REU Site: Preparing RF Engineers for Communication, Imaging and Sensing (PRECISE)

REU 网站：帮助射频工程师做好通信、成像和传感的准备 (PRECISE)

• 批准号: 1950788
• 负责人: Nezih Pala
• 金额: $ 36.28万
• 依托单位: Florida International University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-04-01 至 2024-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1950788&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Preparing; RF; Engineers

Radio frequency (RF) technologies in microwave, millimeter-wave and terahertz frequency bands has ubiquitous presence in modern electronics. Wireless communication has enabled game-changing technology through LTE and 5G campaign, which is ultimately responsible for the modern internet, big-data and cloud computing boom. Smart electronics, Internet of Things (IoT), wearable technology, all critically rely on continuous innovations in this area. RF technology is also critical to the Nation’s progress through weather monitoring, study of long-term climatic changes, enemy detection and neutralization. Specifically, the Nation’s weather radars, space probes, network of enemy detection radars and aspects of defense technology constitute critical infrastructure and requires innovations. Based on this urgent need of research and innovation in RF technologies, this REU Site project at Florida International University (FIU) is aimed at providing research experiences to undergraduate students through the Preparing RF Engineers for Communication, Imaging and Sensing (PRECISE) REU site.Within this site nine students at early stages of their college experience will be recruited to provide them an immersive research experience within the general theme of RF-microwave-THz technologies for numerous commercial and defense applications for nine summer weeks. The participating students will have the opportunity to work on level-appropriate projects of cutting-edge research topics to contribute towards applications in wireless communication, sensing and imaging. FIU’s unique geographic location, combined with its targeted efforts will help to recruit students from historically underrepresented groups and from colleges without substantial research capabilities in the field, which is one of the major goals of the project. The proposed program also includes research seminars given by FIU faculty and researchers and engineers from industrial partners as well as professional development activities to help students acquire critical soft skills and to help in graduate school applications. PRECISE’s broader impact is geared towards generating workforce to support the proliferating job market in RF technologies within commercial, national and defense sectors. This enhanced research experience through PRECISE, will increase interest among undergraduate students and help address this urgent need. FIU is the largest Hispanic Serving Institution in the US and ranks first in number of awarded Hispanic engineering BS/MS degrees. Thus, the program allows participating students’ exposure to diversity at FIU, which is crucial for their future career growth.This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.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.

微波、毫米波和太赫兹频带中的射频（RF）技术在现代电子产品中无处不在。无线通信通过LTE和5G运动实现了改变游戏规则的技术，这最终导致了现代互联网，大数据和云计算的繁荣。智能电子产品、物联网（IoT）、可穿戴技术都依赖于该领域的持续创新。射频技术也是至关重要的国家的进步，通过天气监测，长期气候变化的研究，敌人的探测和中和。具体来说，国家的气象雷达、太空探测器、敌方探测雷达网络和国防技术方面构成了关键的基础设施，需要创新。基于对射频技术研究和创新的迫切需求，佛罗里达国际大学（FIU）的REU网站项目旨在通过为通信准备射频工程师，成像和传感（PRECISE）REU网站。在这个网站内，将招募9名处于大学经历早期阶段的学生，为他们提供沉浸式的研究体验，在为期九个夏季周的会议上，我们将以射频微波太赫兹技术为主题，为众多商业和国防应用提供技术支持。参与的学生将有机会从事尖端研究课题的水平适当的项目，为无线通信，传感和成像的应用做出贡献。金融情报所独特的地理位置，加上其有针对性的努力，将有助于从历来代表性不足的群体和在该领域没有实质性研究能力的大学招收学生，这是该项目的主要目标之一。拟议的计划还包括由FIU教师和研究人员以及工业合作伙伴的工程师提供的研究研讨会以及专业发展活动，以帮助学生获得关键的软技能，并帮助研究生院申请。PRECISE更广泛的影响是面向产生劳动力，以支持在商业，国家和国防部门的射频技术激增的就业市场。通过PRECISE增强的研究经验将提高本科生的兴趣，并有助于解决这一迫切需求。FIU是美国最大的西班牙裔服务机构，在授予西班牙裔工程学士/硕士学位的数量上排名第一。因此，该计划允许参与的学生在FIU接触多样性，这对他们未来的职业发展至关重要。该网站由国防部与NSF REU计划合作支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估而被认为值得支持。