REU Site: SUR-WInD: Summer Undergraduate Research in Wind Innovation & Development"

REU 网站：SUR-WIND：风能创新暑期本科生研究

• 批准号: 1062986
• 负责人: Jaikrishnan Kadambi
• 金额: $ 30.85万
• 依托单位: Case Western Reserve University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-05-01 至 2015-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1062986&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; SUR; WInD; Summer

Intellectual MeritThis three-year REU site program will engage 10 undergraduate students for 10 summer weeks each year in research using wind energy as a platform in the entire range of the energy spectrum, which includes fundamental science all the way to economics and entrepreneurship. Specifically, students including women, minorities, and community college students will gain the opportunity to join research projects directly immersed in the wind energy development of the Great Lakes region, including offshore (shallow and freshwater) applications new and unique to the industry. Projects will involve the following: (1) the on-campus, three-wind turbine Ohio Wind Energy Research and Commercialization (WERC) Center, (2) renewable energy storage, (3) smart grid interfaces, (4) complementary renewable technology, (5) innovation/entrepreneurship, and (6) the business implications of an emerging industry. In addition to the research projects, participants will also attend seminars with multiple high-profile speakers involved in the regions wind-focused clean tech transition, including for-profit, industry, government, and academic institutions. Participants will develop a personal understanding of the basic science, engineering, and business skills required for modern energy research. Interdisciplinary work will be inherent of several engineering disciplines (Mechanical & Aerospace, Civil, Chemical, Materials, and Electrical) that mix daily within the wind industry. Students will be positioned to follow multiple post-baccalaureate tracks in the sciences and business, including M.S. in energy and joint science/MBA paths. Broader ImpactsRecruitment efforts will be targeted to women, minorities, and community college enrollees. Engineering majors as well as physics, chemistry, and other sciences will be eligible for this REU site program. Undergraduates, including sophomore through senior, will explore the complex interplay of engineering, economic, and entrepreneurial considerations involved in an actual regional energy transformation. Students will gain direct experience with the implementation of renewable energy technology in an industry poised for radical economic growth and increased academic interest. A diverse range of young researchers will be recruited to the emerging field of alternative energy and a growing number of energy M.S. and Ph.D. programs across the nation will be provided with well-prepared and enthusiastic candidates.

这个为期三年的REU现场项目将在每年夏季的10周内，让10名本科生利用风能作为整个能源范围的平台进行研究，其中包括基础科学、经济学和创业学。具体来说，包括女性、少数族裔和社区大学学生在内的学生将有机会直接参与五大湖地区风能开发的研究项目，包括该行业新的、独特的近海（浅海和淡水）应用。项目将包括以下内容：(1)校园内，三台风力涡轮机的俄亥俄州风能研究和商业化（WERC）中心，(2)可再生能源存储，(3)智能电网接口，(4)互补的可再生能源技术，(5)创新/创业，(6)新兴产业的商业影响。除研究项目外，与会者还将参加研讨会，有多位知名演讲者参与该地区以风能为重点的清洁技术转型，包括营利性企业、行业、政府和学术机构。学员将发展对现代能源研究所需的基础科学、工程和商业技能的个人理解。跨学科的工作将是几个工程学科（机械和航空航天，民用，化学，材料和电气）的内在内在，这些学科在风能行业中每天都在混合。学生将被定位为遵循多个学士学位后的科学和商业轨道，包括能源硕士和科学/MBA联合路径。更广泛的影响招聘工作将针对女性、少数族裔和社区大学的在校生。工程专业以及物理、化学和其他科学专业的学生将有资格参加这个REU现场计划。本科生，包括大二到大四的学生，将探索工程、经济和创业因素在实际区域能源转型中的复杂相互作用。学生将获得可再生能源技术在该行业实施的直接经验，该行业正准备实现激进的经济增长，并提高学术兴趣。各种各样的年轻研究人员将被招募到新兴的替代能源领域，全国越来越多的能源硕士和博士项目将提供准备充分和热情的候选人。