attend graduate school, with particular attention given to admissions and funding. Participants will attend quarterly seminars regarding improved technical writing, graduate school success for women and minorities, and ethical issues in engineering. The investigators have confidence that the program will be successful in training women, minority, and non-minority students and assist them in developing research skills needed for their industrial career as well as graduate studies.