REU Site: Bringing Us Together, Improving Communications and Lives

REU 网站：让我们团结在一起，改善沟通和生活

• 批准号: 1359476
• 负责人: Thomas Montoya
• 金额: $ 27.44万
• 依托单位: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• 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: 2014-03-01 至 2018-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1359476&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Bringing; Us; Together

TECHNICAL SUMMARYThe National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Site "Bringing Us Together, Improving Communications and Lives" at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) is an integrated 10-week summer undergraduate research program in electrical and computer engineering (ECE). The focus of the research projects will reflect the strengths of the ECE department at SDSM&T, namely applied electromagnetics, autonomous/embedded systems, wireless communications and power. The site is designed to expose a diverse group of undergraduate students, particularly veterans and women as well as others underrepresented in ECE, to a research environment. The recruitment goal is for veterans and women to comprise at least half of the participants with the intent of expanding the national engineering and science talent pool. In light of evidence that students are motivated to learn when a broader context for the research is established, the students will engage in professional development, research, and historical development seminars on an ongoing basis as well as in collegial activities to foster an appreciation for the historical development and current applications of ECE and the role they play in improving communications and lives. The weekly professional development activities will feature a strong emphasis on technical communications led by the Communications Coordinator (an English professor) that develop the skills needed to pursue higher level work. Also, a comprehensive assessment program will be implemented by the Assessment Coordinator to quantitatively assess student gains in skills related to research, the impact of the program on students from differing backgrounds, and their long-term development as professionals. Further, the students will engage in outreach activities to secondary students, particularly those of underrepresented groups, as well as to active duty service members and veterans. NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARYThe National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Site "Bringing Us Together, Improving Communications and Lives" at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) is designed to expose a diverse group of undergraduate students, particularly women and veterans as well as others underrepresented in electrical and computer engineering (ECE), to a research environment and help them develop as professionals with the intent of expanding the national engineering and science talent pool. The research projects deal with topics related to improving communications and the lives of people which are of vital importance in our global society as well as in the economic and defense interests of the nation. These projects led to the unifying theme of the site "Bringing Us Together, Improving Communications and Lives." In addition to hands-on research, the students will engage in professional development, research, and historical development seminars. The purpose of the seminars is to develop the skills needed to pursue higher level work, as well as to foster an appreciation for the historical development and current applications of ECE and the role they play in improving communications and lives. Further, the students will engage in outreach activities to secondary students, particularly those of underrepresented groups, as well as to active duty service members and veterans."This award is co-funded by the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EHR/EPSCoR)."

技术总结南达科他州矿业与技术学院(SDSM&AMP；T)面向本科生的国家科学基金会研究体验网站(SDSM&amp；T)是一个为期10周的电气和计算机工程(European)暑期本科生研究项目。研究项目的重点将反映欧洲经委会在SDSM&A；T的优势，即应用电磁学、自主/嵌入式系统、无线通信和电力。该网站旨在让不同的本科生群体，特别是退伍军人和妇女以及其他在欧洲经委会代表性不足的人，接触到一个研究环境。招聘目标是让退伍军人和妇女至少占参与者的一半，目的是扩大国家工程和科学人才库。鉴于有证据表明，当建立更广泛的研究背景时，学生会有学习的动机，学生将持续参加专业发展、研究和历史发展研讨会，以及大学活动，以促进对欧洲经委会的历史发展和当前应用及其在改善沟通和生活方面所发挥的作用的欣赏。每周的专业发展活动将突出强调由通信协调员(一名英语教授)领导的技术交流，以培养从事更高级别工作所需的技能。此外，评估协调员将实施一项全面的评估计划，以定量评估学生在与研究相关的技能方面的收获，该计划对不同背景的学生的影响，以及他们作为专业人员的长期发展。此外，学生将与中学生、特别是代表人数不足的群体的中学生以及现役军人和退伍军人开展外联活动。非技术性总结南达科他州矿业与技术学院(SDSM&Amp；T)的国家科学基金会本科生研究体验网站“让我们团结在一起，改善沟通和生活”旨在让不同的本科生群体，特别是女性和退伍军人以及其他在电气和计算机工程(ECA)中代表性较低的人，接触到一个研究环境，并帮助他们发展成为专业人士，目的是扩大全国工程和科学人才库。这些研究项目涉及与改善通信和人民生活有关的主题，这些主题在我们的全球社会以及国家的经济和国防利益中至关重要。这些项目促成了该网站的统一主题：“让我们走到一起，改善通信和生活。”除了实践研究，学生们还将参与专业发展、研究和历史发展研讨会。这些研讨会的目的是培养从事更高级别工作所需的技能，并促进对欧洲经委会的历史发展和当前应用及其在改善通信和生活方面所发挥的作用的认识。此外，学生还将参与面向中学生、特别是那些代表人数较少的群体的学生以及现役军人和退伍军人的外展活动。