Undergraduate Research Experiences in Composite Materials for Petrochemical and Offshore Applications

9820369路易斯安那州立大学庞苏生博士该项目的目标是：(1)通过提供更多的合作研究活动，提高本科生的技术和教育背景；(2)增加有充分准备的本科生，特别是少数民族学生进入研究生院的人数，为他们进入研究生院并在研究生院取得成功提供重要的信息和必要的培训；(3)促进非少数民族和少数民族学生的跨文化参与；(4)帮助学生在高水平的工程岗位上就业；(5)通过将这些技能整合到复合材料工程应用中，提高学生的计算机能力。大三和大四的本科生将参与这个项目。他们将从路易斯安那州立大学（该州的旗舰机构）和南方大学（美国最大的传统黑人学院和大学）招募。每年入选的16名学生（约一半为少数民族）将在学术导师和行业导师的共同指导下，参与选定的复合材料项目。通过为非少数民族学生和少数民族学生提供在项目上合作的机会，文化互动将使不同种族更多地了解彼此。研究人员将向本科生分配项目，这些项目涉及上述任何一种资源，涉及其石化和海上应用，因为这些行业对路易斯安那州和全国的经济发展非常重要。每位参与者将获得有关研究生入学和资助的专业咨询和指导。参与者将参加每月一次的研讨会，讨论如何改进技术写作、研究生院生存（特别是少数族裔）和工程伦理问题。调查人员有信心，该项目将成为一个成功的国家模式，说明一个白人占多数的大学和一个历史上是黑人的大学如何共同培养和帮助本科生培养工业和研究生学习所需的研究技能。

9820369Louisiana State University Dr. Su-Seng Pang The objectives of this project are to: (1) enhance the technical and educational backgrounds of undergraduate students by offering more collaborative research activities; (2) increase the number of well prepared undergraduate students, especially minorities, entering graduate school by providing vital information and necessary training for their admission to and success in graduate school; (3) promote intercultural participation among non-minority and minority students; (4) assist students in their development towards obtaining employment in high level engineering jobs; and (5) enhance students' computer capacities by integrating these skills into composite engineering applications. Undergraduate students in their junior and senior years of study will participate in this project. They will be recruited from Louisiana State University, the state's flagship institution, and Southern University, the largest HBCU (Historically Black College and University) in the nation. The 16 selected students per year (about half will be minority) will participate in selected projects of composite materials, co-advised by academic mentors and industrial supervisors. By affording non-minority and minority students the opportunity to work together on projects, cultural interaction will allow the different races to learn more about one another. The investigators will assign projects to the undergraduate students, which deal with any of the above sources addressing their petrochemical and offshore applications, as these industries are very important to the economic developments in Louisiana and in the nation. Each participant will receive professional counseling and instruction concerning graduate school admissions and funding. Participants will attend monthly seminars dealing with improved technical writing, graduate school survival (especially for minorities), and ethical issues in engineering. The investigators have confidence that the program will be a successful national model of how a majority white and a historically black institution can jointly develop and assist undergraduate students in developing research skills needed for industry, as well as for graduate studies.