REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Metrology & Inspection

德克萨斯农工大学（TAMU）更新的为期三年的本科生研究经验（REU）现场项目，计量与检测跨学科研究经验，将通过在传统/先进计量和（破坏性和非破坏性）检测技术方面的授权，实践和跨学科研究经验，提高不同本科生群体的知识和技能水平。计量学，测量和检验的科学超越了尺度、材料和学科；然而，它的突出方面很少得到强调。该网站本质上是对区域行业合作伙伴和技术劳动力招聘人员提出的一个具体问题的直接回应，即在他们即将到来的劳动力中缺乏实用的计量/ ndi相关知识和技能。该网站的影响将是创造强大的未来研究人员和一支扎根于计量/检测技术的劳动力队伍，并激励他们追求先进的STEM学位和职业；他们将成为相关STEM领域的未来先驱，并将有助于培养我们国家的竞争优势和对创新解决方案的渴望。每年夏天，TAMU将接待10名学生，在那里他们将沉浸在由最先进的研究项目，技术会议/研讨会，实验室实践，实地考察和专业发展研讨会组成的实践研究经验。这些经历也将为TAMU的高年级本科生和研究生提供宝贵的团队和人事管理经验。该网站将通过跨学科研究项目推进科学知识，并帮助进一步发展该领域，特别是在能源和制造业方面。五个垂直整合的团队，每个团队由两名REU学生，一名大四本科生和一名研究生（来自TAMU）以及一名教师导师组成，将在10周的夏季时间内协同工作，进行选定的研究项目。这种现场体验将辅以后续的交流和成长，并为继续深造提供指导。学生的可交付成果包括公开传播研究成果，以及针对每个学生的职业兴趣量身定制的后续计划。本网站的影响将是激发、授权和教育学生，并使/激励他们追求高级学习和STEM职业。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。

This renewed three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site Program, Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Metrology & Inspection, at Texas A&M University (TAMU) will enhance the knowledge and skill-level of a diverse cohort of undergraduate students through empowering, hands-on and interdisciplinary research experiences in both traditional/advanced metrology and (destructive and non-destructive) inspection technologies. Metrology, the science of measurement, and inspection transcends scales, materials, and disciplines; yet, rarely are its salient aspects emphasized. This site is essentially a direct response to a specific concern raised by regional industry partners and technical workforce recruiters about the lack of pragmatic metrology/NDI-related knowledge and skills in their incoming workforce. The impact of this site will be to create empowered future researchers and a workforce well-rooted in metrology/inspection technologies, and motivate them to pursue advanced STEM degrees and careers; they will become the future pioneers in related STEM fields, and will help foster our nation's competitive advantages and thirst for innovative solutions.Each summer, 10 students will be hosted at TAMU, where they will be immersed in hands-on research experiences comprised of a state-of-the-art research project, technical sessions/seminars, lab practice, field tours, and professional-development workshops. This experience will also serve the TAMU upper-level undergraduates and graduate students with invaluable team and personnel management experience. This site will advance scientific knowledge through inter-disciplinary research projects, and help further the field especially in regard to the energy and manufacturing sectors. Five vertically-integrated teams, each comprising two REU students, one senior undergraduate and one graduate student (from TAMU) and a faculty mentor, will work in concert on select research projects over 10 summer-weeks. This on-site experience will be supplemented with follow-ups for continued interaction, growth, and guidance for pursuing advanced study. Student deliverables include public dissemination of research results, and a follow-up plan tailored to each student's career interests. The impact of this site will be to excite, empower, and educate students, and to enable/inspire them to pursue advanced study and STEM careers.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.