REU Site: Automotive and Energy Research and Industrial Mentorship (AERIM) Program at Oakland University

技术摘要：奥克兰大学的汽车和能源研究与工业导师(AERIM)REU网站，由NSF工程教育和中心部支持，将在2014-2016年夏季吸引30名本科生，特别是女性和代表性不足的少数族裔，进行为期10周的研究体验。该计划旨在激发和激励学生在科学和工程领域继续研究生学习和职业生涯。与工业和学术导师合作，学生团队将致力于机械工程中与汽车和能源相关的及时研究课题，重点是汽车材料和摩擦学、替代推进系统和旨在提高车辆水平效率的技术。胶合、活塞热传递和替代推进系统(如燃料电池和电池)等特定主题对汽车行业特别重要，适合本科生学习。将向学生介绍当前的问题、现代分析、实验和数值方法，并将为学术和工业研究环境中及时进行的研究计划做出贡献。该计划的主要特点包括：包括教师、工业导师和研究生在内的三级导师计划；几家汽车制造商(如通用、克莱斯勒、福特)的持续承诺，包括由具有丰富工业经验并能够接触实验室和工业设施的个人进行指导；面向K-12学生；非技术概述：奥克兰大学汽车与能源研究和工业导师(AERIM)REU网站的目标是，由NSF工程教育和中心部门支持，为培养一支多样化、具有国际竞争力和全球参与的科学和工程劳动力做出贡献，这是NSF的优先事项。该计划将支持NSF的使命，在2014-2016年的暑假期间，总共邀请30名学生进行为期10周的研究和行业指导体验，通过让他们参与汽车和能源相关的研究项目，并为他们提供与多家汽车制造商的专业人士互动的机会，这些经验将激发和激励他们在科学和工程领域继续研究生学习和职业生涯。该计划将侧重于吸引妇女、代表性不足的少数族裔和STEM研究活动有限的机构的学生，以鼓励和支持代表性不足的群体从事STEM职业。REU的学生也将从参加有组织的STEM外展活动中受益，这些活动面向当地的K-12学生。此外，研究和方案成果将在各次会议上传播，并通过同行评议文章传播。

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:The Automotive and Energy Research and Industrial Mentorship (AERIM) REU site at Oakland University, supported by the NSF Division of Engineering Education and Centers, will engage 30 undergraduate students, particularly women and under-represented minorities, in 10-week research experiences during the summers of 2014-2016. The program is designed to excite and motivate the students to pursue graduate studies and careers in science and engineering. Working with industrial and academic mentors, student teams will work on timely, automotive and energy-related research topics in mechanical engineering with a special emphasis on automotive materials and tribology, alternative propulsion systems and technologies that aim to improve efficiencies at the vehicle-level. The specific topics of scuffing, piston heat transfer, and alternative propulsion systems such as fuel cells and batteries, are of particular importance to the automotive industry and will be appropriate for undergraduates. Students will be introduced to current problems, modern analytical, experimental and numerical methods, and will contribute to timely on-going research programs in academic and industrial research settings. Key features of this program include: a three-tier mentorship program that involves faculty, industrial mentors and graduate students; an ongoing commitment from several automotive manufacturers (e.g., GM, Chrysler, Ford) that includes mentorship by individuals with extensive industrial experience and access to laboratory and industrial facilities; outreach to K-12 students; and learning, networking and peer support opportunities through coordinated professional activities inside and outside the university.NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY:The goal of the Automotive and Energy Research and Industrial Mentorship (AERIM) REU site at Oakland University, supported by the NSF Division of Engineering Education and Centers, is to contribute to the development of a diverse, internationally competitive, and globally-engaged science and engineering workforce, an NSF priority. This program will support the NSF mission by engaging a total of 30 students during the summers of 2014-2016 in 10-week research and industrial mentorship experiences that will excite and motivate them to pursue graduate studies and careers in science and engineering by engaging them in automotive and energy-related research projects and providing opportunities for them to interact with professionals from several automotive manufacturers. The program will focus on attracting women, under-represented minorities and students from institutions with limited research activity in STEM, to encourage and support under-represented groups to pursue STEM careers. The REU students will also benefit themselves and will benefit others from participation in organized STEM outreach activities to local K-12 students. Further, research and programmatic results will be disseminated in conferences and through peer-reviewed articles.