REU Site: Bringing Us Together, Improving Communications and Lives

技术总结国家科学基金会研究经验的本科生网站“把我们聚集在一起，改善通信和生活”在南达科他州矿业与技术学院（SDSM T）是一个综合的10周夏季本科生研究计划在电气和计算机工程（ECE）。 研究项目的重点将反映SDSM T的ECE部门的优势，即应用电磁学，自主/嵌入式系统，无线通信和电力。 该网站的目的是让不同群体的本科生，特别是退伍军人和妇女以及其他在欧洲经委会代表性不足的人，接触到一个研究环境。 招募目标是退伍军人和妇女至少占参与者的一半，目的是扩大国家工程和科学人才库。 在证据表明，学生有动力学习时，建立了更广泛的研究背景下，学生将从事专业发展，研究和历史发展研讨会上持续的基础上，以及在合议活动，以促进对欧洲经委会的历史发展和当前应用程序的赞赏，以及他们在改善通信和生活中发挥的作用。 每周的专业发展活动将着重强调由通信协调员（英语教授）领导的技术通信，以发展追求更高水平工作所需的技能。 此外，评估协调员将实施全面的评估计划，以定量评估学生在研究相关技能方面的进步、该计划对不同背景学生的影响以及他们作为专业人士的长期发展。 此外，学生们将参加外展活动，以中学生，特别是那些代表性不足的群体，以及现役军人和退伍军人。 非技术总结国家科学基金会研究经验的本科生网站“把我们聚集在一起，改善通信和生活”在南达科他州矿业技术学院&（SDSM& T）的目的是暴露一个多样化的本科生群体，特别是妇女和退伍军人以及其他代表性不足的电气和计算机工程（ECE），为他们提供一个研究环境，帮助他们发展成为专业人员，以扩大国家工程和科学人才库。这些研究项目涉及与改善通信和人民生活有关的主题，这些主题对我们的全球社会以及国家的经济和国防利益至关重要。 这些项目促成了网站的统一主题“让我们团结在一起，改善沟通和生活。“除了动手研究，学生将从事专业发展，研究和历史发展研讨会。研讨会的目的是发展从事更高级别工作所需的技能，并促进对欧洲经委会的历史发展和当前应用及其在改善通信和生活方面发挥的作用的认识。 此外，学生们将参加外展活动，以中学生，特别是那些代表性不足的群体，以及现役军人和退伍军人。该奖项由刺激竞争研究的实验计划（EHR/EPSCoR）共同资助。"

TECHNICAL SUMMARYThe National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Site "Bringing Us Together, Improving Communications and Lives" at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) is an integrated 10-week summer undergraduate research program in electrical and computer engineering (ECE). The focus of the research projects will reflect the strengths of the ECE department at SDSM&T, namely applied electromagnetics, autonomous/embedded systems, wireless communications and power. The site is designed to expose a diverse group of undergraduate students, particularly veterans and women as well as others underrepresented in ECE, to a research environment. The recruitment goal is for veterans and women to comprise at least half of the participants with the intent of expanding the national engineering and science talent pool. In light of evidence that students are motivated to learn when a broader context for the research is established, the students will engage in professional development, research, and historical development seminars on an ongoing basis as well as in collegial activities to foster an appreciation for the historical development and current applications of ECE and the role they play in improving communications and lives. The weekly professional development activities will feature a strong emphasis on technical communications led by the Communications Coordinator (an English professor) that develop the skills needed to pursue higher level work. Also, a comprehensive assessment program will be implemented by the Assessment Coordinator to quantitatively assess student gains in skills related to research, the impact of the program on students from differing backgrounds, and their long-term development as professionals. Further, the students will engage in outreach activities to secondary students, particularly those of underrepresented groups, as well as to active duty service members and veterans. NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARYThe National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Site "Bringing Us Together, Improving Communications and Lives" at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) is designed to expose a diverse group of undergraduate students, particularly women and veterans as well as others underrepresented in electrical and computer engineering (ECE), to a research environment and help them develop as professionals with the intent of expanding the national engineering and science talent pool. The research projects deal with topics related to improving communications and the lives of people which are of vital importance in our global society as well as in the economic and defense interests of the nation. These projects led to the unifying theme of the site "Bringing Us Together, Improving Communications and Lives." In addition to hands-on research, the students will engage in professional development, research, and historical development seminars. The purpose of the seminars is to develop the skills needed to pursue higher level work, as well as to foster an appreciation for the historical development and current applications of ECE and the role they play in improving communications and lives. Further, the students will engage in outreach activities to secondary students, particularly those of underrepresented groups, as well as to active duty service members and veterans."This award is co-funded by the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EHR/EPSCoR)."