REU Site: Biofuels Development - Feedstock to Tailpipe

REU 网站：生物燃料开发 - 从原料到尾气管

• 批准号: 1063097
• 负责人: Russell Ostermann
• 金额: $ 35.85万
• 依托单位: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-15 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1063097&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Biofuels; Development; Feedstock

The objectives of this three-year REU Site program at the University of Kansas are to: 1) engage undergraduate students in stimulating, cutting-edge research projects in the interdisciplinary Feedstock to Tailpipe Initiative, focusing on biomass production and processing, chemical transformation into fuels, and engine performance and analysis; 2) provide exposure to the breadth of disciplines and teamwork needed to attack a multidisciplinary problem such as biofuel production from wastewater-fed algae; and 3) provide a unique opportunity for a diverse population of undergraduate students from across the United States to interact both academically and socially, aimed at building a more integrated network of graduating engineers. All of the undergraduate students will work under a faculty mentor, and alongside a K-12 teacher sponsored by the NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in biofuels. In addition to the research activities the students will participate in symposia, common social activities, local industry tours, and seminars. The weekly seminar topics include: 1) Safety, 2) Research Methods, 3) Literature Searching, 4) data Analysis, 5) Career Opportunities, 6) Oral Presentations, 7) Report/Paper Writing, 8) a Graduate School "primer", and 9) Ethics in Research and Engineering. A special one-day professional development workshop will also be offered through the SELF Fellowship Program at KY to provide guidance for students on careers in research and graduate school opportunities. At the end of the summer students will be required to a final project report along with a professional quality poster. Posters will be presented at a poster session/reception at the end of the program which will include all other REU students and summer undergraduates at KU.In addition, the PI intends to continue his international program in Lodz, Poland because it has direct relevance to this REU Site program focused on biofuels. The undergraduate students at KU will participate through formal video conferences and discussions held 3 times during the summer between the local students and the students at Lodz, and by integrating the projects in Lodz directly into the REU Site focus.Participants will be recruited nationally from a variety of disciplines including chemical, environmental and mechanical engineering, as well as from chemistry and biology. To aid in the recruitment of underrepresented students the PI has made contacts with a number Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and participates in the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Expos, Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Students who participate in this REU Site program will be encouraged to pursue graduate studies and research careers.

这个为期三年的REU网站计划在堪萨斯大学的目标是：1）从事本科生在刺激，尖端的研究项目，在跨学科的原料排气管倡议，重点是生物质生产和加工，化学转化为燃料，发动机性能和分析; 2）提供接触的学科和团队合作的广度需要攻击一个多学科的问题，如从废水喂养藻类生物燃料生产;和3）提供一个独特的机会，为来自美国各地的不同人口的本科生在学术和社会互动，旨在建立一个更加一体化的毕业工程师网络。所有的本科生将在教师导师的指导下工作，并与由NSF生物燃料教师研究经验（RET）赞助的K-12教师一起工作。除了研究活动，学生将参加研讨会，共同的社会活动，当地工业图尔斯和研讨会。每周研讨会的主题包括：1）安全，2）研究方法，3）文献检索，4）数据分析，5）职业机会，6）口头陈述，7）报告/论文写作，8）研究生院“底漆”，和9）研究和工程伦理。 一个特殊的为期一天的专业发展研讨会也将通过在KY的SELF奖学金计划提供，为学生在研究和研究生院的机会职业生涯提供指导。 在夏季结束时，学生将被要求提交一份最终的项目报告沿着一张专业质量的海报。 海报将在项目结束时的海报会议/招待会上展示，其中包括所有其他REU学生和KU的暑期本科生。此外，PI打算继续在波兰罗兹的国际项目，因为它与REU的生物燃料项目直接相关。KU的本科生将通过当地学生和罗兹学生之间在夏季举行的3次正式视频会议和讨论参与，并将罗兹的项目直接纳入REU网站焦点。参与者将从化学，环境和机械工程以及化学和生物学等各种学科的全国范围内招募。 为了帮助招聘代表性不足的学生，PI与一些历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCU）进行了接触，并参加了路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与博览会联盟，女工程师协会（SWE）和全国黑人工程师协会（NSBE）。 谁参加这个REU网站程序的学生将被鼓励追求研究生学习和研究生涯。