REU Site: Research Experience for Student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and EntrePreneurship (REVAMP)

REU 网站：先进制造和创业退伍军人学生研究经验 (REVAMP)

• 批准号: 1852253
• 负责人: Chun Zhang
• 金额: $ 36万
• 依托单位: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-05-01 至 2023-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852253&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experience; Student

The three year renewal Research Experience for Student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and EntrePreneurship (REVAMP) program at Georgia Institute of Technology will continue to train a diverse cohort of undergraduate students in the fundamental principles of (1) advanced manufacturing science and technology; and (2) the transition of basic discoveries in manufacturing science into innovative commercial products. This enhanced REU program will focus on training of veterans and underrepresented minority students and annually will engage 10 undergraduate students who will perform hands-on fundamental manufacturing research in several critical areas including additive manufacturing, bio-/cell-manufacturing, composites/nanocomposites manufacturing, applications of AI and robotics in manufacturing. The REVAMP REU site focuses on the critical national need of manufacturing, and more specifically, advanced manufacturing research and technology, which will play a crucial role in positioning the U.S. manufacturing sector as a continued world leader. By leveraging the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)'s world-class facilities, diverse technical expertise, and inspiring interdisciplinary research environment, the REU activities will give students the opportunity to improve knowledge in the critically important advanced manufacturing technology topic areas noted above. Training in research methodology, performance of scientific manufacturing research, tours of manufacturing facilities, and completion of technical seminars provided by GTMI faculty will significantly expand each student's manufacturing knowledge base, preparing them for future careers in advanced manufacturing. The research experience will be enhanced by entrepreneurship training including specialized customer discovery experiential learning, seminars focused on the fundamentals of evidenced-based entrepreneurship, and case studies presented by startup company leaders offered by the GT Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2). Through entrepreneurship training, students will also have a transformative opportunity to develop critical leadership skills for transitioning basic research discoveries into commercially-viable innovations. NSF I-Corps South programs and veteran-faculty mentorship opportunities provided by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) will be incorporated into this renewal REVAMP REU site program. A unique feature of this REU site is its focus on training of veterans and underrepresented minority students. To accomplish this goal, GTMI will target its recruiting efforts on the top universities/colleges in the nation for veteran enrollment and several HBCU's and institutions with high female enrollment. This REU site will combine advanced manufacturing research training with the principles of entrepreneurship, encouraging students to become leaders in innovation. This will help to fill the current void between fundamental research and technology commercialization in the U.S. It is expected that the site will serve as a new educational model for educating veterans and 21st century engineers in STEM and entrepreneurship that can be replicated by other colleges and universities throughout the nation. In addition, the REU site will support and encourage strong participation by women and underrepresented minorities in manufacturing-related STEM fields.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.

佐治亚理工学院（Georgia Institute of Technology）为期三年的先进制造和创业学生退伍军人研究经验（REVAMP）项目将继续培养多样化的本科生，学习以下基本原理：(1)先进制造科学和技术；(2)制造科学的基础发现转化为创新的商业产品。这个增强的REU项目将专注于培训退伍军人和少数族裔学生，每年将招收10名本科生，他们将在几个关键领域进行动手基础制造研究，包括增材制造、生物/细胞制造、复合材料/纳米复合材料制造、人工智能和机器人在制造业中的应用。REVAMP REU网站专注于制造业的关键国家需求，更具体地说，先进的制造业研究和技术，这将在美国制造业定位为持续的世界领导者方面发挥关键作用。通过利用佐治亚理工学院制造研究所（GTMI）的世界级设施、多样化的技术专长和鼓舞人心的跨学科研究环境，REU活动将为学生提供机会，提高在上述至关重要的先进制造技术主题领域的知识。研究方法方面的培训，科学制造研究的表现，制造设施的参观，以及完成由GTMI教师提供的技术研讨会，将大大扩展每个学生的制造知识基础，为他们未来在先进制造业的职业生涯做好准备。创业培训将增强研究经验，包括专门的客户发现体验式学习、以实证为基础的创业基础为重点的研讨会，以及由GT企业创新研究所（EI2）提供的初创公司领导人的案例研究。通过创业培训，学生还将有机会发展关键的领导技能，将基础研究发现转化为商业上可行的创新。NSF I-Corps South项目和佐治亚理工学院研究所（GTRI）提供的退伍军人教师指导机会将纳入这个更新的REVAMP REU站点项目。这个REU网站的一个独特之处在于它专注于退伍军人和少数民族学生的培训。为了实现这一目标，GTMI将在全国顶尖大学/学院招募退伍军人，以及几所HBCU和女性入学率较高的机构。这个REU网站将先进的制造研究培训与创业原则相结合，鼓励学生成为创新的领导者。这将有助于填补美国基础研究和技术商业化之间的空白。预计，该网站将成为培养退伍军人和21世纪工程师的STEM和创业精神的新教育模式，并可在全国其他大学复制。此外，REU网站将支持和鼓励女性和未被充分代表的少数民族积极参与与制造业相关的STEM领域。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。