REU Site: Additive Manufacturing

该项目的更广泛意义：该REU网站计划将为机械工程，制造工程和材料科学与工程领域的本科生提供严格的研究方法培训。将特别关注代表性不足的学生，以确保项目的多样性，以及来自STEM机会有限的机构的学生，以便为无法获得这些机会的学生提供研究机会。该项目将为本科生提供与工业专家接触的机会，并鼓励学生继续深造。对该项目的投资将有助于美国在增材制造（AM）的关键制造技术方面保持竞争优势。这项工作将促进对关键竞争技术领域的兴趣，并提供与以下组成部分有关的宝贵知识：1)为期十周的增材制造研究暑期项目，将分析研究、计算机辅助设计和分析与动手实验室经验相结合；2)利用机械工程、制造工程、材料科学与工程以及信息技术的技能，挑战个人研究项目，解决增材制造中的关键问题；3)为学生提供结构化的指导系统，包括学生和教师的网络；4)行业和教师专家讨论最新研究、新兴技术等话题的机会；5)学生在各种媒体上学习有效沟通的环境。项目描述：密苏里科技大学（密苏里S&amp；T）的这个为期三年的项目专注于增材制造（AM）领域。每年都会有10名本科生加入密苏里大学的教师和研究生团队，从事令人兴奋的跨学科AM研究。为了满足增材制造的跨学科性质，拟议的项目将由机械和航空航天工程系、制造工程系、材料科学与工程系、信息科学与技术系以及密苏里州理工大学校园的航空航天制造技术中心共同努力。这个REU网站计划的目标是：1)教育本科生AM允许的惊人可能性，并激励他们学习更多，2)为学生提供具有挑战性的个人研究项目，包括分析，计算机辅助设计和分析，以及在世界一流的设施和最先进的设备中动手组件，3)吸引有才华的本科生，特别是代表性不足的学生（至少35%的女性和20%的少数民族）和来自STEM研究机会有限的机构的学生（至少50%），进行AM研究并激励他们攻读研究生课程，以及4)提供让学生接触其他令人兴奋的研究和削减领域的活动？边缘技术，提高他们的沟通技巧等。

BROADER SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT:This REU Site program will provide rigorous training in research methods for undergraduate students in the fields of mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, and materials science and engineering. Particular attention will be paid to underrepresented students in order to ensure program diversity and students from institutions with limited STEM opportunities in order to provide research opportunities to students that otherwise cannot access these opportunities. The program will provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to engage with industrial experts and will encourage the students to pursue graduate education. Investment in this program will help the United States maintain a competitive advantage in the critical manufacturing technology of Additive Manufacturing (AM).The effort will foster interest in a key competitive technology area and provide valuable knowledge related to the following components: 1) a ten week summer program on AM research that combines analytical studies and computer aided design and analysis with a hands-on laboratory experience, 2) challenging individual research projects utilizing the skills of mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, materials science and engineering, and information technology, to address critical issues in AM, 3) structured mentoring system for the students that includes a network of students and faculty, 4) opportunities where industry and faculty experts discuss topics such as state-of-the-art research, emerging technologies, etc., and 5) an environment where students learn effective communication in a variety of media.PROJECT DESCRIPTION:This three-year program at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is focused in the area of Additive Manufacturing (AM). Each year ten undergraduate students will join the Missouri S&T team of faculty and graduate students to engage in exciting, interdisciplinary AM research. To meet the interdisciplinary nature of AM, the proposed program will be a joint effort of the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, and Information Science and Technology, as well as the Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies on the Missouri S&T campus.The goals of this REU Site program are to: 1) educate undergraduate students to the awesome possibilities AM allows and stimulate them to learn more, 2) provide students with individual challenging research projects in AM that include analytical, computer aided design and analysis, and hands-on components in world class facilities with state-of-the-art equipment, 3) attract talented undergraduate students, particularly underrepresented students (at least 35% female and 20% minority) and students from institutions with limited STEM research opportunities (at least 50%), to conduct research in AM and motivate them to pursue graduate studies, and 4) provide activities that expose the students to other exciting areas of research and cutting?edge technologies, improve their communication skills, etc.