REU Site at CENS: Sensing Applications in Earthquake

位于加州大学洛杉矶分校的嵌入式网络传感中心(CENS)是一个多学科的研究中心，致力于开发嵌入式网络传感(ENS)技术，并将这一革命性的技术应用于关键的科学和社会应用。CENS基础设施为本科生研究人员提供了一个理想的环境，让他们获得研究经验，成为富有成效和协作的研究社区的一部分。这一REU项目是支持本科生研究经验的有效方法，特别侧重于促进妇女和代表性不足的少数群体对科学和工程的长期兴趣。S中心的本科教育方法是基于我们与本科生合作的专业知识，对我们项目的全面和纵向评估，中心内研究、合作和指导的发展，以及审查本科生的大量文献？在科学和工程方面的经验。CENS REU现场体验对本科生的培训采取系统的方法，强调环境、体验和参与度。这种方法有助于培养一批从事前沿研究的本科生研究人员。我们的指导社区对于提高学生能力、发展大学关系和改善协作互动至关重要。加州大学洛杉矶分校的一个为期十周的综合项目，在智力上专注于地震和环境监测研究的土木工程和环境工程应用。研究项目让参与的本科生在这一应用领域内进行研究，同时在中心的范围内将这项研究与背景联系起来。该课程包括让学生了解他们的应用领域与更广泛的ENS技术发展之间的共性和联系的机制。此外，该项目还向学生介绍数据和数据可视化工具，这些工具在S中心的应用程序领域很常见。

REU Site at CENS:Sensing Applications in Earthquake and Environmental EngineeringAbstractThe Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS), headquartered at UCLA, is a multidisciplinary research center focused on developing embedded networked sensing (ENS) technology and applying this revolutionary technology to crucial scientific and social applications. CENS infrastructure provides an ideal environment for undergraduate researchers to gain research experience and become part of a productive and collaborative research community. This REU project represents an effective approach to supporting undergraduate research experience, particularly focused on promoting long-term interest in science and engineering for women and underrepresented minorities. The Center?s approach to undergraduate education is based on our expertise in working with undergraduates, a comprehensive and longitudinal evaluation of our programs, the evolution of research, collaboration and mentoring within the Center, and a body of literature that examines undergraduates? experiences in science and engineering. The CENS REU site experience takes a systems approach to undergraduate training, emphasizing Environment, Experience, and Engagement. This approach facilitates development of a tight-knit cohort of undergraduate researchers engaging in forefront research. Our mentoring community is vital to increasing student competence, developing collegial relationships, and improving collaborative interactions. A ten-week comprehensive program, housed at UCLA, intellectually focuses on civil and environmental engineering applications of earthquake and environmental monitoring research. Research projects engage participating undergraduates in ongoing research within this application area, while contextualizing this research within the scope of the Center. The program includes mechanisms for students to understand the commonalities and connections between their application area and the development of broader ENS technologies. Additionally, the program introduces students to data and data visualization tools that are common across the Center?s applications areas.