Bridging the Gap Between Education and Research through Pre-College Engineering Systems (PCES) Outreach Program

通过大学预科工程系统 (PCES) 外展计划弥合教育和研究之间的差距

• 批准号: 1711775
• 负责人: James Momoh
• 金额: $ 17万
• 依托单位: Howard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-08-01 至 2023-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1711775&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Bridging; Gap; Between; Education; Research

The purpose of the project is to develop a residential summer research and education Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) outreach program targeted at 11th and 12th graders from across the country. The program will advance students' preparation for careers in engineering through integration of research and education. The students in the program will undertake lectures on topics such as advanced mathematics and physics, chemistry, preparatory scholastic aptitude testing, advanced placement courses, and will be exposed to fundamentals of engineering courses and special topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering such as artificial intelligence, communications, nanotechnology, photonics, energy systems and smart grid technologies. These courses will prepare and motivate students for research work in energy management, automation functions for secured critical infrastructures, sensor based systems and safe environment. The background achieved and exposure through hands-on activities will capacity for a future diverse workforce of underrepresented groups and women to pursue careers in engineering.The research work in the pre-college engineering systems program will include various fields of engineering and science used to help students to appreciate the role of creativity, analytical and hands-on work in conducting engineering projects, processes and systems. The research work will involve needs assessment, constraints, problem formulation and design of algorithms, implementation, testing and validation under different scenarios. The major areas for project ideas include communication and signal processing, photonics/electronics, nanotechnology, materials and energy and power systems, with each area having its own set of specific projects. Under communication and signal processing, specific projects include the solar bag, smart phones, new integrated display board, and others. In photonics/electronics, the specific works include mobile diagnostics for power electronics and smart displays. Nanotechnology and materials projects include design of nano toothpaste, nano skating boots, and a nano tricycle for kids. In the area of energy and power systems, smart city design using renewable energy resources and electric vehicles with self driving properties are specific project areas. Furthermore, wireless sensors, a handmade wristwatch for health monitoring, and automatic fan control will be pursued within the computer engineering projects. Students will work in teams and final products will be presented at the end of the program each year to an audience of faculty, parents and a representative of the funding agency, the National Science Foundation (NSF). Mentoring during and after the program (during the school year) will be in place to track students' continued progress toward life-long pursuit of engineering as a carrier. Lessons learned will be shared with other engineering schools so that the country will benefit from the NSF investment in education and research activities for pre-college students at Howard University.

该项目的目的是开发一个夏季研究和教育科学技术工程和数学（STEM）外展计划，该计划针对来自全国的11年级和12年级。该计划将通过研究和教育的整合来推动学生为工程职业做准备。该计划中的学生将在高级数学和物理学，化学，预备力学能力测试，高级安排课程上进行讲座，并将接触到工程课程和电气和计算机工程领域的基础知识，例如人工智能，诸如人工智能，通信，Nanotechnologiation，Nananotechnologiation，nananotechnologice，photonology，photonologic，photonics，Energy Systems，Energy Systems和Smart Grid grid Indicies。这些课程将为学生的能源管理研究工作，确保关键基础设施，基于传感器的系统和安全环境的自动化功能做好准备和激励学生。通过动手活动实现和接触的背景将使代表性不足的群体和女性的未来多样化的劳动力能够从事工程领域的职业。研究工作将涉及在不同情况下的需求评估，限制，问题制定和算法，实施，测试和验证的设计。项目思想的主要领域包括沟通和信号处理，光子学/电子，纳米技术，材料，能源和电力系统，每个区域都有自己的特定项目集。在通信和信号处理下，特定的项目包括太阳能袋，智能手机，新的集成显示板等。在Photonics/Electronics中，特定的作品包括用于电力电子和智能显示器的移动诊断。纳米技术和材料项目包括纳米牙膏的设计，纳米冰鞋和儿童的纳米三轮车。在能源和电力系统领域，使用可再生能源资源和具有自动驾驶特性的电动汽车的智能城市设计是特定的项目领域。此外，将在计算机工程项目中追求无线传感器，用于健康监控的手工手表以及自动风扇控制。学生将在计划结束时以团队合作，最终产品将向教师，父母和资助机构国家科学基金会（NSF）的代表展示。在课程期间和之后（在学年）进行指导，将实现跟踪学生在终身追求工程作为承运人的持续进步。所学到的经验教训将与其他工程学校分享，以便该国将受益于霍华德大学预科学生的NSF投资和研究活动的投资。