REU Site: National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges

REU 网站：国家工程院的重大挑战

• 批准号: 1005191
• 负责人: Susan Burkett
• 金额: $ 32.76万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-05-15 至 2014-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1005191&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; National; Academy; Engineering

This three-year REU Site program at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa will focus on the research theme of the NAE Grand Challenges. The Grand Challenges investigated in this program are to: 1) Make solar energy economical; 2) Provide access to clean water,; 3) Advance health informatics; 4) Secure cyberspace; 4) Restore and improve urban infrastructure; 5) Engineer the tools of scientific discovery; and 6) Engineer better medicines. These research topics, with their broad societal impact, will allow undergraduate students from multiple engineering disciplines and computer science to work together on exciting and critical problems. This specific objectives of this 10-week summer REU Site program include the following: 1) training of undergraduates in multidisciplinary research fields; 2) generating student interest in playing a role in a grand challenge with critical societal impact; 3) developing technical and professional skills offering increased future opportunities; 4) networking with fellow REU students and faculty mentors; and 5) motivating students to pursue graduate studies. In addition students will attend the following professional development workshops: 1) Ethics in Research; 2) The Craft of Writing a research Paper; 3) Writing a Captivating Abstract; 4) Creating and Delivering an Effective Oral Presentation; 5) Creating and Presenting and Attractive and Informative Research Poster; 6) Applying to and (and Paying for) Graduate School; and 7) Life as a Graduate Student. Social activities are planned that will enhance the cohort experience. At the end of the summer, each student will participate in a poster session and work with their faculty mentor to publish and present research results at a regional or national conference. What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?The PI intends to recruit 50% of the students from underrepresented groups. A unique aspect of this program is that all faculty mentors are female two of which are African American.

阿拉巴马大学塔斯卡卢萨分校的这项为期三年的REU现场项目将专注于NAE大挑战的研究主题。该计划调查的主要挑战是：1)使太阳能变得经济；2)提供清洁水；3)发展健康信息学；4)保护网络空间；4)恢复和改善城市基础设施；5)设计科学发现的工具；6)设计更好的药物。这些研究课题具有广泛的社会影响，将允许来自多个工程学科和计算机科学的本科生在激动人心的关键问题上合作。这个为期10周的REU暑期项目的具体目标包括：1)多学科研究领域的本科生培训；2)激发学生在具有重大社会影响的重大挑战中发挥作用的兴趣；3)培养提供更多未来机会的技术和专业技能；4)与REU的同学和教师导师建立网络；以及5)激励学生攻读研究生课程。此外，学生还将参加以下职业发展工作坊：1)研究伦理；2)撰写研究论文的技巧；3)撰写引人入胜的摘要；4)创建和提供有效的口头演示；5)创作和展示具有吸引力和信息量的研究海报；6)申请研究生院并支付费用；以及7)研究生生活。计划了社交活动，以增强队列体验。在暑期结束时，每个学生将参加一个海报会议，并与他们的教师导师合作，在地区或全国会议上发表和展示研究成果。拟议活动的更广泛影响是什么？PI打算从代表性不足的群体中招收50%的学生。这个项目的一个独特之处在于，所有的教师导师都是女性，其中两位是非裔美国人。