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

该合同为奥克兰大学一个为期三年的REU站点提供支持。将招募八名女本科生在机械工程领域进行为期十周的暑期体验。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)三层指导计划，包括教师、行业导师和研究生；(2)拥有长期研发历史的行业导师和主要汽车公司（如通用汽车、戴姆勒-克莱斯勒、FEV Technology）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进行技能激励和信心建立活动；(4)通过协调的校外专业活动提供网络和同伴支持机会。这些专业活动包括行业和实验室参观、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收，这些大学为本科生提供很少的暑期研究机会，特别强调招收来自密歇根州东南部的少数族裔女学生，以及来自全国范围内的传统黑人学院和大学（HBCUs）。预计这个REU网站将增加机械工程领域追求工程职业的女性人数，并开始研究生学习，从事工业，政府或学术界的职业。该站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作提供支持。

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.