IRES: U.S.-India Collaborative Research in Mechanical, Biomedical, and Materials Science Engineering for Undergraduates

IRES：美印本科生机械、生物医学和材料科学工程合作研究

• 批准号: 1358004
• 负责人: Tammy Haut Donahue
• 金额: $ 8.27万
• 依托单位: Colorado State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1358004&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; U.S.; India; Collaborative; Research

Technical Description IRES: The US-India Collaborative Research in Mechanical, Biomedical, and Materials Science Engineering for Undergraduates is a joint research project between Ohio State and Colorado State Universities, and the Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre in India. US-students will conduct research on a prosthetic device that was pioneered several decades ago at the Dr. P.K. Sethi Rehabilitation and Jaipur Limb Training Centre. It continues to be used throughout India due to the low-cost, cultural appropriateness, and magnitude of the amputee population. At present, the number of amputees in the world is significant, particularly in the developing countries. This IRES project will provide internships for five talented US-undergraduate engineering students each year over three years to conduct research and development activities that will provide a thorough understanding of this prosthetic device. At present, little is known about the properties of the individual components that comprise the device. The goal of this research is to improve the product for wider distribution within India and for eventual mass production so that it?s potential for relieving the suffering of amputees in the developing world and beyond may be realized. Broader DescriptionThis project will make significant advances in prosthetic devices for the developing world. Although much is known in the U.S. regarding prosthetic devices, understanding the various design and production constraints for developing countries is less well-known. The project evaluation will lead to a better understanding of the impact of humanitarian projects on the development of engineering students. The research has the potential to transform the way that prosthetic devices are made in non-western regions in the world.The benefit to society accrued through this project is significant. Researchers will target women and underrepresented students for participation, encouraging them to pursue advanced degrees in engineering. This will serve to broaden participation in STEM fields. The results will be broadly disseminated through a variety of journals and conference venues. The impact on the World?s poor who are amputees is potentially significant.

IRES：美国-印度本科生机械、生物医学和材料科学工程合作研究是俄亥俄州立大学和科罗拉多州立大学以及印度斋浦尔工程学院和研究中心之间的一个联合研究项目。美国学生将对几十年前P.K. Sethi博士康复和斋浦尔肢体训练中心首创的假肢装置进行研究。由于成本低、文化适宜以及截肢者人数众多，这种手术在印度继续使用。目前，世界上截肢者的数量很大，特别是在发展中国家。这个IRES项目将在三年内每年为五名有才华的美国工程本科学生提供实习机会，进行研究和开发活动，从而全面了解这种假肢装置。目前，人们对组成该装置的各个部件的特性知之甚少。这项研究的目标是改进产品，使其在印度更广泛地分销，并最终实现大规模生产。美国减轻发展中国家及其他地区截肢者痛苦的潜力可能会实现。该项目将在发展中国家的假肢装置方面取得重大进展。尽管在美国对假肢设备有很多了解，但对发展中国家各种设计和生产限制的了解却鲜为人知。项目评估将有助于更好地了解人道主义项目对工科学生发展的影响。这项研究有可能改变世界非西方地区假肢装置的制造方式。这个工程给社会带来的效益是显著的。研究人员将以女性和代表性不足的学生为目标，鼓励她们攻读工程学的高级学位。这将有助于扩大STEM领域的参与。研究结果将通过各种期刊和会议场所广泛传播。对世界的影响？美国穷人被截肢的潜在意义重大。