REU Site for Increasing Diversity in Engineering at the Pratt School of Engineering of Duke University

这一为期三年的REU现场项目将允许每年8名本科生参加全校范围的项目，开展与生物医学工程和生物工程领域相关的研究，范围从生物医学心血管工程到生化工程，细胞和硬组织和软组织的生物力学，细胞和生物表面工程，以及心脏和大脑的电活动。还将提供材料科学领域的多个项目，包括关注生物启发的材料和材料系统、机械、电气、计算机、土木工程和环境工程。除了研究经验，学生还将参加研究小组会议和特别的REU小组会议，以及沟通、专业写作和职业准备方面的培训，以及研究的专业科学陈述。该计划将从代表性不足的群体中招收超过75%的学生，每年将至少包括25%的残疾学生。通常情况下，REU项目是这些学生与残疾学生一起学习和研究的第一次也是唯一的机会，这对他们来说是一次独特的、改变世界的经历，就像对残疾学生一样。

This three-year REU Site program will allow 8 undergraduate students per year to participate in a college-wide program to conduct research on topics related to biomedical engineering and bioengineering areas, ranging from biomedical cardiovascular engineering to biochemical engineering, biomechanics of cells and hard and soft tissues, cellular and biosurface engineering, and electrical activity of the heart and brain. Multiple projects in the areas of materials science including the focus on biologically inspired materials and material systems, mechanical, electrical, computer, civil, and environmental engineering will also be offered.In addition to the research experience, students will participate in research team meetings as well as special REU group meetings and training in communications, professional writing, and career preparation as well as in professional scientific presentation of research. The program will recruit over 75% of its students from underrepresented groups and will include at least 25% disabled students each year. Often times this REU program is the first and only opportunity these students will have to learn and do research with students with disabilities, and it is a unique and world changing experience for them, as it is for the disabled students.