REU Site: Animal-like, Sensor-based Robot Motions: Learning from Nature

这个本科生研究体验(REU)网站是由国防部与NSF REU计划共同资助的。该奖项为利哈伊大学的REU网站提供支持。10名二年级新生(即已完成大一年级但尚未开始大二年级的学生)将在夏季花12周时间从事神经科学和机器人方面的研究。这一独特的跨学科课程将使机械工程专业的学生和生物科学专业的学生接触到这两个学科的基本概念。预计这一计划将影响美国增加准备从事研究相关职业的美国公民和永久居民数量的需求，此外还将影响增加从事研究相关职业的美国公民数量的需求，这些群体来自科学和工程领域代表性较低的群体。

This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program. This award provides support for an REU Site at Lehigh University. Ten rising sophomores (i.e. students that have completed the freshman year but have not started the sophomore year) will spend 12 weeks in the summer engaged in research in neuroscience and robotics. This unique interdisciplinary program will expose students majoring in mechanical engineering and students majoring in the biological sciences to fundamental concepts in both academic disciplines. It is anticipated that this program will impact the nations' need to increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents prepared for research-related careers, in addition to impacting the need to increase the number of U.S. citizens from population groups underrepresented in science and engineering that are engaged in research-related careers.