REU Site: Bioengineering and Biomanufacturing

伦斯勒理工学院(RPI)的本科生研究体验(REU)现场项目名为“生物工程和生物制造”，将吸引不同的学生参与研究项目，重点是工程生物系统和生物制造。将在与生物医学、化学或生物工程有关的项目上进行计算和实验研究相结合。开发用于医疗、生物技术或化学应用的工程生物系统仍然是一项广泛应用的重要研究挑战。拟议中的REU网站将专注于开发新的基于生物的技术及其制造的研究和开发。拟议的综合培训体验将指导从非研究密集型学校中代表性不足的群体招聘的本科生通过一个研究项目；同时也帮助他们了解如何追求工程职业生涯。REU学生与研究生/高中生之间的群体建设和群体间互动将被纳入社区建设计划，为学生提供指导机会，并成为未来工程师和科学家的导师。这些项目的研究成果将通过科学出版物、会议报告和互联网可访问的材料，由私人投资机构、参与的教职员工和学生广泛传播。每个本科生将在一名教师和研究生的指导下，进行为期十周的暑期项目研究，该项目是为他/她的能力而设计的。20名参与REU的教职员工都有非常活跃的外部资助的研究计划，他们的研究团队中包括本科生，并作为出版物的合著者。每周一次的研讨会将讨论沟通、道德、指导和研究的性质，将帮助学生获得对他们的成功至关重要的专业技能和个人信心。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), entitled, "Bioengineering and Biomanufacturing", will engage a diverse cohort of students in research projects with an intellectual focus on engineering biological systems and biomanufacturing. A combination of computational and experimental research will be conducted on projects related to biomedical, chemical or biological engineering. The development of engineered biological systems for medical, biotechnological or chemical applications remains an important research challenge for a broad range of applications. The proposed REU site will focus on both the research and development that goes into developing new bio-based technologies and their manufacture. The proposed integrated training experience will guide undergraduate students, recruited from underrepresented groups from non-research-intensive schools, through a research project; while also helping them understand how they could pursue an engineering career. Cohort building and inter-cohort interactions between REU students and graduate/high-school students will be integrated into the program for community building and to provide students with opportunities for mentoring and to serve as mentors to future engineers and scientists. The programs' research results will be disseminated broadly by the PIs, participating faculty, and students via scientific publications, conference presentations, and internet-accessble materials. Each undergraduate student will conduct research over a ten week summer experience on a project that is designed for his/her abilities, under the mentorship of both a faculty member and graduate student. The twenty participating REU faculty have highly active, externally funded research programs and include undergraduates in their research teams and as co-authors on publications. Weekly workshops that address communication, ethics, mentoring, and the nature of research will help the students gain professional skills and personal confidence that are critical for their success.