REU Site: Summer Research Internships in Manufacturing and Techno-Entrepreneurship Preparation

该项目的更广泛的意义：这个新的为期三年的本科生研究经验（REU）网站专注于制造相关的研究，并为学生实习生提供技术创业经验。这个REU网站的潜在影响来自于学生参与工程制造研究中最令人兴奋和发展最快的领域之一，包括基础和应用。 这种独特的经验将在培养新兴制造领域的未来领导者方面发挥转型作用。 研究课题还涉及一些尖端制造技术，这些技术将成为未来几十年美国工业和国家竞争力的关键领域。 此外，招聘过程和招聘重点是代表性不足群体的参与，这将使这一群体中的年轻学生有更广泛的接触。这种接触和经验将通过技术创业的潜力促进弱势社区的发展和改善。 预计该网站也将影响国家的需要，以增加美国公民和永久居民从事研究相关的和启动的职业生涯在私营部门。项目描述：该网站的五个项目目标是：1）提供本科生进行制造业研究的机会; 2）增加未来的专业人员在制造业的数量; 3）允许实习生自我评估他们对技术创业的兴趣; 4）允许实习生自我评估他们对研究生院的兴趣; 5）使田纳西理工大学工程学院（TTU）成为并被视为国家认可的顶级本科和研究生课程。 每年，一个不同的10个有才华的新生，虽然高年级本科生将在全国范围内招募进行研究TTU校园作为这个为期十周的暑期实习计划的一部分。 来自工程学院的10名教师和10名研究生将担任导师。 该计划包括精益LauchPad短期课程，专业发展研讨会和校外技术创业丰富计划。 暑期实习生将从五个群体中招募：1）STEM研究基地有限的机构（至少50%的学生）; 2）少数民族机构; 3）妇女; 4）残疾人; 5）TTU计划（不超过TTU总数的30%）。 实习生的甄选将根据他们的职业目标、学历、过去的工作经验、代表性不足的群体和机构类型。

BROADER SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT:This new three year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site focuses on manufacturing related research and provides student interns with techno-entrepreneurship experiences. The potential impact of this REU site arises from the students' involvement in one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of engineering - manufacturing research, both basic and applied. This unique experience will play a transformational role in preparing future leaders in the emerging areas of manufacturing. The research topics also address some of the cutting-edge manufacturing technologies which will be key areas for the US industry and national competitiveness for the next few decades. Furthermore, the process and the focus of recruitment on participation of underrepresented groups will lead to a much broader exposure of young students in this group. This exposure and experience will lead to the development and improvement of disadvantaged communities through the empowering potential of techno-entrepreneurship. It is anticipated that this site will also impact the nation's need to increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents engaged in research-related and start-up careers in private sector.PROJECT DESCRIPTION:The five project objectives of the REU site are to: 1) provide undergraduate students with opportunities to conduct manufacturing research; 2) increase the number of future professionals in manufacturing; 3) allow interns to self-assess their interest in techno-entrepreneurship; 4) allow interns to self-assess their interest in graduate school, and; 5) enable the College of Engineering at Tennessee Tech University (TTU) to become, and be perceived as, a nationally recognized top tier undergraduate and graduate program. Each year, a different group of ten talented freshmen though senior undergraduate students will be nationally recruited to conduct research on the TTU campus as part of this ten-week summer internship program. Ten faculty members and ten graduate students from the College of Engineering will serve as mentors. The program includes a Lean LauchPad short course, professional development workshops, and an off-campus techno-entrepreneurship enrichment program. Recruitment of summer interns will be from five groups: 1) institutions with a limited STEM research base (at least 50% of the students); 2) minority institutions; 3) women; 4) persons with disabilities, and; 5) TTU programs (no more than 30% of total from TTU). Selection of interns will be based upon their career objectives, academic qualifications, past work experiences, underrepresented groups and institution type.