REU Site: Fluid Mechanics with Analysis using Computations and Experiments (FM-ACE)

REU 网站：使用计算和实验进行分析的流体力学 (FM-ACE)

• 批准号: 2244313
• 负责人: Denis Aslangil
• 金额: $ 48.31万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-15 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244313&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Fluid; Mechanics; Analysis

This three-year renewal Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program, Fluid Mechanics with Analysis using Computations and Experiments (FM-ACE), at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa will host 9 undergraduate students over 10 summer weeks in exciting and emerging areas related to fluid mechanics. The project team will engage and mentor a diverse cohort of undergraduate students from underrepresented groups with limited access to research facilities in exciting and emerging areas related to fluid mechanics. A major goal is to diversify and increase the number of engineers who pursue a graduate education and develop a group of diverse and highly educated engineering researchers to enter the U.S. workforce. The projects will advance knowledge in new research areas relevant to national and global challenges in the areas of climate, energy, and space/defense which all relate to the fluid mechanics, thereby furthering our country's prosperity. The field of fluid mechanics is unique and multidisciplinary. Fluid mechanics is still an engaging field of study where innovation and exciting discoveries are actively taking place, such as high-speed imaging, advanced laser diagnostics and powerful computing. One additional aspect of this program that makes it unique is engaging undergraduate students to all phases of a rewarding research experience. This three-year renewal Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program, Fluid Mechanics with Analysis using Computations and Experiments (FM-ACE), at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa will host 9 undergraduate students over 10 summer weeks. The participants doing research in exciting and emerging areas related to fluid mechanics will be presenting their research at the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics (APS DFD) conference. This component of the program acts as an important follow-through mechanism to further encourage REU participants to pursue graduate studies and contributes to the success of the site by motivating both the student and mentors to obtain quality research results. Other important objectives include providing a structure wherein research and technical communication skills are cultivated. This site involves basic and applied research in fluid mechanics across a range of engineering disciplines as well as the training of undergraduate students in state-of-the-art laboratory environments. Students will contribute to projects that include, as a sampling, fundamental turbulence studies in CFD performing Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) on high-performance computers (HPC), Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) investigations of bio-inspired boundary layer control mechanisms, and combustion studies using a color schlieren system. Moreover, as in the past, we will recruit at least half of the participants from colleges with limited STEM research opportunities and from underrepresented groups (with a focus on women and African Americans); the gained experience and all outcomes of the site including applicant statistics will be made publicly available.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.

这个为期三年的更新研究经验的本科生（REU）网站程序，流体力学与分析使用计算和实验（FM-ACE），在亚拉巴马塔斯卡卢萨大学将主办9名本科生超过10个夏季周在令人兴奋的和新兴的领域与流体力学。该项目团队将参与并指导来自代表性不足的群体的多样化本科生群体，这些群体在与流体力学相关的令人兴奋和新兴领域的研究设施有限。一个主要目标是多样化和增加工程师谁追求研究生教育的数量，并开发一组多样化和受过高等教育的工程研究人员进入美国劳动力。这些项目将推进与气候，能源和空间/国防领域的国家和全球挑战相关的新研究领域的知识，这些领域都与流体力学有关，从而促进我国的繁荣。流体力学是一个独特的多学科领域。流体力学仍然是一个引人入胜的研究领域，创新和令人兴奋的发现正在积极发生，例如高速成像，先进的激光诊断和强大的计算。该计划的另一个方面，使其独特的是从事本科生到一个有益的研究经验的所有阶段。这个为期三年的更新研究经验的本科生（REU）网站程序，流体力学与分析使用计算和实验（FM-ACE），在亚拉巴马塔斯卡卢萨大学将主办9名本科生超过10个夏季周。在与流体力学相关的令人兴奋和新兴领域进行研究的参与者将在美国物理学会流体动力学分会（APS DFD）会议上展示他们的研究。该计划的这一组成部分作为一个重要的后续机制，以进一步鼓励REU参与者进行研究生学习，并通过激励学生和导师获得高质量的研究成果，为网站的成功做出贡献。其他重要目标包括提供一个培养研究和技术交流技能的结构。该网站涉及流体力学的基础和应用研究，涉及一系列工程学科，以及在最先进的实验室环境中对本科生的培训。学生将有助于项目，其中包括，作为一个采样，基本的湍流研究在计算流体动力学执行直接数值模拟（DNS）的高性能计算机（HPC），粒子图像测速（PIV）的生物启发边界层控制机制的调查，和燃烧研究使用彩色纹影系统。此外，与过去一样，我们将从STEM研究机会有限的大学和代表性不足的群体中招募至少一半的参与者（重点是妇女和非裔美国人）;获得的经验和网站的所有成果，包括申请人的统计数据将公开。2该项目是与刺激竞争研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）联合资助的该奖项反映了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。