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方案编号：9732215 PI：LaFave University：U of Massachusetts-Amherst 摘要 拟议的项目为马萨诸塞州/阿默斯特大学土木和环境工程系正在进行的研究项目的七名本科生提供津贴和相关支助。 其目的是招收以下学生：（1）在该领域代表性不足（妇女和少数民族），（2）是其他机构的本科生，（3）可能没有机会在本科院校进行研究。 学生们将在大三和大四之间的夏天参加，目的是灌输学生追求研究生教育的愿望。 该方案将包括：（1）为每个学生提供一个独立的研究项目，该项目与一个更大的资助项目相一致，（2）研究生和教职员工的个人方向，（3）定期研究项目会议，（4）本科研究人员的最终口头陈述和书面报告，（5）每周与其他本科研究人员举行会议/研讨会，包括一系列外部演讲者。 研究将在环境，岩土工程，结构和运输工程领域。 教师和学生将根据项目的适用性，教师和学生的愿望，教师的需求和学生的能力进行匹配。

Proposal No.: 9732215 PI: LaFave University: U of Massachusetts-Amherst ABSTRACT The proposed project provides stipends and associated support for seven undergraduate students to be involved in ongoing research projects in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. The intent is to recruit students who: (1) are underrepresented in the field (women and minorities), (2) are undergraduates at other institutions, and (3) may not have the opportunity to conduct research at their undergraduate institutions. The students will participate in the summer between their junior and senior years, and the intent is to instill in the students the desire to pursue a graduate education. The program will include: (1) a self contained research project for each student that is aligned with a larger funded project, (2) individual direction by graduate students and faculty members, (3) regular research project meetings, (4) a final oral presentation and written report by the undergraduate researchers, (5) weekly meeting/seminars with other undergraduate researchers, including a series of outside speakers. Research will be in the areas of Environmental, Geotechnical, Structural, and Transportation Engineering. Faculty and students will be matched according to applicability of projects, desires of faculty and students, the needs of faculty, and the abilities of students.