Materials, Mechanics, and Manufacturing (3M) REU Site

摘要0453216该奖项支持南达科他州矿业与技术学院（SDSM&amp；T）的REU基地的发展，重点是材料，机械和制造（3M）。3M REU网站的主要目的是提高学生对研究生学习的兴趣。3M REU网站的另一个目标是提高学生在这些工具方面的能力，这些工具将使他们在研究环境中更具竞争力，即团队建设，技术沟通，道德和整体研究敏锐度。其他目标是促进少数民族学生接触尖端研究。其中一个目标人群来自奥格拉拉·拉科塔学院（OLC），这是一所美国原住民机构。每年有三到四名OLC学生参加这个3M REU网站暑期项目。第二个目标学生群体包括SDSM&amp；T本科生。每年有三名SDSM&amp；T学生参加3M REU为期10周的暑期项目。第三类目标学生群体是在没有支持本科研究项目的地方四年制大学中发现的。每年有三名来自该地区四年制学校的学生参加3M REU暑期项目。项目侧重于材料、机械和制造领域的前沿研究，由SDSM&amp；T资深教师导师领导。研究项目涉及自由形状激光沉积、复合材料、纳米材料/光刻以及产品设计中的材料选择。这项研究利用了现有的SDSM&amp；T教师的专业知识和研究基础设施，包括SDSM&amp；T先进材料加工中心和先进制造和生产中心。已经制定了详细的3M REU-Site评估计划，包括该计划的夏季和学术部分的评估部分。3M REU网站提供了对国家人力资源产生重大广泛影响的潜力，因为该项目强调招募美国原住民学生。一般来说，3M REU的许多学生往往是第一代大学生。因此，3M网站既为少数族裔学生，也为其他传统上未被充分代表的学生提供服务，并鼓励他们攻读研究生，从事研究工作。

ABSTRACT 0453216This award supports development of an REU Site at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) focusing upon Materials, Mechanics, and Manufacturing (3M) is proposed. The main objective of the 3M REU Site is to enhance student interest in post-graduate study. Another objective of the 3M REU Site is to improve student abilities with respect to those tools that will make them more competitive in a research environment, namely, team building, technical communication, ethics, and overall research acumen. Additional objectives are to promote minority-student exposure to cutting-edge research. One of the targeted populations is drawn from Oglala Lakota College (OLC), a Native-American institution. Three-to-four OLC students participate in this 3M REU Site summer program on an annual basis. The second targeted student population includes SDSM&T undergraduates. Three SDSM&T students participate in the 3M REU 10-week summer program on an annual basis. The third category of targeted student groups is found at regional four-year institutions that do not possess a program to support undergraduate research. Three students from the regional four-year schools participate in the 3M REU summer program on an annual basis.Projects focus on cutting-edge research in materials, mechanics, and manufacturing and are led by senior SDSM&T Faculty Mentors. Research projects involve freeform laser deposition, composite materials, nanomaterials/lithography, and materials selection in product design. This research draws upon existing SDSM&T faculty expertise and research infrastructure, including the SDSM&T Advanced Materials Processing Center and the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Production. A detailed 3M REU-Site Assessment Plan has been developed and includes assessment components for both the summer and academic portions of the program. The 3M REU Site offers the potential for significant broad impact on the Nation's human resources given the emphasis on the recruitment of Native-American students into the program. In general, many of the 3M REU students tend to be first-generation college students. Thus, the 3M Site serves both minority and other traditionally underrepresented students and encourages them to pursue post-graduate study and a career in research.