REU Site: American Student Placements in Rehabilitation Engineering

REU 网站：美国学生康复工程实习

• 批准号: 1262670
• 负责人: Rory Cooper
• 金额: $ 36.37万
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-03-01 至 2016-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1262670&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; American; Student; Placements

The American Student Placements and Internships in Rehabilitation Engineering (ASPIRE) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program is funded by the National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers. Rehabilitation engineering employs a systematic approach to the design, modification, customization and/or fabrication of assistive technology for persons with disabilities. Research efforts in rehabilitation engineering are focused on identifying and addressing problems critical to achieving and maintaining the highest possible level of function in areas related to mobility, communications, sensory (e.g., hearing, tactile, vision), and cognition and in activities associated with employment, independent living, and education. The primary objective of the ASPIRE REU program is to provide an exemplary mentoring and resourceful environment that enables undergraduate students to 1) transition from dependent to independent thinkers, 2) develop a sense of excitement about entering an engineering or technical field and 3) be well prepared for their future careers. Recruitment initiatives emphasize minorities and students with disabilities. Additionally, students who come from institutions with limited research opportunities will receive special consideration. Seminars, workshops and field trips supplement the educational experience outside of the laboratories. Students in this REU Site are an active participant of a multi-disciplinary research team and acquire ownership of part of a larger-scale or pilot research project.The broader impact of the ASPIRE REU program is about empowering undergraduate students with the confidence, experience and skills necessary to excel in graduate studies and in their future careers as engineers or scientists, all within the context of rehabilitation engineering projects whose byproducts increase the independence of people with disabilities. Program mentors are well experienced in providing the appropriate level of guidance needed to support the students' independent development of these attributes. Students in this REU develop a sense of worth that comes from being an integral part of something 'bigger'. Moreover, this REU Site provides opportunities for students to work on projects that have direct application to the betterment of society. Having this experience early in their academic careers not only raises awareness to the social obligations of being an engineer, but also provides a "beyond the classroom experience" that brings purpose and meaning to an engineering curriculum.

美国学生安置和实习康复工程（ASPIRE）本科生研究经验（REU）计划由美国国家科学基金会工程教育和中心部资助。 康复工程采用系统的方法来设计、修改、定制和/或制造残疾人辅助技术。康复工程的研究工作集中在识别和解决关键问题，以实现和保持最高水平的功能，在有关领域的流动性，通信，感官（例如，听觉、触觉、视觉）和认知，以及与就业、独立生活和教育相关的活动。ASPIRE REU计划的主要目标是提供一个示范性的指导和资源丰富的环境，使本科生能够1）从依赖过渡到独立思考者，2）发展对进入工程或技术领域的兴奋感，3）为他们未来的职业生涯做好准备。 招聘举措强调少数民族和残疾学生。此外，来自研究机会有限的机构的学生将得到特别考虑。研讨会，讲习班和实地考察补充了实验室以外的教育经验。 本REU网站的学生是多学科研究团队的积极参与者，并获得大规模或试点研究项目的部分所有权。ASPIRE REU计划的更广泛影响是赋予本科生必要的信心，经验和技能，以在研究生学习中脱颖而出，并在未来的职业生涯中成为工程师或科学家，所有这些都是在康复工程项目的背景下进行的，这些项目的副产品增加了残疾人的独立性。 项目导师在提供适当水平的指导以支持学生独立发展这些属性方面经验丰富。 学生在这个REU发展的价值感，来自于作为一个“更大”的东西的一个组成部分。 此外，该REU网站为学生提供了参与直接应用于改善社会的项目的机会。 在他们的学术生涯早期拥有这种经验不仅提高了对作为工程师的社会义务的认识，而且还提供了一种“超越课堂的经验”，为工程课程带来了目的和意义。