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

REU 网站：制造业和科技创业准备暑期研究实习

• 批准号: 1461179
• 负责人: Vahid Motevalli
• 金额: $ 37.39万
• 依托单位: Tennessee Technological University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-03-15 至 2018-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1461179&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Summer; Research; Internships

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.

该项目的更广泛意义：这个新的为期三年的本科生研究经验 (REU) 网站重点关注与制造相关的研究，并为学生实习生提供技术创业经验。该 REU 网站的潜在影响来自于学生参与最令人兴奋和快速发展的工程领域之一——制造研究，包括基础研究和应用研究。 这种独特的经验将在培养新兴制造业领域的未来领导者方面发挥变革性作用。 研究主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，招募过程和重点关注代表性不足群体的参与，将导致年轻学生更广泛地接触该群体。这种接触和经验将通过技术创业的赋权潜力促进弱势社区的发展和改善。 预计该网站还将影响国家增加在私营部门从事研究相关和创业职业的美国公民和永久居民数量的需求。 项目描述：REU 网站的五个项目目标是： 1) 为本科生提供进行制造研究的机会； 2）增加未来制造业专业人员的数量； 3）让实习生自我评估自己对科技创业的兴趣； 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 (TTU) 工程学院成为并被视为全国认可的顶级本科生和研究生项目。 每年，都会在全国范围内招募十名才华横溢的新生和高年级本科生，在 TTU 校园进行研究，作为为期十周的暑期实习计划的一部分。 工程学院的十名教职员工和十名研究生将担任导师。 该计划包括 Lean LauchPad 短期课程、专业发展研讨会和校外技术创业强化计划。 暑期实习生的招募将来自五类：1）STEM研究基础有限的机构（至少占学生的50%）； 2）少数民族机构； 3）女性； 4) 残疾人，以及； 5) TTU项目（不超过TTU项目总数的30%）。 实习生的选择将基于他们的职业目标、学历、过去的工作经验、代表性不足的群体和机构类型。