REU Site for Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Minnesota

这项为期三年的明尼苏达大学电气和计算机工程REU项目的重点是鼓励文化多样化的学生群体在本科水平之外追求科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域的成功职业。每年将有八名本科生参加为期十周的暑期研究体验，他们将与电气和计算机工程学院的教师配对，并在他们的教师导师的研究小组中工作。该REU网站计划将为参与者提供综合研究和教育经验。参与者将有机会使用最先进的研究设施，同时与积极参与相关学术研究并具有丰富指导本科生经验的教师一起工作。除了研究活动外，REU参与者还将参与补充教育活动，为他们提供职业选择和研究生学习选择、程序和资金方面的知识。这些补充性的教育活动包括每周一次的研讨会，重点是他们的研究，关于职业选择、道德、研究生院的研讨会，以及探索学术教学和推广方面的机会，以及参观公司。作为他们REU经历的顶点，学生将准备最终的书面报告，并在部门海报会议和全校园夏季研究计划研讨会上发表演讲。学生之间的社会互动将通过有组织的社会活动/郊游加强，并通过社区生活环境提供额外的学生与学生之间的互动。这个REU网站项目将为本科女性、少数族裔和非研究机构的学生提供一个具有挑战性和有益的电子和计算机工程研究入门课程。通过专门针对女性、未被充分代表的少数民族和来自没有重大研究机会的机构的学生，该项目将努力通过鼓励这些群体参加研究生院并在STEM领域从事职业来增加他们在美国研发企业中的参与度。参与者的结果？美国的研究活动将通过项目网站、会议报告和期刊文章广泛传播。

This renewal three-year REU Site program in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota is focused on encouraging a culturally diverse group of students to pursue successful careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) beyond the undergraduate level. Eight undergraduate students each year will participant in a ten-week summer research experience in which they will be paired with electrical and computer engineering faculty and work within their faculty mentor's research group. This REU Site program will provide participants with an integrated research and educational experience. Participants will have access to state-of-the-art research facilities while working with faculty who are actively involved in relevant academic research and have extensive experience mentoring undergraduate students. In addition to the research activities, the REU participants will be involved in complementary educational activities that will provide them with knowledge on career choices and graduate studies options, procedures, and funding. These complementary educational activities include a weekly seminar focusing on their research, workshops on career options, ethics, graduate school, and opportunities for exploring the teaching and outreach aspects of academia, and company visits. As a capstone to their REU experience, students will prepare final written reports and give presentations at a departmental poster session and an all-campus summer research program symposium. Social interaction between students will be enhanced through organized social events/outings, with additional student-student interaction provided by a community living environment.This REU Site program will provide undergraduate women, underrepresented minorities, and students from non-research institutions with a challenging and rewarding introduction to research in electrical and computer engineering. By specifically targeting women, underrepresented minorities, and students from institutions without significant research opportunities, this program will strive to increase participation of these groups in the U.S. research and development enterprise by encouraging them to attend graduate school and pursue careers in STEM areas. Results from participant?s research activities will be widely disseminated through the programs website, conference presentations, and journal articles.