REU Site: Summer Engineering Research Experiences in Transportation Electrification

马里兰大学帕克分校（UMCP）本科生研究经验（REU）站点项目的更新将为本科生提供强大的学术背景和专注于可持续交通系统的研究经验。招聘将特别关注女性、未被充分代表的少数民族、残疾人以及来自STEM研究机会有限的高校的学生。所有REU站点项目都与交通电气化领域有关，这是一个共同的智力焦点。该计划将通过探索创造性、原创性和变革性的概念，增强学生在电力电子、能源存储（电池、超级电容器和燃料电池）、电网集成车辆的控制、优化和数学建模以及可持续交通等领域的实践和理论基础。超过40%的温室气体和70%的排放来自交通运输，而交通运输很大程度上依赖于一种燃料来源，即石油。交通运输电气化是摆脱对石油依赖的途径之一。该REU计划的主要影响是确保最高质量的综合教育和研究，以满足美国汽车和能源行业新兴的劳动力和教育需求，通过教育该领域的年轻和有才华的本科生。必须指出的是，由于交通运输业正在经历重大的结构调整，培养这一领域的年轻人才至关重要。这个REU网站的综合研究和教育活动肯定会促进这一目标。在三年的时间里，这个REU网站计划将吸引本科生在一个为期10周的密集，夏季研究经验集中在可持续交通系统。该REU项目的主要目标是：1)每年从代表性不足的群体和研究机会有限的机构中招收本科生，培训他们进行基础研究，并提供与交通电气化相关的工程项目的实验室经验；2)通过提供对研究方法的见解，自律，团队整合，报告和交流新知识，提高技能，成为一名成功的研究人员。3)让学生接触到他们研究的更广泛的影响，4)帮助学生为研究生院做准备并定义职业道路，5)将道德讨论和培训融入他们经历的各个方面，6)发展学生与教师之间以及学生之间的大学互动，7)增加学生数量，特别是来自代表性不足的群体，在交通电气化领域攻读研究生课程，8)为参与者提供机会，与教师导师一起展示和发表他们的作品。

This renewal of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program at the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) will provide undergraduate students with a strong academic background and research experience focusing on sustainable transportation systems. Recruitment specifically will focus on women, underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities and students from colleges and universities where research opportunities in STEM are limited. All the REU Site projects are related to the area of transportation electrification, which acts as a common intellectual focus. The program will enhance the practical and theoretical foundation of students in the areas of power electronics, energy storage (battery, ultra capacitor and fuel cell), controls, optimization and mathematical modeling of grid integrated vehicles, and sustainable transportations by exploring creative, original, and transformative concepts. Over 40% of green house gas and 70% of emissions come from transportation which is largely dependent on one source of fuel, which is petroleum. Electrification of transportation is one of the ways to become independent of oil. The main broader impact of this REU program is ensuring the highest quality integrated education and research to meet the emerging workforce and educational needs of U.S. automotive and energy industries by educating young and talented undergraduate students in this field. It is essential to point out that since the transportation industry is going through a major restructuring it is critical to train young minds in this field. The integrated research and educational activities of this REU Site will certainly facilitate this objective. Over a three year period, this REU Site program will engage undergraduate students in a 10-week intensive, summer research experience focused on sustainable transportation systems. The primary objectives of this REU program are to 1) annually recruit undergraduate students specifically from underrepresented groups and institutions with limited research opportunities, train them in basic research and provide laboratory experience in transportation electrification-related engineering projects, 2) promote the skills to become a successful researcher by providing insights into research methodologies, self-discipline, team integration, reporting and exchanging newknowledge, 3) expose students to the broader implications of their research, 4) help students prepare for graduate school and define career pathways, 5) integrate ethics discussion and training into all aspects of their experience, 6) develop collegial interactions between students and faculty and between students themselves, 7) increase the number of students, specifically from underrepresented groups, pursuing graduate studies in the field of transportation electrification, and 8) provide opportunities for participants to present and publish their work with faculty mentors.