REU Site: Summer Engineering Research Experiences in Transportation Electrification

这个REU现场项目将让本科生参与基础研究，并在马里兰大学帕克分校（UMCP）的研究导师的指导下提供交通电气化相关工程项目的实验室经验。该计划旨在通过提供对研究方法、自律、团队整合的见解，并使他们接触到研究的更广泛影响，培养学生并提高他们成为独立研究人员的技能。道德讨论和培训将融入学生体验的各个方面。在项目结束时，参与者将进行正式的演讲，并将他们的工作提交给NSF工程教育获奖者会议，以及其他会议和期刊，包括IEEE交通电气化会议和博览会。智力优势：该项目的智力优势是为本科生提供强大的学术背景和研究经验，重点关注可持续交通系统，这是该项目的共同智力重点。该计划将通过探索创造性、原创性和变革性的概念，增强学生在电力电子、能源存储（电池、超级电容器和燃料电池）、电网集成车辆的优化和数学建模以及可持续交通等领域的实践和理论基础。更广泛的影响：主要的更广泛的影响是确保最高质量的综合教育和研究，通过培养年轻有才华的本科生来满足美国运输和能源行业新兴的劳动力和教育需求。研究结果将通过专业会议广泛传播，以提高科学和教育成就。必须指出的是，为了引进新一代电动汽车，交通行业正在进行大规模结构调整，因此培养年轻一代的思想至关重要。综合研究和教育活动肯定会促进这一目标。项目团队的目的是使参与者的数量多样化，特别是来自代表性不足的群体。美国有超过2.5亿辆注册的乘用车，超过40%的温室气体和70%的排放来自交通运输，而交通运输99%依赖于一种燃料来源，那就是石油。考虑到石油和天然气是有限的资源，而且越来越稀缺和昂贵，毫无疑问，先进的电动汽车系统是摆脱石油依赖的途径之一。事实上，正如电气化联盟所确定的那样，交通电气化是通往国家的必然道路。美国摆脱对石油的依赖，实现能源安全。因此，为未来的STEM劳动力做好准备，以应对具有国家和全球意义的重大挑战至关重要。该REU项目由工程教育和中心部资助，通过授予ENG-EEC-1263063，将确保最高质量的综合教育和研究，以满足美国运输和能源行业新兴的劳动力和教育需求。它旨在培训、教育和激励本科生应对这些挑战，并向他们传达运输电气化领域对优秀、充满激情的研究人员的需求。将努力从工程领域代表性不足的群体中招收多样化的学生。与会者将通过技术和专业发展研讨会、到国家实验室实地考察和参观工业设施，接触到其研究和培训的更广泛影响。我们的经验成果将与感兴趣的大学、学院、高中、行业和政府机构分享。研究结果将在国内和国际期刊、会议和相关讲习班上发表。

This REU site program will engage undergraduate students in basic research and provide laboratory experience in transportation electrification-related engineering projects performed with research mentors from University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP). The program is aimed at training students and promoting skills in them to become independent researchers by providing insights into research methodologies, self-discipline, team integration, and exposing them to the broader implications of their research. Ethics discussion and training will be integrated into all aspects of the students' experience. At the end of the program the participants will make formal presentations and also submit their work to the NSF Engineering Education Awardees Conference, and other conferences and journals including IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo.Intellectual Merit: The intellectual merit of the proposed project is to provide undergraduate students with a strong academic background and research experience focusing on sustainable transportation systems, which is the common intellectual focus of the program. The program will enhance the practical and theoretical foundation of students in the areas of power electronics, energy storage (battery, ultracapacitor and fuel cell), optimization and mathematical modeling of grid integrated vehicles, and sustainable transportations by exploring creative, original, and transformative concepts. Broader Impact: The main broader impact is ensuring highest quality integrated education and research to meet the emerging workforce and educational needs of U.S. transportation and energy industries by educating young and talented undergraduate students. The results will be disseminated broadly through professional conferences and meetings to enhance scientific and educational achievements. It is essential to point out that since the transportation industry is going through a major restructuring to introduce next generation of electrified vehicles, it is critical to train young minds in this field. The integrated research and educational activities will certainly facilitate this objective. It is the intention of the project team to diversify the number of participants, specifically from underrepresented groups.There are over 250 million registered passenger vehicles in the U.S. Over 40% green house gas and 70% of emissions comes from transportation and transportation is 99% dependent on one source of the fuel, which is petroleum. Considering the fact that oil and gas are finite resources, which are becoming scant and expensive, there is no doubt that advanced electrified automotive systems are one of the ways of independency to oil. In fact, as identified by Electrification Coalition, transportation electrification is an inevitable path towards nation?s independence from oil and achieving energy security. Hence, it is vital to prepare the future STEM workforce to tackle grand challenges of national and global significance. This REU program, funded by the Division of Engineering Education and Centers, through award ENG-EEC-1263063, will ensure highest quality of integrated education and research to meet the emerging workforce and educational needs of U.S. transportation and energy industries. It is aimed at training, educating, and inspiring undergraduate students to tackle such challenges, and convey to them the need for superior, passionate researchers in the field of transportation electrification. Efforts will be made to recruit a diverse pool of students from underrepresented groups in engineering. The participants will be exposed to broader implications of their research and training through technical and professional development seminars, field trips to national laboratories and tours of industrial facilities. The results of our experiences will be shared with interested universities, colleges, high schools, industries, and government organizations. The outcomes will be disseminated in national and international journals, conferences, and relevant workshops.