REU Site: Texas Center for Undergraduate Research in Energy and Propulsion

这个为期三年的REU网站计划是得克萨斯A M大学（TAMU）和得克萨斯大学布朗斯维尔（UTB）之间的合作努力。 本科生将从事与能源和推进相关的实践研究项目。具体的主题包括替代燃料燃烧，能源转换和储存材料，生物柴油燃料，使用超临界CO2的先进能源转换，风能研究和高超音速推进等。除了进行科学研究外，本网站所采用的方法还将提供有价值的数据，以了解长期研究经验对参与者最终攻读高级学位的倾向的影响。本网站将通过两个主要方式影响社会：1）通过本科生参与科学研究，鼓励他们攻读理工科高级学位; 2）与能源有关的研究将通过替代能源和改进的、污染较少的燃烧装置使成千上万的人受益。关于第一个主要的影响，拟议的网站将提供30至40名本科生的经验。将特别重视从得克萨斯州非主要研究机构的大学中征聘代表性不足的少数民族和妇女，从而为那些本来可能没有研究机会的学生提供研究机会。此外，将鼓励一年级和二年级学生参加。 “该网站是由国防部与NSF REU计划合作共同资助的。"

This three year REU Site program is a collaborative effort between Texas A&M University (TAMU) and the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB). The undergraduate students will engage in hands-on research projects related to energy and propulsion. Specific topics include alternative fuels combustion, materials for energy conversion and storage, biodiesel fuels, advanced energy conversion using supercritical CO2, wind energy research, and hypersonic propulsion, among others. In addition to the scientific research that will be performed, the approach utilized in this site will provide valuable data toward the effect of longer-term research experiences on the tendency of the participants to ultimately pursue advanced degrees.This REU site will impact society in two major ways: 1) through the involvement of undergraduate students in scientific research, encouraging them to pursue advanced degrees in science and engineering; and 2) the energy-related research will potentially benefit thousands of people through alternative sources and improved, less-polluting combustion devices. With regard to the first major impact, the proposed site will provide experiences for thirty to forty undergraduate students. Special emphasis will be given to the recruitment of underrepresented ethnic minorities and women from universities in Texas that are not major research institutions, thus providing research opportunities to students who might not otherwise have them. In addition, first- and second-year students will be encouraged to participate. "The site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program."