Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Bridge Engineering

该奖项为特拉华大学桥梁工程的一个为期5年的REU项目提供资金，由Michael J. Chajes博士指导。这个为期10周的暑期项目将为来自其他机构的10名学生提供研究项目，重点是基于特拉华大学在该领域不断增长的专业知识基础上的桥梁工程。该项目的招聘工作将重点关注传统黑人学院和大学（HBCU）的学生，以及迄今为止在这个传统上由男性主导的领域中没有显著代表性的女本科生。该REU项目将由创新桥梁工程中心（CIBE）管理，该中心于2000年在特拉华大学成立，为全球公路和铁路桥梁所有者提供主要资源。每个学生将从事一个单独的研究项目，并将被分配一名教师作为她/他的研究导师。此外，学生将参加每周一次的研讨会，在那里他们将有机会与同学讨论他们的工作，并听取研究人员、实习桥梁工程师和研究生关于共同感兴趣的话题的意见。学生们还将参加实地考察，几次桥梁之旅，并将准备并提交一份简短的报告，在研究研讨会上发表。

This award provides funding for a 5-year REU Site in Bridge Engineering at the University of Delaware, under the direction of Dr. Michael J. Chajes. This 10-week summer program will provide 10 students from other institutions, with research projects focused on bridge engineering based on the growing base of expertise in this area at the University of Delaware. The program recruitment efforts will focus heavily on students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's) and on female undergraduates who have up to now not been significantly represented in this traditionally male-dominated field. This REU program will be administered by the Center for Innovative Bridge Engineering (CIBE) which was established at the University of Delaware in 2000 to serve as a primary resource for the world's highway and railroad bridge owners. Each student will work on an individual research project and will be assigned a faculty member as her/his research mentor. In addition, the students will participate in weekly seminars where they will have the opportunity to discuss their work with fellow students, and hear from researchers, practicing bridge engineers and graduate students on topics of mutual interest. The students will also participate in field trips, several bridge tours, and will prepare and submit a brief report for presentation at a research symposium.