REU Site: Research Experience for student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and entrePreneurship (REVAMP)

佐治亚理工学院的REU网站由国家自然科学基金会工程教育和中心分部资助。佐治亚理工学院为期三年的REU网站项目将加强本科生在(1)先进制造科学和技术；(2)将制造科学的基本发现转化为创新的商业产品和过程的基本原理方面的教育经验。这个REU项目将重点培养退伍军人和少数民族学生，每年将有10名本科生参与，他们将在几个关键领域进行实践基础制造研究，包括添加剂制造、精密加工、可伸缩纳米制造以及可持续设计和制造。通过利用佐治亚理工学院S世界一流的设施、多样化的技术专长和鼓舞人心的跨学科研究环境，拟议中的REU活动将使学生有机会提高在上述至关重要的先进制造技术主题领域的知识。研究方法方面的培训，科学制造研究的表现，以及完成GTMI教师提供的技术研讨会，将极大地扩展每个学生-S制造知识基础，为他们未来在先进制造业的职业生涯做好准备。研究经验将通过由佐治亚理工学院企业创新研究所(EI2)提供的以创业基础为重点的研讨会以及通过先进技术开发中心(ATDC)与初创公司领导人的互动来加强创业培训。通过这样的创业培训，学生还将有一个独特的变革性机会，发展关键的领导技能，将基础研究发现转化为商业上可行的创新。这个REU网站关注制造业的关键国家需求，更具体地说，先进的制造业研究和技术，这将在将美国制造业定位为持续的世界领先者方面发挥关键作用。这个REU网站的一个独特之处是它专注于对退伍军人和少数民族学生的培训。为了实现这一目标，GTMI将针对全国前15所大学/学院招收退伍军人，并将几所HBCU和女性招生人数较高的机构作为招生努力的目标。每年夏天将至少招募五名资深参与者参加该计划，所有参与者中至少有40%将来自代表性不足的群体。该REU网站将成为培养21世纪工程师的新教育模式。它将把先进的制造业研究培训与创业原则结合起来，鼓励学生成为创新和技术转让的领导者，从而帮助填补美国目前基础研究和技术商业化之间的空白。该网站将受益于退伍军人的独特技能和成熟，同时提供一个无与伦比的机会，让他们轻松过渡到平民生活，作为学生，并提高他们未来的就业能力。因此，预计该网站将成为在STEM和创业方面教育退伍军人的典范，可以被全国其他学院和大学复制。此外，REU网站将支持和鼓励妇女和少数民族大力参与与制造业相关的STEM领域。

This REU site is funded by the Division of Engineering Education and Centers of NSF.The three year REU Site program at Georgia Institute of Technology will enhance the educational experience of undergraduate students in the fundamental principles of (1) advanced manufacturing science and technology; and (2) the transition of basic discoveries in manufacturing science into innovative commercial products and processes. This REU program will focus on training of veterans and minority students and it will engage 10 undergraduate students each year who will perform hands-on fundamental manufacturing research in several critical areas including additive manufacturing, precision machining, scalable nanomanufacturing, and sustainable design and manufacturing. By leveraging Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)'s world-class facilities, diverse technical expertise, and inspiring interdisciplinary research environment, the proposed REU activity will give students the opportunity to improve knowledge in the critically important advanced manufacturing technology topic areas mentioned above. Training in research methodology, performance of scientific manufacturing research, and completion of technical seminars provided by GTMI faculty will significantly expand each student?s manufacturing knowledgebase, preparing them for future careers in advanced manufacturing. The research experience will be enhanced by entrepreneurship training via seminars focused on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship offered by the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2) and interactions with startup company leaders through the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC). With such entrepreneurship training, students will also have a unique transformative opportunity to develop critical leadership skills for transitioning basic research discoveries into commercially-viable innovations. This REU site focuses on the critical national need of manufacturing, and more specifically, advanced manufacturing research and technology, which will play a crucial role in positioning the U.S. manufacturing sector as a continued world leader. A unique feature of this REU site is its focus on training of veterans and minority students. To accomplish this, GTMI will target the top 15 universities/colleges in the nation for veteran enrollment and several HBCU's and institutions with high female enrollment for recruiting effort. A minimum of five veteran participants will be recruited to the program each summer and at least 40% of all participants will be from underrepresented groups. This REU site will serve as a new educational model for training 21st century engineers. It will combine advanced manufacturing research training with the principles of entrepreneurship, encouraging students to become leaders in innovation and technology transfer, and thereby helping to fill the current void between fundamental research and technology commercialization in the US. The site will benefit from the unique skill sets and maturity of veterans while simultaneously providing an unparalleled opportunity to ease their transition back into civilian life as a student and improve their future employability. Consequently, it is expected that the site will serve as a model for educating veterans in STEM and entrepreneurship that can be replicated by other colleges and universities throughout the nation. In addition, the REU site will support and encourage strong participation by women and minorities in manufacturing-related STEM fields.