REU Site: Fluid Mechanics with Analysis using Computations and Experiments (FM-ACE)

EEC-754117艾米·W·朗格该奖项为阿拉巴马大学塔斯卡卢萨分校(UA)为期三年的REU站点提供支持。拟建的REU网站将吸引本科生从事流体力学的尖端研究，项目包括计算和实验分析工具。这门课程是跨学科课程的理想选择，因为流体动力学与工程中广泛的研究领域高度相关。十名教职员工将作为研究导师参加。这些教师导师分别代表航天工程与机械系、机械工程系、土木工程系、建筑与环境工程系和化学与生物工程系。该计划将包括关于定义实验方法、实验室安全、报告数据的道德行为、错误分析的讨论以及如何制定研究计划的研讨会。为了增强实践研究体验，项目中融入了各种专业发展活动。包括：1)技术报告的撰写；2)口头陈述；3)申请研究生的过程和参加GRE的准备。此外，学生们还将参加几次实地考察，包括参观阿诺德工程开发中心(AEDC)，这是世界上最先进、最大的飞行模拟测试设施。该方案纳入了积极的招聘计划，旨在吸引50%的女性和其他代表性不足的群体作为学生加入该方案。REU的目标是让学生接触到不同的研究领域，同时提供一个场所，让学生可以在一个丰富的环境中传播他们的成果并与其他专业人员互动。该项目的主要目标之一是学生参加每年11月举行的美国物理学会流体动力学分会(APS DFD)年会并提交摘要(口头或海报)。学生对流体力学令人兴奋的研究的参与增加了他们考虑研究生学习的可能性，并扩大了国家的技术人力基础。该奖项由刺激竞争性研究的实验计划(EHR/EPSCoR)共同资助。

EEC-754117Amy W. LangThe award provides support for a three-year REU Site at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa (UA). The proposed REU site will engage undergraduate students in cutting-edge research in fluid mechanics with projects implementing both computational and experimental analysis tools. This topic of study is an ideal choice for a cross-disciplinary program because fluid dynamics is highly relevant to a wide array of research areas in engineering. Ten faculty will participate as research mentors. These faculty mentors represent the departments of Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction and Environmental Engineering and Chemical & Biological Engineering. The program will include seminars on defining the experimental method, lab safety, ethical conduct in reporting data, discussion of error analysis and how to formulate a research plan. To enhance the hands-on research experience, a variety of professional development activities have been incorporated in the program. These include: 1) technical report writing; 2) oral presentations; 3) the application process for graduate school and preparation for taking the GRE. In addition, students will participate in several field trips including a tour to the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), the most advanced and largest complex of flight simulation test facilities in the world. This program incorporates and aggressive recruitment plan for attracting 50% female and other underrepresented groups as students into the program. It is the goal of this REU to expose students to a diversity of research areas, while providing a venue where students can disseminate their results and interact with other professionals in an enriching environment. One of the primary objectives of the program is that students attend and present an abstract (oral or poster) at the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics (APS DFD) annual conference held each year in November. The involvement of students in exciting research in fluid mechanics enhances the likelihood that they will consider post-graduate study and broaden the base of the Nation's technical manpower.This award is co-funded by the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EHR/EPSCoR).