REU Site: Summer Research Internships in Manufacturing and Techno-Entrepreneurship Preparation

该项目更广泛的意义：这个新的三年本科生研究经历(REU)网站专注于与制造业相关的研究，并为学生实习生提供技术创业经验。这个REU网站的潜在影响来自于学生参与最令人兴奋和发展最快的工程制造研究领域之一，无论是基础研究还是应用研究。这一独特的经历将在培养新兴制造业领域的未来领导者方面发挥变革性的作用。研究主题还涉及一些尖端制造技术，这些技术将是未来几十年美国工业和国家竞争力的关键领域。此外，招聘的过程和重点是参加任职人数不足的群体，这将使年轻学生在这一群体中有更广泛的接触。这种接触和经验将通过技术创业的赋权潜力，促进弱势社区的发展和改善。预计这个网站还将影响美国增加在私营部门从事研究相关和创业职业的美国公民和永久居民数量的需要。项目描述：REU网站的五个项目目标是：1)为本科生提供进行制造业研究的机会；2)增加未来制造业专业人员的数量；3)允许实习生自我评估他们对技术创业的兴趣；4)允许实习生自我评估他们对研究生院的兴趣；以及；5)使田纳西理工大学(TTU)工程学院成为并被视为全国公认的顶级本科和研究生课程。每年，作为这个为期十周的暑期实习计划的一部分，一个由十名有才华的大一新生到大四本科生组成的不同小组将被全国招募到TTU校园进行研究。来自工程学院的10名教职员工和10名研究生将担任导师。该计划包括精益LauchPad短期课程、专业发展研讨会和校外技术创业丰富计划。暑期实习生将从五个群体招聘：1)STEM研究基地有限的机构(至少占学生总数的50%)；2)少数族裔机构；3)妇女；4)残疾人；5)TTU项目(不超过TTU项目总数的30%)。实习生的选择将基于他们的职业目标、学历、过去的工作经验、任职人数不足的群体和机构类型。

BROADER SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT:This new three year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site focuses on manufacturing related research and provides student interns with techno-entrepreneurship experiences. The potential impact of this REU site arises from the students' involvement in one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of engineering - manufacturing research, both basic and applied. This unique experience will play a transformational role in preparing future leaders in the emerging areas of manufacturing. The research topics also address some of the cutting-edge manufacturing technologies which will be key areas for the US industry and national competitiveness for the next few decades. Furthermore, the process and the focus of recruitment on participation of underrepresented groups will lead to a much broader exposure of young students in this group. This exposure and experience will lead to the development and improvement of disadvantaged communities through the empowering potential of techno-entrepreneurship. It is anticipated that this site will also impact the nation's need to increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents engaged in research-related and start-up careers in private sector.PROJECT DESCRIPTION:The five project objectives of the REU site are to: 1) provide undergraduate students with opportunities to conduct manufacturing research; 2) increase the number of future professionals in manufacturing; 3) allow interns to self-assess their interest in techno-entrepreneurship; 4) allow interns to self-assess their interest in graduate school, and; 5) enable the College of Engineering at Tennessee Tech University (TTU) to become, and be perceived as, a nationally recognized top tier undergraduate and graduate program. Each year, a different group of ten talented freshmen though senior undergraduate students will be nationally recruited to conduct research on the TTU campus as part of this ten-week summer internship program. Ten faculty members and ten graduate students from the College of Engineering will serve as mentors. The program includes a Lean LauchPad short course, professional development workshops, and an off-campus techno-entrepreneurship enrichment program. Recruitment of summer interns will be from five groups: 1) institutions with a limited STEM research base (at least 50% of the students); 2) minority institutions; 3) women; 4) persons with disabilities, and; 5) TTU programs (no more than 30% of total from TTU). Selection of interns will be based upon their career objectives, academic qualifications, past work experiences, underrepresented groups and institution type.