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.

面向可持续能源未来的先进制造本科生研究经验（REU网站）提供了一个为期10周的夏季研究计划，每年为10名本科生在中心为先进的能源研究（CAES）在爱达荷州福尔斯，ID三年。通过动手研究经验和网络机会，学生将发展他们的STEM身份和素养，帮助他们在课堂上和职业生涯中取得成功。REU的经验将提供一个途径，教育下一代工程师在干领域的成员，同时也为他们提供职业发展机会，在能源部门的职业生涯。通过CAES，学生将有机会参与一个多元化，积极和协作的研究中心，专注于先进制造和能源研究的交叉点。由于CAES是由三所爱达荷州大学和爱达荷州国家实验室组成的联盟，学生们将与世界知名的能源研究人员建立联系并向他们学习，获得与活跃的研究社区分享工作的机会，并根据他们的研究成果合著出版物和演讲。先进制造业的可持续能源未来是本科生的研究经验（REU）位于爱达荷州爱达荷州福尔斯的高级能源研究中心（CAES）的现场项目。该REU网站的结构是为了实现未来先进制造业和可持续能源劳动力发展的创新成果。具体来说，REU网站的目标是：（1）扩大知识和学习的REU参与者在先进制造业和可持续能源的交叉点，以支持STEM劳动力的发展;（2）创造真实的和从事研究的机会，提高REU参与者的STEM身份和素养;（3）建立一个强大而多样化的学生申请人库，他们可以成功地过渡到CAES大学的研究生课程;（4）提高REU参与者的技术技能，同时扩大他们的专业网络，以支持未来的职业目标;（5）提高教师和政府实验室科学家对有效指导实践的认识，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，专业发展和社会活动将导致真实的队列经验，并为参与者提供新的技术技能。一个全面的混合方法的评估计划是用来衡量教师指导和参与者的STEM身份的计划活动的影响。该项目由工程教育和中心部（EEC）和促进竞争性研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）共同资助。该奖项反映了NSF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。