REU Site: Automotive and Energy Research and Industrial Mentorship (AERIM) Program at Oakland University

这个为期三年的REU网站计划将吸引10名本科生每年10个夏季周的意义和及时的研究重点是汽车和能源相关的问题，对美国有直接影响能源消耗，气候变化问题和相关的国家安全问题。将特别强调旨在提高内燃机效率的技术，汽车制造工艺，汽车材料，替代推进系统以及润滑和磨损。此外，另一个重点领域将是旨在提高一般齿轮箱和一般风力涡轮机齿轮箱的可靠性的研究。这个REU网站计划的主要特点包括：1）一个独特的三层导师计划，涉及教师，工业导师和毕业生; 2）来自几个汽车和零部件制造商的坚定承诺（通用汽车，克莱斯勒，SKF美国）和个人具有丰富的工业经验，为学生提供指导，并获得实验室和工业设施;和3）通过协调的专业活动，如工业和实验室图尔斯参观、研讨会、与工业专业人员的互动、口头报告以及参加和/或在会议上介绍研究成果的机会，提供学习、网络和同行支持的机会。拟议活动的广泛影响是什么？为了促进妇女和少数民族参与工程，该REU计划将从代表性不足的群体中招募10名学生中的至少4名，特别注重招募妇女参加该计划。还将努力增加少数民族学生的申请人数，并将作出具体努力，从密歇根州东南部以及全国历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCU）招收少数民族学生。研究和外联成果将在会议上和通过同行评审的期刊文章传播。 此外，有关方案活动的信息将放在网上，并提供给整个社区。“这个REU网站是由国防部与NSF REU计划合作共同资助的。"

This three year REU Site program will engage 10 undergraduate students for 10 summer weeks each year in meaning and timely research focused on automotive and energy-related problems that have a direct impact on U.S. energy consumption, climate change issues and related national security issues. A special emphasis will be placed on technologies that aim to improve efficiencies of internal combustion engines, automotive manufacturing processes, automotive materials, alternative propulsion systems and lubrication and wear. In addition, another focus area will be on research that aims to improve the reliability of gearboxes in general and wind turbine gearboxes in general. Key features of this REU Site program include: 1) a unique three-tier mentorship program, that involves faculty, industrial mentors and graduates; 2) a strong commitment from several automotive and component manufacturers (General Motors, Chrysler, SKF USA) and individuals with extensive industrial experience to provide mentorship to the students and access to laboratory and industrial facilities; and 3) learning, networking and peer support opportunities through coordinated professional activities such as, industry and lab tours, seminars, interactions with professionals from industry, oral presentations and the opportunity to attend and/or present research findings at a conference. What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity? In order to promote the participation of women and minorities in engineering, this REU program will recruit at least four of the ten students from underrepresented groups, with a particular focus on recruiting women into the program. Efforts will also be made to increase the number of minority student applicants and specific efforts will be made to recruit minority students from southeastern Michigan, as well as from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide. Research and outreach results will be disseminated at conferences and through peer-reviewed journal articles. Also, information about the program activities will be placed online and made available to the entire community."This REU site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program."