UT Arlington REU Site on Hazard Mitigation

这个为期三年的REU网站计划在得克萨斯大学阿灵顿的重点是在减灾领域。 该项目将为研究和教育的结合提供一个极好的机会。 该计划的目标是：1）招收学生进入并通过毕业留住学生在四年制工程课程; 2）鼓励参与者攻读工程研究生学位;和3）让参与者接触工程研究的实际应用。 本科生将与教师和高中教师组成研究小组，参加正在进行的NSF教师研究经验（RET）关于减灾的网站。除了学生参与计算机或实验室研究外，他们还将参加其他活动，如实地考察，演讲和研讨会，这些活动都是为了拓宽学生的视野。的教育经验。他们将有额外的机会，通过执行演示和/或演示（基于他们的研究），以K-12学生参与教育过程。该计划旨在最终通知学生并激励他们获得工程高级学位。它还将为决定不参加研究生院的参与者提供好处，向他们介绍工程研究在真实的世界问题中的实际应用。这一点尤其重要，因为过去几年来世界经历了越来越多的自然灾害（如飓风和龙卷风）、恐怖主义威胁、网络安全漏洞和基础设施故障（如大规模停电）。首席研究员将从与大学建立关系的当地社区学院以及其他大学招募工程和科学学生，重点是少数民族服务机构（MSIs）。 该计划旨在招收学生进入并保留学生在四年制工程课程，通过毕业。 将鼓励学生攻读工程研究生学位。

This three-year REU Site program at the University of Texas at Arlington is focused in the area of Hazard Mitigation. The project will provide an excellent opportunity to integrate research and education. The objectives of the program are to: 1) recruit students into and retain students in four-year engineering programs through graduation; 2) encourage participants to pursue graduate degrees in engineering; and 3) expose participants to practical applications of engineering research. The undergraduate students will work on research teams with faculty and high school teachers participating in the ongoing NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site on Hazard Mitigation.In addition to students being involved in computer or laboratory-based research, they will be engaged in other activities such as field trips, presentations and workshops, which are all designed to broaden the student?s educational experiences. They will have an additional opportunity to participate in the education process by performing demonstrations and/or giving demonstrations (based on their research) to K-12 students. The program is designed to ultimately inform students of and motivate them for the attainment of advanced degrees in engineering. It will additionally provide benefits to participants who decide not to attend graduate school by introducing them to practical applications of engineering research to real world problems. This is especially important with the increased occurrences of natural disasters (such as hurricanes and tornadoes), terrorist threats, cyber security breaches and infrastructure failures (such as massive blackouts) that the world has experienced over the past several years. The Principal Investigator will recruit engineering and science students from local community colleges with which the university has established relationships, as well as other universities, with emphasis on minority serving institutions (MSIs). The program intends to recruit students into and retain students in four-year engineering programs through graduation. Students will be encouraged to pursue graduate degrees in engineering.