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.

技术描述IRES：美印大学生机械、生物医学和材料科学工程合作研究是俄亥俄州和科罗拉多州立大学与印度斋浦尔工程学院和研究中心之间的联合研究项目。美国学生将对几十年前在P.K.博士开创的假肢装置进行研究。塞西康复和斋浦尔肢体训练中心。由于成本低，文化上的适当性，以及截肢人口的规模，它继续在印度各地使用。目前，世界上截肢者的人数很多，特别是在发展中国家。 该IRES项目将在三年内每年为五名有才华的美国本科工程专业学生提供实习机会，以开展研究和开发活动，从而全面了解这种假肢设备。目前，对构成该装置的各个组件的特性知之甚少。这项研究的目标是改进产品，在印度更广泛的分布和最终的大规模生产，使它？它在减轻发展中国家和其他地区截肢者痛苦方面的潜力可能会得到实现。更广泛的描述这个项目将使发展中国家的假肢装置取得重大进展。虽然在美国对假肢装置有很多了解，但对发展中国家的各种设计和生产限制的了解却不太为人所知。项目评价将有助于更好地了解人道主义项目对工程专业学生发展的影响。这项研究有可能改变世界上非西方地区制造假肢装置的方式，通过这一项目为社会带来的好处是巨大的。研究人员将针对女性和代表性不足的学生进行参与，鼓励他们攻读工程学高级学位。这将有助于扩大STEM领域的参与。调查结果将通过各种刊物和会议场所广泛传播。对世界的影响？被截肢的穷人可能是重要的。