Development and Implementation of an Intensive Short Course, Seminar, and Mentoring for Introducing Undergraduates to Research in Engineering

工程-材料科学（57）这个项目的重点是增加学生参与工程学科的本科生研究活动，主要是在大一和大二。这是通过制定两个阶段的计划来实现的。第一个方面是密集的夏令营，提供广泛适用于科学和工程的研究技能和技术的基本信息。在顺利完成为期一周的暑期课程后，学生进入课程的第二阶段；一学年期间的指导和研讨会计划，将学生与校园教师配对。来自四个工程学科的教员参加了夏令营和学年项目。每年有多达20名学生参加该项目。该项目创造了新的教学策略，同时为来自几个工程项目的核心教师提供了一个机会，以一种独特的教育形式发展专业知识，而这种教育形式在大学里并不常见。该项目正在通过一个对照组进行评估，以评估可衡量的结果，包括增加学生参与研究和留在工程专业。

Engineering - Materials Science (57)This project is focused on increasing student involvement in active undergraduate research activities across engineering disciplines, primarily in the freshmen and sophomore years. This is being done by developing a two stage program. The first aspect is an intensive summer camp to provide basic information about research skills and techniques that are broadly applicable to science and engineering. After successfully completing the week-long summer program, students enter the second stage of the program; a mentoring and seminar program during the school year to pair students with faculty on campus. Faculty members from four engineering disciplines are participating in both the camp and school year programs. Up to 20 students per year are participating in the program. The program is creating new teaching strategies while providing a core group of faculty from several engineering programs an opportunity to develop expertise in a unique format of education not commonly carried out at universities. The program is being evaluated via a control group to assess measurable outcomes that include increased student participation in research and retention in engineering.