American Student Placements and Internships in Rehabilitation Engineering (ASPIRE)

摘要为库珀，Rory A.，EEC-0552351这个名为“ASPIRE”(美国康复工程学生实习和实习)的REU网站奖将为工程或技术领域的本科生提供对康复工程(RE)研究以及产品设计和开发的洞察，总体目标是改善残疾人的生活。该计划的目标是：(1)招收来自宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡以外的工程和技术学校以及那些不提供康复工程(RE)或辅助技术(AT)课程或研究经验的本科生；(2)吸引来自不同工程领域(例如，机械、电气、生物医学)的本科生；(3)让来自代表性不足的群体(如女性、残疾学生、非裔美国人、西班牙裔和美洲原住民学生)的工程学学生接触康复工程和辅助技术研究领域；和(4)通过完成研究项目、批判性思维练习以及与由教师、工程学、科学家和临床医生组成的跨学科研究团队的密切互动，提供RE领域的教育和研究培训。通过参加夏季实习生系列讲座，学生将接触到RE和残疾研究的许多不同方面，主题包括残疾和技术、社会影响和责任、设计和研究实践、科学写作和研究结果的陈述。本系列的其中一个讲座还将向学生介绍康复工程和技术方面的职业和高级教育。此外，与会者将有独特的机会参加北美康复工程和辅助技术协会(RESNA)的国际年会，在那里他们将参加许多RE研究研讨会、动手研讨会、预览辅助技术的最新发展，并与其他学生和专业人士建立网络。在他们的研究经验结束后，学生们将提交一份三页的科学论文，并在研究会议上向有抱负的教职员工和学生发表他们的项目陈述。

Abstract for Cooper, Rory A., EEC-0552351This REU Site award entitled "ASPIRE" (American Student Placements and Internships in Rehabilitation Engineering) will provide undergraduate students in engineering or technical fields insight into rehabilitation engineering (RE) research, and product design and development with the overall goal of improving the lives of individuals with disabilities. The objectives of program are to: (1) enroll undergraduate students from engineering and technical schools outside of Pittsburgh, PA and those schools that do not offer a program or research experience in rehabilitation engineering (RE) or assistive technology (AT); (2) engage undergraduate students from diversified areas of engineering (e.g., mechanical, electrical, biomedical); (3) expose engineering students from underrepresented groups (such as women, students with disabilities, and students of African American, Hispanic, and Native American descent) to the area of RE and AT research; and (4) provide education and research training in the area of RE through the completion of research projects, critical thinking exercises, and close interactions with an interdisciplinary research team consisting of faculty, engineering, scientists, and clinicians.The students will be exposed to the many different aspects of RE and disability research by participating in a summer intern lecture series covering a range of topics on disability and technology, social impact and responsibility, design and research practices, scientific writing and presentation of research findings. One of the lectures in this series will also introduce students to careers and advanced education in rehabilitation engineering and technology. In addition, the participants will have the unique opportunity to attend the international Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America's (RESNA) annual conference where they will attend the many RE research symposia, hands-on workshops, preview the latest developments in assistive technology, and network with other students and professionals. At the end of their research experience the students will submit a three-page scientific paper and deliver a presentation of their project to ASPIRE faculty, staff and students at a research meeting.