REU Site: Biosystems Internships for ENgineers (BIEN)

REU 网站：工程师生物系统实习 (BIEN)

• 批准号: 1063035
• 负责人: Pamela Abshire
• 金额: $ 37.19万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland, College Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-06-01 至 2016-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1063035&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Biosystems; Internships; ENgineers

This project continues an existing, successful REU site program that provides research opportunities for undergraduates in the applications of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) to biosystems, coveringa cross-disciplinary range of topics from microsystems & devices to information processing & computing.Many breakthroughs in modern medicine and bioscience have been built on ECE foundations, notably in the areas of medical devices and information technology. The BIEN REU program builds upon the highly supportive intellectual atmosphere and culture of the ECE Department at the University of Maryland,College Park (UMCP) toward interdisciplinary research.BIEN has proven to be widely appealing to STEM undergraduates in a variety of fields. In the first three years of the program, a total of 12 faculty members (including four female and one African American) have supervised 34 student research interns who form a diverse and balanced group, with 56% of the students from under-represented groups (35% female, 15% African-American, 15% Hispanic, 3% American Indian) and 56% from schools other than UMCP.Intellectual Merit: The BIEN REU site attracts and nurtures students to take part in a broad range of cutting-edge biosystems research topics with a unique synergy among microelectronics, bioengineering, optics, signal processing, controls, and neuroscience. In the renewed program the site builds upon the strong base of mentoring support and ethics activities that they have developed in the first phase of the program. The work introduces several changes from previous years: 1) to expand the research theme to encompass electrical and computer engineering applications of biosystems; 2) to reinforce the interdisciplinary emphasis by having an external co-advisor from outside the ECE Department (e.g., from another department or from industry) for each project, in addition to the ECE faculty mentor; 3) to introduce a series of tutorial lectures throughout the program to better prepare students for interdisciplinary research; and 4) to proactively gather new techniques, tools, and research outcomes from their interdisciplinary REU projects, as they have strong potential to aide many scientists and engineers of similar interests to leverage and build upon, and contribute to the goal of building cyberinfrastructure that can support future growth and development in science and engineering.A program of seminars, workshops, and field trips will complement and reinforce the learning experience.Ethical training will be integrated tightly into the other activities of the program. Students will present the results of their research at a symposium at the end of the program and will also be encouraged to publish their findings in international conferences and journals. Outcomes will be evaluated quantitatively using a variety of methods. In addition, this site is revising the assessment instruments in accordance with those currently under development in the OCI/CISE REU PI community, and to reinforce recruitment and publicity efforts in order to increase the percentage of female applicants and participants in the program.Broader Impact: BIEN?s impact has two distinct aspects: 1) building a well-balanced intellectual community that nurtures REU students and allows them to thrive, and 2) preparing this future STEM workforce to tackle grand challenges of national and global significance. The proposed effort will contribute towards positive balance in gender and race, by providing students the opportunity to work on compelling research projects with applications to humanitarian and social welfare and by creating a vibrant and supportive community. This site is creating and nurturing a STEM workforce with interdisciplinary strength and an appreciation for and the drive to build an infrastructure that allows our society to tackle grand challenges in areas such as healthcare and the environment. This is vital to promote the progress of science, to advance the health, prosperity, and welfare of our nation and the world.

这个项目延续了现有的，成功的REU网站程序，提供研究机会，在电气和计算机工程（ECE）的应用本科生生物系统，coveringa跨学科的范围内的主题，从微系统设备信息处理computing.Many突破，在现代医学和生物科学已经建立在ECE的基础上，特别是在医疗设备和信息技术领域。BIEN REU计划建立在马里兰州大学帕克分校（UMCP）ECE系对跨学科研究的高度支持的知识氛围和文化之上。BIEN已被证明对各个领域的STEM本科生具有广泛的吸引力。在该计划的前三年，共有12名教员（包括四名女性和一名非洲裔美国人）监督了34名学生研究实习生，他们形成了一个多样化和平衡的群体，其中56%的学生来自代表性不足的群体。（35%为女性，15%为非洲裔美国人，15%为西班牙裔，3%为美洲印第安人），56%来自UMCP以外的学校。BIEN REU网站吸引并培养学生参与广泛的尖端生物系统研究课题，在微电子，生物工程，光学，信号处理，控制和神经科学之间具有独特的协同作用。在更新的计划中，该网站建立在他们在计划第一阶段开发的指导支持和道德活动的坚实基础之上。这项工作介绍了几个变化，从往年：1）扩大研究主题，包括电气和计算机工程应用的生物系统; 2）加强跨学科的重点，有一个外部的共同顾问从外部欧洲经委会部门（例如，从另一个部门或从行业）为每个项目，除了欧洲经委会教师导师; 3）在整个程序中引入一系列的辅导讲座，以更好地为跨学科研究的学生做好准备; 4）积极收集跨学科REU项目的新技术，工具和研究成果，因为它们具有强大的潜力，可以帮助许多具有类似兴趣的科学家和工程师利用和建立，并有助于建立网络基础设施，可以支持未来的增长和发展的科学和工程的目标。研讨会，讲习班，实地考察将补充和加强学习经验。道德培训将紧密结合到该计划的其他活动中。学生将在课程结束时的研讨会上展示他们的研究成果，并鼓励他们在国际会议和期刊上发表他们的研究结果。将使用各种方法对结局进行定量评价。此外，该网站正在根据OCI/CISE REU PI社区目前正在开发的评估工具修改评估工具，并加强招聘和宣传工作，以增加女性申请人和参与该计划的比例。它的影响有两个不同的方面：1）建立一个平衡的知识社区，培养REU学生，让他们茁壮成长，2）准备这个未来的STEM劳动力，以应对国家和全球意义的重大挑战。拟议的努力将有助于实现性别和种族的积极平衡，为学生提供机会，从事引人注目的研究项目，应用于人道主义和社会福利，并创造一个充满活力和支持性的社区。该网站正在创建和培养一支具有跨学科实力的STEM员工队伍，并赞赏和推动建立基础设施，使我们的社会能够应对医疗保健和环境等领域的重大挑战。这对促进科学进步，促进我们国家和世界的健康、繁荣和福利至关重要。