REU Site: Automotive Research and Industrial Mentorship Program at Oakland University

EEC-0552737莱拉猜测该奖项为奥克兰大学一个为期三年的REU网站提供支持。将招收8名女本科生，在机械工程领域进行为期10周的暑期体验。学生将有机会在流体和热科学、能源和摩擦学等与汽车相关的领域进行研究。该计划的主要特点包括：(1)三层导师计划，包括教师、工业导师和研究生；(2)工业导师和具有长期研发历史的主要汽车公司(如通用汽车、戴姆勒-克莱斯勒、FEV科技)的大力支持和承诺，包括在工业现场参与的机会；(3)通过女性榜样的直接指导，开展技能激励和信心建立活动；(4)通过大学外协调的专业活动，提供网络和同行支持机会。这些专业活动包括行业和实验室参观、研讨会、与女性工程师协会(SWE)和汽车工程学会(SAE)等专业协会的协调活动、与受邀演讲者的互动、口头陈述以及出席和/或在会议上展示研究成果的机会。为了强调专业发展、网络和同伴支持的重要性，所有学生都将参加SWE和SAE。大多数学生将从两年制和四年制大学招生，这些大学为本科生提供的暑期研究机会很少，重点是从密歇根州东南部以及全国历史悠久的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)招收少数族裔女性学生。预计这个REU网站将增加机械工程领域中追求工程事业并开始研究生学习以在工业、政府或学术界寻求职业生涯的女性人数。该网站由国防部与NSF REU计划合作提供支持。

EEC-0552737Laila GuessousThe award provides support for a three-year REU Site at Oakland University. Eight women undergraduate students will be recruited for a ten-week summer experience in the field of mechanical engineering. Students will have the opportunity to do research in automotive-related areas of the fluid and thermal sciences, energy and tribology. The main features of the program include: (1) a three-tier mentorship program, that involves faculty, industrial mentors and graduate students; (2) strong endorsements and commitments from industrial mentors and major automotive companies (e.g. General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, FEV Technology) that have long histories of research and development, including opportunities for participation at the industrial sites;(3) skill motivation and confidence building activities through direct mentorship by female role models and (4) networking and peer support opportunities through coordinated professional activities outside the university. These professional activities include industry and lab tours, seminars, coordinated activities with professional societies such as the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and the Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE), interactions with invited speakers, oral presentations and the opportunity to attend and/or present research findings at a conference. In order to emphasize the importance of professional development, networking and peer support, all students will be enrolled in the SWE and the SAE. The majority of the students will be recruited from two and four year colleges that offer few summer research opportunities for undergraduate students with a special emphasis placed on recruiting minority women students from southeastern Michigan, as well as from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide. It is anticipated that this REU Site will increase the number of women in mechanical engineering who pursue careers in engineering and embark upon graduate studies to pursue careers in industry, government or academia.This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.