REU Site: Developing next generation entrepreneurs in sustainable manufacturing

REU 网站：培养可持续制造领域的下一代企业家

• 批准号: 2244499
• 负责人: Michael Benton
• 金额: $ 46.15万
• 依托单位: Louisiana State University
• 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: 2023-05-01 至 2026-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244499&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Developing; next; generation

This three-year renewal REU Site at Louisiana State University (LSU) will engage 10 undergraduate students who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields in sustainability-related research with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. The ten-week summer program will provide REU participants each year with experiences in world-class hands-on energy/sustainability related research, and will prepare them to pursue graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees. Participants will be trained in the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and industrial technology development. Weekly seminars, field trips, and workshops will provide students with opportunities for professional development in areas such as ethics, patents, and intellectual property. These excellent training opportunities along with mentoring from faculty and engineers in the petroleum and chemical industry will inspire more students to attend graduate school and pursue careers in innovation.This three-year REU Site at Louisiana State University (LSU) will engage 10 undergraduate students who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields in sustainability-related research with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. The goal is to expose future scientists and engineers to the primary channels of research conversion, to basic science to practice via academic labs, and to industry and technology start-ups. The research focus of this renewal project will be structured around a common theme of sustainability with sub-topics including catalysis and sustainable manufacturing. In addition to technical training, students in the ten-week summer program will receive training in teamwork and teambuilding, research ethics, and the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion. PhD engineers from top petroleum and chemical companies in the world will mentor the REU students on the importance of high-quality research in industry and the types of careers available to those with postgraduate degrees.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.

路易斯安那州州立大学（LSU）的REU网站为期三年，将吸引10名本科生参与可持续发展相关研究的STEM领域，重点是创新和创业。为期十周的暑期课程将为REU参与者提供世界一流的能源/可持续发展相关研究经验，并为他们攻读科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学位做好准备。参加者将接受企业家精神和工业技术发展基础方面的培训。每周的研讨会、实地考察和研讨会将为学生提供道德、专利和知识产权等领域的专业发展机会。这些优秀的培训机会沿着来自石油和化工行业的教师和工程师的指导，将激励更多的学生进入研究生院并追求创新事业。路易斯安那州立大学（LSU）的REU网站将吸引10名本科生，他们传统上在STEM领域的代表性不足，从事可持续发展相关研究，重点是创新和创业。目标是让未来的科学家和工程师接触到研究转化的主要渠道，通过学术实验室实践基础科学，以及工业和技术初创企业。该更新项目的研究重点将围绕可持续发展的共同主题，包括催化和可持续制造等子主题。除了技术培训外，为期十周的暑期课程的学生还将接受团队合作和团队建设，研究道德以及多样性，公平性和包容性的重要性的培训。来自世界顶级石油和化学公司的博士工程师将指导REU学生进行高质量工业研究的重要性以及研究生学位的职业类型。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估而被认为值得支持。