Collaborative Research: REU site: Multi-disciplinary Research Experiences in Smart Personal Protective Equipment (SmaPP)

这个新的为期三年的REU网站：协作研究：REU网站：智能个人防护装备的多学科研究经验(SMaPP)是俄克拉荷马州立大学、斯蒂尔沃特大学(OSU)和阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔分校(UAH)的合作项目。智能个人防护装备(SMaPP)对工作场所个人的安全至关重要。配备远程人体生命体征监测系统的高级保护和舒适性将显著提高SMaPP的接受度。这个合作的REU网站每年将吸引9名本科生参与开发SMaPP的基础和实践研究的多个方面。参与者将从不同的本科生群体中招募，包括代表性不足的群体、女性，以及研究经验和基础设施最少的两年制和四年制院校。俄亥俄州立大学和华盛顿大学的机械工程、电气工程、机电一体化、消防工程和应急管理专业的教职员工将指导REU的学生。学生将获得SMaPP的技术和理论方面的经验，并接触到研究生学习、工程职业道路和实验室环境中的安全操作，以及获得人际交往技能和研究伦理知识。合作REU网站的总体目标是为本科生提供多学科研究体验，并扩大作为职业选择的研究机会。这个新的三年REU网站：协作研究：REU网站：智能个人防护装备多学科研究体验(SMaPP)是俄克拉荷马州立大学、斯蒂尔沃特大学(OSU)和阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔分校(UAH)合作的项目。合作的REU网站专注于开发SMaPP的跨学科研究活动，包括身体保护材料、调查材料对热暴露的热响应、设计具有无线通信的灵活传感电子设备以用于远程生理生命体征和辐射监测，以及研究人类对SMaPP的感知。每年将有9名学生接受各种计算软件的培训，如MatLab、LabVIEW、Ansys、SolidWorks和3D打印，以及为成功开展研究而专门针对设备的培训。REU网站的基础和应用研究重点将使学生接触到分析和实验研究。学生们将开发和测试辅助材料，分析热传递特性以提高PPE材料的安全性和舒适性，并开发具有安全通信的可穿戴传感技术和监控算法。除了在开发具有高社会影响力的产品方面的实际研究经验外，学生还将有机会提高他们的研究和人际沟通技能。该项目是与既定的激励竞争性研究计划(EPSCoR)共同资助的。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This new three-year REU Site: Collaborative Research: REU site: Multidisciplinary Research Experiences in Smart Personal Protective Equipment (SmaPP) is a collaborative project between Oklahoma State University, Stillwater (OSU) and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Smart Personal Protective Equipment (SmaPP) is critical for the safety of individuals in workplaces. Advanced levels of protection and comfort equipped with remote human vital sign monitoring systems will significantly increase the acceptance of SmaPP. This collaborative REU site will engage 9 undergraduate students each year in multiple facets of fundamental and hands-on research in developing SmaPP. Participants will be recruited from diverse populations of undergraduate students, including underrepresented groups, women, and from two- and four-year institutions with minimal research experience and infrastructures. The REU students will be mentored by faculty members from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, fire protection engineering, and emergency management from OSU and UAH. The students will gain experience in technical and theoretical aspects of the SmaPP and be exposed to graduate studies, career paths in engineering, and safe operations in a laboratory environment, as well as gain interpersonal skills and knowledge of research ethics. The overarching goal of the collaborative REU site is to provide a multidisciplinary research experience to undergraduate students and expand opportunities for research as a career choice.This new three-year REU Site: Collaborative Research: REU site: Multidisciplinary Research Experiences in Smart Personal Protective Equipment (SmaPP) is a collaborative project between Oklahoma State University, Stillwater (OSU) and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). The collaborative REU site focuses on interdisciplinary research activities for developing SmaPP, including materials for body protection, investigating the thermal response of materials to heat exposure, designing flexible sensing electronics with wireless communication for remote physiological vital signs and radiation monitoring, and studying human perceptions toward SmaPP. Nine students each year will be trained in various computing software, such as Matlab, LabVIEW, ANSYS, SolidWorks, and 3D printing, as well as equipment-specific training to carry out the research successfully. The REU site's fundamental and applied research focus will expose students to analytical and experimental studies. The students will develop and test auxetic materials, analyze heat transfer characteristics to improve the safety and comfort of PPE materials and develop wearable sensing technology and monitoring algorithms with secure communication. Along with tangible research experience in developing a product with high societal impact, students will have the opportunity to advance their research and interpersonal communication skills. This project is jointly funded with 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.