REU Site: Engineering Cities

该奖项为德雷克塞尔大学为期三年的REU网站提供支持。 该网站将围绕“工程城市”的主题建立，并将专注于德雷克塞尔大学正在进行的研究的五个重叠领域的研究和教育：（1）自然和人为灾害的分析和缓解，（2）环境质量和可持续性，（3）民用基础设施评估，（4）风险分析和管理，以及（5）城市工程先进技术的应用。 每年招收10名学生。 其中8名学生将参加10个夏季周，另外2名参加合作项目的学生将参加26周。该计划将为学生提供参加各种丰富和专业发展活动的机会，如：（1）伦理讲习班，（2）关于城市化的系列研讨会，（3）阅读小组，以及（4）实地考察和会议，重点是城市政策（华盛顿，华盛顿特区）该计划的主要目标是：（1）激励学生攻读高级工程学位，（2）提高学生的研究技能，鼓励在实验室或分析环境中的创造性思维，以及（3）为国家研究生课程培养训练有素，高素质的候选人。

This award provides support for a three-year REU Site at Drexel University. The site will be built around the theme of "Engineering Cities" and it will focus on research and education in five overlapping areas of ongoing study at Drexel University: (1) analysis and mitigation of natural and anthropogenic hazards, (2) environmental quality and sustainability, (3) civil infrastructure assessment, (4) risk analysis and management, and (5) application of advanced technologies for urban engineering. It will engage 10 students each year. Eight of the students will participate for 10 summer weeks and the other two students enrolled in co-op programs will participate for 26 weeks. The program will provide opportunity for students to participate in a variety of enrichment and professional development activities such as: (1) ethics workshops, (2) a seminar series on urbanism, (3) a reading group, and (4) field trips and meetings focused on urban policy (Washington, D.C.) and managing the urban infrastructure (New York, NY).The primary goals of this program will be: (1) to motivate students to pursue advanced degrees engineering, (2) to improve students' research skills and encourage creative thinking in a laboratory or analytical setting, and (3) to develop well trained, highly qualified candidates for the nation's graduate programs.