U.S. - U.K. IRES: Future Electric Transportation Systems (FETS)

这项名为“美国-英国IRES：未来电力运输系统（fts）”的IRES奖在英国英格兰诺丁汉大学举办，旨在为来自弗吉尼亚理工大学的美国工程专业学生提供国际研究经验。每三年，五名学生（2名研究生和3名本科生）将参加为期十周的密集研究体验。国际公认的研究小组：电力电子、机械和控制研究小组（PEMC）和人为因素研究小组（HFRG）。与会者将调查下一代电力系统的环境友好型运输系统以及伴随其使用和采用的人为因素问题。这个为期十周的项目将分为两个阶段。第一阶段将包括三个出发前的研讨会，加上在弗吉尼亚理工大学为期三周的指导和研究准备，以使学生熟悉他们将与之合作的导师和教师的经历。第二阶段将在诺丁汉大学进行为期七周的集中研究，与PEMC或HGRG合作。学生将专注于三个主要研究领域：交通运输中的电力电子系统，人为因素和电子驱动系统的接受，以及电力电子与人为因素的接口。学生们将作为一个大团队的一部分协同工作，包括教师、博士生和博士后研究员，他们将作为导师。在这个IRES项目的更广泛的影响是促进国际，跨学科的研究合作，培养创新的技术领导者能够创造和有效地将电力运输系统集成到我们的社会。作为学生的国际研究经验，ires - fet项目促进和发展了美国和英国之间的国际研究合作；为本科生和研究生在工程方面建立天然的导师关系；它让本科生与研究生、博士后研究人员和教师在一个活跃的研究环境中，在国内和国际上对能源和环境产生影响。这些本科生广泛的实地研究经验也将有助于这些学生在工程领域的研究生课程中取得成功。

This IRES award entitled U.S.-U.K. IRES: Future Electric Transportation Systems (FETS) at the University of Nottingham, England, U.K.supports international research experiences for U.S. engineering students from Virginia Tech. For each of three years, five students (2 graduate and 3 undergraduate students) will participate in an intensive ten week research experience with two of the University of Nottingham?s internationally recognized research groups: the Power Electronics, Machines and Control Research Group (PEMC) and the Human Factors Research Group (HFRG). Participants will investigate next generation electrical power systems for environmentally-friendly transport systems and the human factors issues that accompany their use and adoption. This ten week program will consist of two phases. The first phase will consist of three pre-departure workshops plus three weeks of mentorship and research preparation at Virginia Tech to orient students to the experience and the mentors and faculty they will work with. The second phase will consist of seven weeks at the University of Nottingham engaged in concentrated research with the PEMC or HGRG. Students will focus on three main research areas: power electronic systems in transportation, human factors and the acceptance of electronic drive systems, and the interface of power electronics and human factors. Students will work collaboratively as part of a large team including faculty, Ph.D. students, and postdoctoral research fellows who will act as mentors. Among the broader impacts of this IRES program are the promotion of international, interdisciplinary research collaborations that foster innovative technical leaders capable of creating and effectively integrating electric transportation systems into our society. As an international research experience for students, the IRES-FETS program promotes and grows international research collaborations between the U.S. and the U.K.; creates natural mentorships in engineering for undergraduate and graduate students; and involves undergraduates in an active research environment with graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and faculty in areas of research with national and international implications for energy and environment. These extensive field research experiences for undergraduates will also help to increase the success of these students in graduate programs in engineering fields.