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

技术概述：奥克兰大学的汽车和能源研究与工业指导（AERIM） REU项目由美国国家科学基金会工程教育和中心分部提供支持，将在2014-2016年夏季招募30名本科生，特别是女性和少数族裔，进行为期10周的研究体验。该计划旨在激发和激励学生追求科学和工程方面的研究生学习和职业生涯。与工业和学术导师合作，学生团队将在机械工程中及时开展与汽车和能源相关的研究课题，特别强调汽车材料和摩擦学，替代推进系统和旨在提高车辆效率的技术。关于磨损、活塞传热和替代推进系统（如燃料电池和电池）的特定主题对汽车工业特别重要，适合本科生学习。学生将被介绍到当前的问题，现代分析，实验和数值方法，并将有助于及时的学术和工业研究设置正在进行的研究项目。该计划的主要特点包括：一个由教师、行业导师和研究生组成的三层指导计划；几家汽车制造商（如通用汽车、克莱斯勒、福特）的持续承诺，包括由具有丰富工业经验的个人指导，并可使用实验室和工业设施；拓展到K-12学生；以及通过大学内外协调的专业活动来学习、建立网络和获得同伴支持的机会。非技术总结：奥克兰大学的汽车和能源研究与工业指导（AERIM） REU站点由美国国家科学基金会工程教育和中心部门支持，其目标是促进多样化，具有国际竞争力和全球参与的科学和工程劳动力的发展，这是美国国家科学基金会的优先事项。该项目将在2014年至2016年的夏季共邀请30名学生参加为期10周的研究和工业指导经验，以支持国家科学基金会的使命。通过让他们参与汽车和能源相关的研究项目，并为他们提供与几家汽车制造商的专业人士互动的机会，这将激发和激励他们攻读科学和工程方面的研究生课程和职业。该项目将专注于吸引女性、未被充分代表的少数民族和来自STEM研究活动有限的机构的学生，以鼓励和支持未被充分代表的群体从事STEM职业。REU的学生也将受益于自己和他人通过参与有组织的STEM外展活动，为当地的K-12学生。此外，研究和方案结果将在会议上和通过同行审查的文章传播。

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.