REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Energy and Propulsion

REU 网站：能源与推进本科生研究

• 批准号: 1560155
• 负责人: Eric Petersen
• 金额: $ 40.61万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-15 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1560155&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Undergraduate; Research; Energy

Insufficient energy research and the shortage of people pursuing advanced STEM degrees are topics of high importance to the nation. This renewal REU Site program is a collaborative effort between Texas A&M University (TAMU) and Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU) that will engage diverse and talented cohorts of undergraduates, from institutions with limited or no research opportunities in hands-on research projects , with faculty and graduate student mentors, related to energy and propulsion. This REU site will impact society in two major ways: 1) through the involvement of undergraduate students in scientific research, encouraging them to pursue advanced degrees in science and engineering; and 2) the energy-related research will potentially benefit thousands of people through alternative sources and improved, less-polluting combustion devices. This REU Site will also include a 10-week summer program as well as an academic year program. Specific research topics include alternative fuels combustion, materials for energy conversion, novel laser diagnostic development, reaction kinetics of crude oils, high-efficiency low temperature combustion engines and Li-ion batteries among others. In addition to the scientific research that will be performed, the students will participate in a GRE Workshop, research and ethics seminars, and oral and poster presentations of their projects. The discoveries made during these collaborations will be communicated to the broader scientific community via publications and presentations.

能源研究不足和攻读高级 STEM 学位的人才短缺是国家高度重视的话题。 REU 站点更新项目是德克萨斯农工大学 (TAMU) 和斯蒂芬奥斯汀州立大学 (SFASU) 之间的合作项目，将吸引来自实践研究项目有限或没有研究机会的机构的多元化、才华横溢的本科生，以及与能源和推进相关的教师和研究生导师。 REU 网站将以两种主要方式影响社会：1）通过本科生参与科学研究，鼓励他们攻读科学和工程方面的高级学位； 2) 与能源相关的研究将通过替代能源和改进的、污染更少的燃烧装置使数千人受益。该 REU 站点还将包括为期 10 周的夏季课程以及学年课程。具体研究主题包括替代燃料燃烧、能量转换材料、新型激光诊断开发、原油反应动力学、高效低温内燃机和锂离子电池等。除了将要进行的科学研究外，学生还将参加 GRE 研讨会、研究和伦理研讨会以及项目的口头和海报展示。这些合作期间取得的发现将通过出版物和演示文稿传达给更广泛的科学界。