An REU Site in Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame 97-99

9619509西里曼摘要这项建议为圣母大学土木工程和地质科学系的本科生寻找一个国家科学基金会的研究经验站点。该场地将侧重于减轻/减少自然和人为危害。国家科学基金会每年向10名本科生提供资助，使他们能够在1997年至1999年夏季期间参与系教员的研究活动。这种体验的目的是让学生更好地理解研究，并鼓励他们考虑从事研究。对REU网站的支持将补充系对此类研究活动的承诺，并为学生提供参与正在进行的尖端研究项目的机会。研究活动跨越土木工程和地质科学学院的专业领域，包括水资源、生物工程和污染控制以及结构力学方面的项目。该计划的组成部分包括通过在全国范围内招募优秀学生，重点是女性和少数族裔的参与；将学生的研究兴趣与教师相匹配；研究生和教师与本科生的密切互动，为学生提供对研究生学习、大学研究和学术界职业的更全面的欣赏；两个月的紧张研究体验；以及一个小型会议，以展示结果。该项目的目标是让美国一些最优秀的工程专业学生对从事研究工作的挑战感到兴奋。***

9619509 Silliman ABSTRACT This proposal seeks an NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site in the Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. The site will be focused in mitigation/reduction of natural and man-made hazards. The NSF support for 10 undergraduate students each year will allow them to become involved in the research activities of the faculty of the Department during the summers of 1997 through 1999. This experience is designed to provide students with an improved understanding of research and to encourage them to consider careers in research. Support for this REU site will supplement the commitment of the Department to such research activities, and provide students with the opportunity to participate in ongoing cutting-edge research projects. The research activities span the areas of expertise of the faculty in Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences and include projects in water resources, bioengineering and pollution control, and structural mechanics. Components of the program include identification of exceptional students through nationwide recruitment with emphasis on women and minority participation; matching of student research interests with faculty; close interaction of graduate students and faculty with the undergraduates to provide students with a fuller appreciation of graduate study, university research, and careers in academia; an intense two month research experience; and a mini-conference for presentation of results. The goal of the program is to excite some of the best engineering students in the nation about the challenges of a career in research. ***