REU Site: Automotive and Energy Research and Industrial Mentorship (AERIM) Program at Oakland University

奥克兰大学汽车和能源研究与工业导师(AERIM)REU网站的目标是为发展一支多元化、具有国际竞争力和全球参与的科学和工程劳动力做出贡献，这是NSF的优先事项。该项目将吸引不同的本科生参与研究和行业指导经验，重点是汽车和能源相关的研究，并提供与几家汽车制造商的专业人士互动的机会。汽车和能源行业都是美国经济的主要驱动力，特别是制造业，它们都将受益于高技能和创新劳动力的发展。REU学生还将受益于与底特律密歇根科学中心合作组织的STEM外联活动。AERIM REU网站将邀请30名本科生，特别是女性和代表性不足的少数族裔，在2019年至2021年夏季进行为期10周的研究体验。该计划旨在激发和激励学生在科学和工程领域继续研究生学习和职业生涯。与工业和学术导师合作，学生团队将致力于机械工程中与汽车和能源相关的及时研究课题，特别强调旨在提高锂离子电池、内燃机、汽车材料以及替代推进和能源系统的性能和效率的技术。这些研究主题对汽车和能源行业特别重要，并将与本科生相关和适当。轻型汽车材料、发动机油中燃料稀释的影响、锂离子电池、火焰传播和活塞热传递等特定主题对汽车工业特别重要，适合本科生学习。将向学生介绍当前的问题、现代分析、实验和数值方法，并将为学术和工业研究环境中及时进行的研究计划做出贡献。该计划的主要特点包括：教师、工业导师和研究生参与的三级导师计划；几家汽车制造商(如通用汽车、FCA和福特)的持续承诺，包括具有丰富工业经验并能够使用实验室和工业设施的个人的导师；与底特律密歇根科学中心合作的服务学习拓展活动；以及通过大学内外协调的专业活动提供学习、网络和同行支持的机会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The goal of the Automotive and Energy Research and Industrial Mentorship (AERIM) REU Site at Oakland University, is to contribute to the development of a diverse, internationally competitive, and globally-engaged science and engineering workforce, an NSF priority. This program will engage a diverse cohort of undergraduate students in research and industrial mentorship experiences focused on automotive and energy-related research as well as provide opportunities to interact with professionals from several automotive manufacturers. Both the automotive and energy industries are primary drivers of the U.S. economy, manufacturing in particular, and would benefit from the development of a highly skilled and innovative workforce. The REU students will also benefit from participation in organized STEM outreach activities in partnership with the Michigan Science Center in Detroit. The AERIM REU Site will engage 30 undergraduate students, particularly women and under-represented minorities, in 10-week research experiences during the summers of 2019-2021. The program is designed to excite and motivate the students to pursue graduate studies and careers in science and engineering. Working with industrial and academic mentors, student teams will work on timely, automotive and energy-related research topics in mechanical engineering with a special emphasis on technologies that aim to improve performance and efficiencies of lithium-ion batteries, internal combustion engines, automotive materials, and alternative propulsion and energy systems. The research topics are of particular importance to the automotive and energy industries and will be relevant and appropriate for undergraduates. The specific topics of lightweight automotive materials, effects of fuel dilution in engine oil, lithium-ion batteries, flame propagation, and piston heat transfer are of particular importance to the automotive industry and will be appropriate for undergraduates. Students will be introduced to current problems, modern analytical, experimental and numerical methods, and will contribute to timely on-going research programs in academic and industrial research settings. Key features of this program include: a three-tier mentorship program that involves faculty, industrial mentors and graduate students; an ongoing commitment from several automotive manufacturers (e.g., GM, FCA, Ford) that includes mentorship by individuals with extensive industrial experience and access to laboratory and industrial facilities; a service learning outreach activity in partnership with the Michigan Science Center in Detroit; and learning, networking and peer support opportunities through coordinated professional activities inside and outside the university.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.