NSF REU SITE: Nature InSpired Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates

NSF REU 网站：本科生受自然启发的工程研究体验

• 批准号: 0851449
• 负责人: Kenneth Barner
• 金额: $ 31.2万
• 依托单位: University of Delaware
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-04-15 至 2013-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0851449&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; REU; SITE; Nature; InSpired

Proposal: 0851449PI Name: Kenneth BarnerThis unique 10-week summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program at the University of Delaware's College of Engineering is complementary to the university's six-week Nature InSpired Engineering Research Experiences for Teachers Program (RET ) program. The intellectual focus of the comprehensive program is Nature InSpired Engineering (NISE) which is defined as the engineering study or inspirational use of natural systems and principles. Engineering faculty and students can learn a great deal from nature, infusing that information into research and educational activities, yielding innovative results and inspired students.To engage participants in the comprehensive program, a team comprising faculty from five engineering departments, complemented by educational technology, ethics, and evaluation experts will be involved. The joint REU and RET programs will form five sets of research teams. Each NISE research team will consist of one math teacher, one science teacher, and two undergraduate students. To further assist in the growth of the undergraduate students, each participant will be paired with a career mentor in addition to his or her research mentor. The REU program will be comprised of four main components: 1) in-depth laboratory experiences; 2) corporate site visits and social trips; 3) synergistic workshops and seminars; and 4) a research symposium. These four components will be common to the REU and RET programs, with overlaps and variations necessary to serve the specific participants. Corporate site visits will expose participants to the practical application of engineering principles they encounter in their research. A broad range of social and cultural activities will be critical to fostering a sense of community within the diverse undergraduate student groups. A set of workshops and seminars will assist in their development as researchers, improve their technical writing and presentation skills, expose them to technical research projects across the spectrum of NISE fields, and expand their knowledge of graduate programs and the process of applying to graduate school. In addition, the students will participate in the following activities: 1) a Friday lunch seminar series that will focus on the virtues of lifelong learning; 2) an ethics component; and 3) a summer symposium where they will present a poster illustrating their research experiences. The activities in the ethics component of the program will include the following: 1) discussions and readings pertaining to ethical issues; 2) talks from experts in the various fields of engineering ethics; 3) each student will give a presentation on a particular ethical issue; and 4) each student will construct a wiki for ethics topics and readings in the field of science and in engineering, which they will be able to update and contribute to in the years following their summer REU participation. Finally, the summer REU program will be complemented by a set of academic-year activities designed to keep the undergraduate students engaged, tracked, and directly involved in continuing technical and evaluation research and in-school collaboration with the teachers. Two undergraduate students will have an opportunity to work in the classroom with teachers, who focus on translating their research experiences into classroom activities and experiences.Recruitment efforts will focus on attracting women and minority participants. These efforts will build upon well-established collaborations with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), minority serving programs, and women in engineering networks, societies, and programs.In addition to yielding novel research results, this REU program will develop student's critical thinking, collaboration, and presentation skills as well provide students with an appreciation for the advantages of long-term collegial relationships, advanced degree studies, and lifelong learning.

提案：0851449 PI名称：肯尼思·巴纳这个独特的为期10周的夏季研究经验的本科生（REU）在工程的特拉华州的大学网站程序是补充大学的为期六周的自然启发工程研究经验的教师计划（RET）程序。 综合计划的智力重点是自然灵感工程（NISE），它被定义为工程研究或自然系统和原理的灵感使用。 工程系的教师和学生可以从大自然中学到很多东西，将这些信息融入研究和教育活动中，产生创新成果，启发学生。为了让参与者参与综合项目，将有一个由五个工程系的教师组成的团队，并辅以教育技术，伦理和评估专家。 联合REU和RET计划将形成五组研究团队。 每个NISE研究团队将由一名数学教师，一名科学教师和两名本科生组成。 为了进一步帮助本科生的成长，每个参与者除了他或她的研究导师外，还将与一位职业导师配对。 REU计划将由四个主要组成部分组成：1）深入的实验室经验; 2）企业实地考察和社会旅行; 3）协同工作坊和研讨会; 4）研究研讨会。 这四个组成部分将是可再生能源股和可再生能源技术方案的共同部分，但有必要的重叠和变化，以服务于特定的参与者。企业实地考察将使参与者了解他们在研究中遇到的工程原理的实际应用。广泛的社会和文化活动将是至关重要的，以培养不同的本科学生群体内的社区意识。 一组讲习班和研讨会将协助他们发展为研究人员，提高他们的技术写作和演讲技巧，让他们接触到整个NISE领域的技术研究项目，并扩大他们对研究生课程的了解和申请研究生院的过程。此外，学生将参加以下活动：1）周五午餐研讨会系列，将重点放在终身学习的优点; 2）道德组成部分;和3）夏季研讨会，他们将提出一张海报，说明他们的研究经验。 该计划的伦理部分的活动将包括以下内容：1）有关伦理问题的讨论和阅读; 2）来自工程伦理各个领域的专家的演讲; 3）每个学生将就特定的伦理问题进行演讲;以及4）每个学生将构建一个wiki，用于科学和工程领域的伦理主题和阅读，他们将能够在夏季REU参与后的几年中更新和贡献。最后，夏季REU计划将通过一系列学术年活动来补充，这些活动旨在让本科生参与，跟踪并直接参与持续的技术和评估研究以及与教师的校内合作。两名本科生将有机会在课堂上与教师一起工作，他们专注于将他们的研究经验转化为课堂活动和经验。招聘工作将侧重于吸引女性和少数民族参与者。 这些努力将建立在与历史上黑人学院和大学（HBCU），少数民族服务计划，以及工程网络，社会和计划中的妇女的良好合作基础上。除了产生新颖的研究成果，REU计划将培养学生的批判性思维，协作和演讲技巧，以及为学生提供长期学院关系的优势，高级学位学习和终身学习。