REU Site: Research Experience for student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and entrePreneurship (REVAMP)

REU 网站：先进制造和创业退伍军人学生的研究经验 (REVAMP)

• 批准号: 1359019
• 负责人: Chun Zhang
• 金额: $ 35.91万
• 依托单位: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
• 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: 2014-05-01 至 2018-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1359019&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experience; student

This REU site is funded by the Division of Engineering Education and Centers of NSF.The three year REU Site program at Georgia Institute of Technology will enhance the educational experience of undergraduate students in the fundamental principles of (1) advanced manufacturing science and technology; and (2) the transition of basic discoveries in manufacturing science into innovative commercial products and processes. This REU program will focus on training of veterans and minority students and it will engage 10 undergraduate students each year who will perform hands-on fundamental manufacturing research in several critical areas including additive manufacturing, precision machining, scalable nanomanufacturing, and sustainable design and manufacturing. By leveraging Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)'s world-class facilities, diverse technical expertise, and inspiring interdisciplinary research environment, the proposed REU activity will give students the opportunity to improve knowledge in the critically important advanced manufacturing technology topic areas mentioned above. Training in research methodology, performance of scientific manufacturing research, and completion of technical seminars provided by GTMI faculty will significantly expand each student?s manufacturing knowledgebase, preparing them for future careers in advanced manufacturing. The research experience will be enhanced by entrepreneurship training via seminars focused on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship offered by the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2) and interactions with startup company leaders through the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC). With such entrepreneurship training, students will also have a unique transformative opportunity to develop critical leadership skills for transitioning basic research discoveries into commercially-viable innovations. This REU site focuses on the critical national need of manufacturing, and more specifically, advanced manufacturing research and technology, which will play a crucial role in positioning the U.S. manufacturing sector as a continued world leader. A unique feature of this REU site is its focus on training of veterans and minority students. To accomplish this, GTMI will target the top 15 universities/colleges in the nation for veteran enrollment and several HBCU's and institutions with high female enrollment for recruiting effort. A minimum of five veteran participants will be recruited to the program each summer and at least 40% of all participants will be from underrepresented groups. This REU site will serve as a new educational model for training 21st century engineers. It will combine advanced manufacturing research training with the principles of entrepreneurship, encouraging students to become leaders in innovation and technology transfer, and thereby helping to fill the current void between fundamental research and technology commercialization in the US. The site will benefit from the unique skill sets and maturity of veterans while simultaneously providing an unparalleled opportunity to ease their transition back into civilian life as a student and improve their future employability. Consequently, it is expected that the site will serve as a model for educating veterans in STEM and entrepreneurship that can be replicated by other colleges and universities throughout the nation. In addition, the REU site will support and encourage strong participation by women and minorities in manufacturing-related STEM fields.

这个REU网站是由美国国家科学基金会工程教育司和中心资助的。佐治亚理工学院为期三年的REU现场项目将提高本科学生在以下基本原则方面的教育经验：(1)先进制造科学和技术；(2)将制造科学的基本发现转化为创新的商业产品和工艺。该REU项目将重点培训退伍军人和少数民族学生，每年将招收10名本科生，他们将在几个关键领域进行实践基础制造研究，包括增材制造、精密加工、可扩展纳米制造以及可持续设计和制造。通过利用佐治亚理工学院制造研究所（GTMI）的世界级设施、多样化的技术专长和鼓舞人心的跨学科研究环境，拟议的REU活动将为学生提供机会，提高在上述至关重要的先进制造技术主题领域的知识。研究方法方面的培训，科学制造研究的表现，以及完成由GTMI教师提供的技术研讨会将大大扩展每个学生。为他们未来在先进制造业的职业生涯做好准备。通过佐治亚理工学院企业创新研究所（EI2）提供的以创业基础为重点的研讨会以及通过先进技术开发中心（ATDC）与创业公司领导人的互动，创业培训将增强研究经验。通过这样的创业培训，学生们还将有一个独特的变革性机会，培养关键的领导技能，将基础研究发现转化为商业上可行的创新。这个REU网站专注于制造业的关键国家需求，更具体地说，先进的制造业研究和技术，这将在美国制造业定位为持续的世界领导者方面发挥关键作用。这个REU网站的一个独特之处在于它专注于退伍军人和少数民族学生的培训。为了实现这一目标，GTMI将针对全国退伍军人入学率最高的15所大学/学院以及几所HBCU和女性入学率较高的机构进行招募工作。每年夏天，该项目将招募至少五名资深参与者，其中至少40%的参与者将来自代表性不足的群体。这个REU基地将成为培养21世纪工程师的新教育模式。它将先进的制造研究培训与创业原则相结合，鼓励学生成为创新和技术转移的领导者，从而帮助填补目前美国基础研究和技术商业化之间的空白。该网站将受益于退伍军人独特的技能和成熟，同时提供一个无与伦比的机会，让他们轻松地以学生的身份过渡到平民生活，并提高他们未来的就业能力。因此，预计该网站将成为教育STEM退伍军人和创业精神的典范，可以在全国其他学院和大学复制。此外，REU网站将支持和鼓励妇女和少数民族积极参与与制造业相关的STEM领域。