REU Site: Advanced Manufacturing for a Sustainable Energy Future

REU 网站：先进制造打造可持续能源未来

• 批准号: 2051090
• 负责人: David Estrada
• 金额: $ 36.52万
• 依托单位: Boise State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-08-01 至 2024-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2051090&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Advanced; Manufacturing; Sustainable

The Advanced Manufacturing for a Sustainable Energy Future Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU Site) offers a 10-week summer research program for 10 undergraduate students each year for three years at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) in Idaho Falls, ID. Through hands-on research experiences and networking opportunities students will develop their STEM identity and literacy, helping them succeed in the classroom and in their career. The REU experience will provide a pathway to educating members of the next generation of engineers in STEM fields, while also providing them professional development opportunities for careers in the energy sector. Through CAES, the students will be provided the opportunity to engage in a diverse, active, and collaborative research center focused at the intersection of advanced manufacturing and energy research. Being that CAES is a consortium of three Idaho universities and the Idaho National Laboratory, the students will network with and learn from world renowned energy researchers, gain the opportunity to share their work with an active research community, and co-author publications and presentations based on their research findings.Advanced Manufacturing for a Sustainable Energy Future is the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) in Idaho Falls, Idaho. This REU site is structured to enable innovative outcomes in the development of the future advanced manufacturing and sustainable energy workforce. Specifically, the REU Site objectives are to: (1) Expand knowledge and learning for REU participants at the intersection of advanced manufacturing and sustainable energy in support of STEM workforce development; (2) Create authentic and engaging research opportunities that enhance REU participants’ STEM identity and literacy; (3) Establish a strong and diverse applicant pool of students who can successfully transition into the graduate programs of CAES universities; (4) Improve the technical skills of REU participants while also expanding their professional network in support of future career objectives; and (5) Increase the awareness of effective mentoring practices amongst faculty and government laboratory scientists to help ensure a positive and lasting impact on REU participants. Integrated research experiences, professional development, and social activities will result in an authentic cohort experience and provide new technical skills to participants. A comprehensive mixed-methods evaluation program is used to gauge the impact of faculty mentoring and program activities on participants’ STEM identity. This project is jointly funded by the Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).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.

可持续能源能源的先进制造业未来的本科生研究经验（REU网站）为10周的夏季研究计划提供为期10周的夏季研究计划，每年在爱达荷州爱达荷州瀑布的高级能源研究中心（CAES）为10个本科生提供三年的本科生。通过动手的研究经验和网络机会，学生将发展自己的STEM身份和识字能力，帮助他们在课堂和职业生涯中取得成功。 REU体验将为STEM领域的下一代工程师的成员提供途径，同时还为他们提供了能源领域职业的专业发展机会。通过CAES，将为学生提供机会，从事以高级制造和能源研究交汇处的多样性，积极和协作的研究中心。凯斯（Caes）是一个由三所爱达荷州大学和爱达荷州国家实验室组成的联盟，学生将与世界知名的能源研究人员联系并学习，并获得与活跃的研究社区分享他们的工作，并根据其研究发现的共同出版物和演示文稿。爱达荷州。该REU站点的结构是为了发展未来的高级制造业和可持续能源劳动力的创新成果。具体而言，REU站点的对象是：（1）在先进制造和可持续能源的交汇处，扩大REU参与者的知识和学习，以支持STEM劳动力发展； （2）创造真实而引人入胜的研究机会，以增强REU参与者的STEM身份和识字； （3）建立一个可以成功过渡到凯斯大学研究生课程的强大而多样化的学生池； （4）提高参与者的技术技能，同时还扩大其专业网络以支持未来的职业目标； （5）提高教师和政府实验室科学家中对有效心理实践的认识，以帮助确保对REU参与者产生积极和持久的影响。综合研究经验，专业发展和社交活动将带来真实的队列经验，并为参与者提供新的技术技能。全面的混合方法评估计划用于评估教师心理和计划活动对参与者STEM身份的影响。该项目由工程教育和中心（EEC）共同资助，启发竞争研究的既定计划（EPSCOR）共同资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过基金会的知识分子的智力优点和更广泛的影响来诚实地认为，通过评估诚实地支持了审查标准。