REU Site: Summer Engineering Research Experiences in Diabetes for Undergraduates

该项目的更广泛意义：美国研究人员的数量必须大幅增加，以保持研究和技术的全球领导地位。高技能研究人员的教育需要各级强有力的教育计划。 研究经历可以极大地影响年轻工程师和科学家的未来和动力，并可以为本科生提供专业、智力和个人利益。通过执行与影响美国2500多万人的疾病有关的研究项目，我们有潜力促进理解，同时影响您的工程师的职业生涯。该计划专门针对以前没有研究经验的学生。这一重点与社区大学项目的支持相结合，将为学生在关键的职业过渡点提供影响的机会。除了研究经验的学生提供了一个更广泛的了解疾病及其对社会的影响。该计划影响多个学术阶段的学生。指导活动将提供和培养研究生，以促进与REU学生的互动，和REU学生将开发一个高中STEM计划的丰富活动。项目描述：伊利诺伊理工学院生物医学工程系（BME）的主要目标是：1）学生将通过与IIT的教师一起完成具有挑战性的糖尿病相关项目，体验工程研究。 2)在研究生和本科生研究人员中开发和应用指导。3)让学生了解他们研究的更广泛的健康影响。4)为没有经验的学生提供工程研究经验，重点是社区学院的学生。5)将道德讨论和培训融入学生体验的各个方面。实验室经验是这项研究计划的重要组成部分。不过，还提供了研讨会、辅导讲习班、道德操守培训、K-12外联活动和临床设施图尔斯参观，以加强经验。 完成暑期课程后，学生将通过完成以下具体目标获得多样化的研究技能和知识：具体目标（S.O.）1：学生完成糖尿病相关的研究项目与IIT的工程导师合作。 S.O.第二章：增加目标学生群体的参与，特别是没有以前研究经验的学生和来自STEM研究机会有限的学院和大学的学生。S.O. 4：通过培训和与多个教育层次的学生互动，在研究生和REU学生中开发和应用辅导技能。 S.O. 4：增加学生对与糖尿病相关的健康影响和工程研究的重要性的认识。 S.O. 5.通过非正式讨论和正式报告交流研究思路和研究结果。该提案针对工程研究机会有限的学生以及来自STEM研究机会有限的学院和大学的学生（特别是社区学院的学生），特别关注妇女和代表性不足的少数群体的学生。本科生的研究经验计划得到工程教育和中心部门的支持。

BROADER SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT: The number of researchers in the U.S. must increase significantly to preserve the global leadership in research and technology. The education of highly skilled researchers requires strong educational programs at all levels. Research experiences can greatly influence the future and motivation of young engineers and scientists and can provide professional, intellectual, and personal benefits for undergraduate students.. By performing research projects related to a disease that affects more than 25 million people in the U.S., we have the potential to advance understanding while influencing your engineers in their career. The program specifically targets students without previous research experience. This focus combined with support from community college programs will provide the opportunity to impact students at critical career transition points. In addition to research experience students are provided with a broader understanding of the disease and its impact on society. The program impacts students at multiple academic stages. Mentoring activities will be provided and fostered for graduate students to facilitate interactions with the REU student, and REU students will develop an enrichment activity for a high school STEM program. The high school students are from diverse backgrounds and will be exposed to cutting edge engineering research and opportunities for impact in the field of diabetes.PROJECT DESCRIPTION:The primary goals of this program in the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) are: 1) Students will experience engineering research by completing challenging diabetes-related projects with faculty at IIT. 2) Develop and apply mentoring in graduate and undergraduate researchers. 3) Expose student to the broader health implications of their research. 4) Provide engineering research experiences to students without previous experience with an emphasis on students from community colleges. 5) Integrate ethics discussion and training into all aspects of the student experience. Laboratory experience is an essential component of this research proposal. However, seminars, mentoring workshops, ethics training, a K-12 outreach activity and tours of clinical facilities are provided to enhance the experience. Upon completion of the summer program students will have a diverse set of research skills and knowledge by completion of the following specific objectives: Specific Objective (S.O.) 1: Students complete a diabetes related research project working with an engineering mentor from IIT. S.O. 2: Increase participation by targeted student populations, specifically students without previous research experience and those from colleges and universities where research opportunities in STEM are limited. S.O. 4: Develop and apply mentoring skills in graduate and REU students through training and interactions with students at multiple education levels. S.O. 4: Increase student knowledge of the health implications related to diabetes and the importance of engineering research. S.O. 5: Communicate research ideas and findings through both informal discussion and formal presentations. This proposal targets students with limited opportunity for engineering research and those from colleges and universities where research opportunities in STEM are limited (specifically community college students), with a specific focus on women and students from underrepresented minority groups. This Research Experiences for Undergraduates program receives support from the Division of Engineering Education and Centers.