REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experience in Biological Systems Engineering

EEC-0649079大卫·H·沃恩该奖项授予弗吉尼亚理工学院和州立大学的REU场地，将为本科生在生物系统工程(BSE)教师的指导下进行独立研究提供机会。REU参与者进行的研究将增进我们对生物系统的基本了解：土地使用和管理做法对水质的影响，以及从生物原料开发和生产工业产品。学生们将分组工作，包括教职员工、研究生和教职员工，使用最先进的设施、设备和仪器对疯牛病目前存在的问题进行研究。学生将实践科学的方法，提高他们的思考和推理能力，发展他们的沟通能力，并进一步认识到问题的复杂性和跨学科性质。体验中的活动包括：1)个人阅读和学习；2)小组研究活动；3)体验式学习；4)社会活动。REU网站计划将鼓励学生继续研究生学习，然后进入学术机构、联邦机构和行业的研究生涯。这些学生将成为未来工程学的领导者，他们的研究贡献将为我们的社会提供可持续发展。招生工作将集中在生物系统工程和相关工程学科的应届毕业生，如化学、土木、食品、生化、环境、自然资源、农业、生物和生物医学。

EEC-0649079David H. VaughnThis award for an REU Site at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University will provide and opportunity for undergraduate students to conduct independent research under the guidance of faculty in Biological Systems Engineering (BSE). The research conducted by the REU participants will improve our basic understanding of biological systems: the effects of land use and management practices on water quality, and the development and production of industrial products from biological feedstocks. Students will work in teams including faculty, graduate students and staff, conducting research on current problems in BSE using state-of-the-art facilities, equipment, and instrumentation. Students will practice the scientific method, enhance their thinking and reasoning abilities, develop their communication skills, and gain further appreciation of the complexity and interdisciplinary nature of problems. Activities included in the experience will include: 1) individual reading and study; 2) group research activities; 3) experiential learning; and 4) social activities.The REU Site program will encourage students to pursue graduate study and then enter research careers with academic institutions, federal agencies, and industry. These students will become the future leaders in engineering and their research contributions will provide sustainable development for our society. Recruitment efforts will be focused on students who are rising seniors in biological systems engineering and related engineering disciplines such as chemical, civil, food, biochemical, environmental, natural resources, agricultural, biological, and biomedical.