REU Site: Green Energy Technology for Undergraduates Program (GET UP!)

该项目由美国国家科学基金会工程教育和中心部根据EEC-1263250资助。该REU网站的目标：罗格斯大学绿色能源技术本科生计划（GET-UP）是提供一个丰富的研究经验，工程培训和专业发展的三个队列的10个大二或大三学生在夏季10周。 在此期间，学生将有机会通过工程伦理和能源与环境政策研讨会进行跨学科探索，并图尔斯发电或生产“绿色”设备的设施。 学生还将参加工业聚光灯，来自当地公司的工程师和科学家将参与正在进行的产品和系统研究/开发，这将促进STEM研究和工业创业。 此外，学生将有许多机会进行师生互动和师生交流;并支持将在学年期间通过继续教育，电子辅导和资助论文出版和旅行会议集中在能源相关的主题提供给学生。 学生将被鼓励保持联系，他们的教师导师全年完成技术论文的写作和编辑。GET-UP的知识重点围绕三个方面：纳米技术和材料，可再生和可持续燃料，以及用于能源生产，转换和存储的设备和能源管理系统。这些都是罗格斯大学有教师的兴趣，现有的学术和物理基础设施和资金的临界质量的领域;通过我们的IGERTs，K-12编程，RET计划和研究中心证明。 该计划利用罗格斯大学现有的基础设施：罗格斯大学绿色技术计划工程教师研究经验（RU RET-E），两个综合研究生教育和研究培训（IGERTs）计划; IGERT：清洁能源纳米技术和IGERT：21世纪世纪可再生和可持续燃料解决方案;和科学与工程研究（RiSE）计划。 拟议工作的更广泛的影响是，通过学生的参与，将绿色和能源工程以及环境政策和经济学注入四年制和社区学院。 所有本科生都将成为目标，特别是那些可能没有机会从事本科研究的学生，例如（但不限于）代表性不足的少数民族和妇女，两年制大学的学生，以及第一代大学生和经济困难的学生。

This project is funded by the National Science Foundation, Division of Engineering Education and Centers, under EEC-1263250.The objectives of the REU Site: Rutgers University Green Energy Technology for Undergraduates Program (GET-UP) are to provide an enriching research experience, engineering training and professional development to three cohorts of ten sophomore or junior students for ten weeks in the summer. During this period of time, the students will have opportunities for cross disciplinary exploration through seminars in Engineering Ethics and Energy and Environmental Policy, and tours to facilities that generate power or produce "green" devices. Students will also participate in Industrial Spotlights where engineers and scientists from local companies present on ongoing product and system research/development, which will foster STEM research and industrial entrepreneurship. In addition, students will have numerous opportunities for student-faculty interaction and student-student communication; and support will be provided to students during the academic year through continual education, e-mentoring and funding for publication of papers and travel to conferences focused on energy related topics. Students will be encouraged to maintain contact with their faculty mentors throughout the year to complete writing and editing of technical papers. The intellectual focus of GET-UP centers around three thrusts: nanotechnology and materials, renewable and sustainable fuels, and devices and energy management systems for energy generation, conversion and storage. These are areas where Rutgers has a critical mass of faculty interest, existing academic and physical infrastructure, and funding; as evidenced by our IGERTs, K-12 programming, RET program, and research centers. This program leverages Rutgers' existing infrastructure: Rutgers University Research Experience for Teachers in Engineering (RU RET-E) in Green Technology program, two Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERTs) programs; IGERT: Nanotechnology for Clean Energy and IGERT: Renewable and Sustainable Fuel Solutions for the 21st Century; and Research in Science and Engineering (RiSE) program. The broader impacts of the proposed work are the infusion of Green and Energy-Based Engineering and Environmental Policy and Economics into four year and community colleges, via participation of their students. All undergraduate students will be targeted, in particular, those who may not have an opportunity to engage in undergraduate research, such as (but not limited to) underrepresented minorities and women, students from two-year colleges, and first-generation college and economically disadvantaged students.