REU Site: Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program (NEESreu)

EEC-0755587 Steven L.McCabe拟议的本科生地震工程模拟研究体验网络计划(NEESreu)将为本科生工程和计算机科学专业的学生提供在全国最大的实验测试网络中参与高质量地震工程研究的机会。参与者将向领先的地震研究人员学习，体验丰富的本地和虚拟专业发展活动，并与NEESreu的同学建立持久的关系。NEES研究项目代表了最优先考虑的问题，并解决了一系列问题，从桥梁到港口等结构的研究，到木材、混凝土和子系统等结构元素的性能。混合测试设施和NEES网络基础设施允许一个站点的研究与另一个站点的实验实时绑定，从而允许测试比一个站点可能的更大的样本。REU的学生将能够实时见证其他地点的测试和数据流，从而拓宽了每个学生接触到的研究范围。除了这些本地的研究经验，NEESreu项目还将通过参加NEES年会和顶峰青年研究人员研讨会，让学生接触到其他世界级的研究活动、专业网络和设施。将在整个计划中使用网络基础设施工具，为同行指导提供全网络的职业发展机会和论坛。NEESreu计划将从研究设施最少的机构和代表性不足的群体中招收学生。该计划将通过成功地接触到来自代表性不足群体的学生，增加地震工程专业的多样性。这些学生将受益于参与在规模、范围和协作方法上不同寻常的研究项目，同时获得所需的支持，以指导他们在STEM领域走上学术道路。

EEC-0755587Steven L. McCabeThe proposed Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program (NEESreu) will provide undergraduate engineering and computer science students with the opportunity to participate in high quality earthquake engineering research within the largest experimental testing network in the nation. Participants will learn from leading seismic research faculty, experience a wealth of local and virtual professional development activities, and build lasting relationships with fellow NEESreu students. NEES research projects represent the highest priority problems and tackle a breath of issues ranging from study of structures such as bridges to port to the performance of structural elements such as wood, concrete, and subsystems. Hybrid testing facilities and the NEES cyberinfrastructure allow research at one site to be tied in real time to experiments at another site, thus permitting testing of a larger specimen than is possible at one site. The REU students will be able to witness test and data streams at other sites in real time, thus broadening the scope of research that each student is exposed to. In addition to these local research experiences, the NEESreu program will expose students to other world-class research activities, professional networks, and facilities through participation in the NEES Annual Meeting and a capstone Young Researcher Symposium. Cyberinfrastructure tools will be used throughout the program to provide network-wide professional development opportunities and forums for peer mentoring. The NEESreu program will recruit students from institutions with minimal research facilities and from underrepresented groups. The program will increase the diversity of the earthquake engineering profession through successful outreach to students from underrepresented groups. These students will benefit from participating in research projects that are unusual in size, scope, and collaborative approach, while receiving the support they need to guide them on an academic path within the STEM field.