REU Site - Undergraduate Research Experience in Civil Infrastructure Engineering

REU 网站 - 土木基础设施工程本科生研究经验

• 批准号: 0649163
• 负责人: Y.L. Mo
• 金额: $ 25.75万
• 依托单位: University of Houston
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-03-01 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0649163&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Undergraduate; Research; Experience

EEC-0649163Y. L. MoThe award provides support for a three-year REU Site at the University of Houston. The program focuses on two areas of growing national importance, Civil Infrastructure Engineering and Security. The specific objectives of the program are as follows: 1) participants will develop competency in scientific research, oral presentation and writing skills; 2) in collaboration with mentors, they will produce meaningful research results; 3) participants will sustain and increase their interests in research careers after completion of program; and 4) participants will learn to present and disseminate their research results. The research program will be integrated with group activities including site visits to cutting-edge institutions, seminars by faculty and industrial researchers, and social activities. The student's research experiences will be further enhanced by seminars on career development, ethics in engineering, methods of literature search, and practical advice on questions related to graduate school. Recruitment efforts for this REU site program will be focused on colleges and universities with high minority enrollments as well as those that offer limited research opportunities, such as, Hispanic serving institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Emphasis will be placed on attracting underrepresented minorities and women. The overall objective of the program is to increase the number, quality, and diversity of undergraduates entering graduate schools and careers in the areas of Civil Infrastructure Engineering and Security.

EEC-0649163Y。莫特奖为休斯顿大学一个为期三年的REU网站提供支持。该项目的重点是两个国家重要性与日俱增的领域，即土木工程和安全。该计划的具体目标如下：1)参与者将发展科学研究、口头陈述和写作技能；2)与导师合作，他们将产生有意义的研究成果；3)参与者将在完成计划后保持和增加他们对研究职业的兴趣；以及4)参与者将学会展示和传播他们的研究成果。研究计划将与小组活动相结合，包括对尖端机构的实地访问、教师和工业研究人员的研讨会以及社会活动。学生的研究经验将通过关于职业发展、工程伦理、文献搜索方法和与研究生院相关问题的实用建议的研讨会进一步加强。REU Site计划的招聘工作将集中在少数族裔入学率高的学院和大学，以及那些提供有限研究机会的学院和大学，如西班牙裔服务机构和历史上的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)。将把重点放在吸引代表性不足的少数群体和妇女上。该计划的总体目标是增加进入研究生院和土木工程与安全领域的本科生的数量、质量和多样性。