REU Site: SUR-WInD: Summer Undergraduate Research in Wind Innovation & Development"

智力价值这个为期三年的REU网站项目将让10名本科生每年在10个暑假周内利用风能作为整个能源频谱的平台进行研究，其中包括从基础科学到经济学和企业家精神。具体地说，包括女性、少数族裔和社区大学生在内的学生将有机会参与直接参与大湖区风能开发的研究项目，包括该行业独特的近海(浅水和淡水)应用。项目将涉及以下内容：(1)园区内的三台风力涡轮机俄亥俄州风能研究和商业化(WERC)中心，(2)可再生能源储存，(3)智能电网接口，(4)补充可再生技术，(5)创新/创业，以及(6)新兴行业的商业影响。除了研究项目，与会者还将与多位知名演讲者一起参加研讨会，这些演讲者涉及该地区以风能为重点的清洁技术转型，包括营利性机构、行业、政府和学术机构。学员将对现代能源研究所需的基本科学、工程和商业技能形成个人理解。跨学科的工作将是风电行业中每天混合的几个工程学科(机械与航天、民用、化工、材料和电气)所固有的。学生将在理工科和商科的多个毕业后课程中学习，包括能源硕士和联合理科/工商管理硕士课程。更广泛的影响重新招生工作将针对女性、少数族裔和社区大学的注册学生。工程专业的学生以及物理、化学和其他科学专业的学生将有资格参加这一REU站点计划。本科生，包括二年级到四年级，将探索在实际的区域能源转型中涉及的工程、经济和创业考虑因素之间的复杂相互作用。学生将直接体验可再生能源技术在一个有望实现快速经济增长和提高学术兴趣的行业中的实施。在新兴的替代能源领域，将招募各种各样的年轻研究人员，全国各地越来越多的能源硕士和博士项目将提供准备充分、热情高涨的候选人。

Intellectual MeritThis three-year REU site program will engage 10 undergraduate students for 10 summer weeks each year in research using wind energy as a platform in the entire range of the energy spectrum, which includes fundamental science all the way to economics and entrepreneurship. Specifically, students including women, minorities, and community college students will gain the opportunity to join research projects directly immersed in the wind energy development of the Great Lakes region, including offshore (shallow and freshwater) applications new and unique to the industry. Projects will involve the following: (1) the on-campus, three-wind turbine Ohio Wind Energy Research and Commercialization (WERC) Center, (2) renewable energy storage, (3) smart grid interfaces, (4) complementary renewable technology, (5) innovation/entrepreneurship, and (6) the business implications of an emerging industry. In addition to the research projects, participants will also attend seminars with multiple high-profile speakers involved in the regions wind-focused clean tech transition, including for-profit, industry, government, and academic institutions. Participants will develop a personal understanding of the basic science, engineering, and business skills required for modern energy research. Interdisciplinary work will be inherent of several engineering disciplines (Mechanical & Aerospace, Civil, Chemical, Materials, and Electrical) that mix daily within the wind industry. Students will be positioned to follow multiple post-baccalaureate tracks in the sciences and business, including M.S. in energy and joint science/MBA paths. Broader ImpactsRecruitment efforts will be targeted to women, minorities, and community college enrollees. Engineering majors as well as physics, chemistry, and other sciences will be eligible for this REU site program. Undergraduates, including sophomore through senior, will explore the complex interplay of engineering, economic, and entrepreneurial considerations involved in an actual regional energy transformation. Students will gain direct experience with the implementation of renewable energy technology in an industry poised for radical economic growth and increased academic interest. A diverse range of young researchers will be recruited to the emerging field of alternative energy and a growing number of energy M.S. and Ph.D. programs across the nation will be provided with well-prepared and enthusiastic candidates.