REU Site for Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota

douglas W. ernie该奖项授予明尼苏达大学双城分校电气和计算机工程REU站点，旨在鼓励文化多元化的个人群体在本科水平以外的STEM领域追求成功的职业生涯。该项目将为8名本科生和2名教师提供综合研究和教育经验。该项目以为期十周的暑期研究体验为中心，参与者与电气和计算机工程学院的教师配对，在他们的教师导师的研究小组中从事前沿研究。特别是，该计划旨在让来自内城和较小农村地区的科学和数学教师接触到电气和计算机工程的研究和实践。参与者还将参与广泛的补充教育活动，包括每周一次以他们的研究为重点的研讨会，关于职业选择、道德和研究生院问题的讲习班，探索学术教学和推广方面的机会，以及参观公司。为了使这次REU的经历达到高潮，参与者将准备最终的书面报告，并在总结部门海报会议和全校研究计划研讨会上发表演讲。学生、教师、导师和其他研究人员之间的社会互动将通过组织社会活动和实地考察来促进。本科学生的招募将集中在两个目标人群：1)女性和代表性不足的少数民族；2)来自本科院校的学生，没有广泛的研究机会。参与该项目的教师将获得教师研究经验（RET）项目的支持。

EEC-0648954Douglas W. ErnieThis award for an REU Site in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities is focused on encouraging a culturally diverse group of individuals to pursue successful careers in STEM areas beyond the undergraduate level. The program will provide 8 undergraduate students and 2 teachers an integrated research and educational experience. The program centers on a ten-week summer research experience in which participants are paired with electrical and computer engineering faculty and work in cutting-edge research within their faculty mentor's research group. In particular, the program is designed to give science and math teachers from inner city and smaller rural districts exposure to electrical and computer engineering research and practice.Participants will also be involved in extensive complementary educational activities, including a weekly seminar focusing on their research, workshops on career options, ethics, and graduate school issues, opportunities for exploring the teaching and outreach aspects of academia, and company visits. To culminate this REU experience, participants will prepare final written reports and give presentations at the concluding departmental poster session and an all-campus research program symposium. Social interaction between students, faculty, mentors, and other research personnel will be facilitated through organized social events and field trips.Recruitment of undergraduate students will be focused on two target populations: 1) women and underrepresented minorities and 2) students from undergraduate colleges and universities without extensive research opportunities. Teachers on this project are supported by the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program.