Establishment of a Research Experience for Undergraduates Site in the School of Engineering and Architecture at Tuskegee University

这个项目在塔斯基吉大学机械工程系。12名少数族裔工程专业学生在大三结束时被招募来进行研究。每个学生的研究活动时间预计为一个学年（一个夏季和两个学期）。每个本科生与一名研究生在六名教师导师的领导下，在一个正在进行的资助研究项目中配对。资助的研究领域包括复合材料、疲劳、断裂力学、机器人、电力推进和高超声速流动。参加该课程的学生需要注册一个三学分的研究课程，该课程被用作技术选修课。需要一份技术报告和研究工作的口头报告。常规学期的两周会议和夏季的每周会议为进度报告和信息交流提供了论坛。

This program is in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Tuskegee University. Twelve minority engineering students at the end of their junior year are recruited to have the research experience. The duration of the research activity for each student is expected to be one academic year (one summer and two semesters). Each undergraduate is paired with a graduate student in an on-going funded research program under the leadership of six faculty mentors. The funded research areas are in composite materials, fatigue, fracture mechanics, robotics, electric propulsion and hypersonic flow. Students participating in this program are required to register for a three-credit hour Research course which is used as a technical elective. A technical report and an oral presentation of the research work are required. Biweekly meetings during the regular semesters and weekly meetings during the summer provide the forum for progress reports and exchange of information.