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

EEC-0552737莱拉猜测该奖项提供了一个为期三年的REU网站在奥克兰大学的支持。 将招募8名女本科生在机械工程领域进行为期10周的暑期实习。 学生将有机会在流体和热科学，能源和摩擦学的汽车相关领域进行研究。该计划的主要特点包括：（1）三层导师计划，涉及教师，工业导师和研究生;（2）来自工业导师和主要汽车公司的强烈认可和承诺（如通用汽车、戴姆勒克莱斯勒、FEV技术公司）具有长期的研究和开发历史，包括参与工业现场的机会;（3）通过女性榜样的直接指导，开展技能激励和建立信心活动;（4）通过大学以外的协调专业活动，提供建立网络和同侪支持的机会。 这些专业活动包括行业和实验室图尔斯之旅，研讨会，与专业协会（如女性工程师协会（SWE）和汽车工程协会（SAE））的协调活动，与受邀演讲者的互动，口头报告以及参加和/或在会议上展示研究成果的机会。 为了强调专业发展，网络和同行支持的重要性，所有学生将在SWE和SAE注册。大多数学生将从两年制和四年制大学招募，这些大学为本科生提供的夏季研究机会很少，特别强调招募来自密歇根州东南部以及全国历史黑人学院和大学（HBCU）的少数族裔女学生。预计该REU网站将增加机械工程领域的女性人数，她们将从事工程职业，并开始研究生学习，以从事工业，政府或学术界的职业。该网站由国防部与NSF REU计划合作支持。

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.