REU Site: Bioengineering and Biomanufacturing

伦斯勒理工学院（RPI）的本科生研究经验（REU）网站计划，题为“生物工程和生物制造”，将吸引不同群体的学生参与研究项目，重点关注工程生物系统和生物制造。计算和实验研究的结合将在与生物医学，化学或生物工程相关的项目上进行。用于医学、生物技术或化学应用的工程生物系统的开发仍然是广泛应用的重要研究挑战。 拟议的REU网站将集中在研究和开发，进入开发新的生物基技术及其制造。 拟议的综合培训经验将指导本科生，从非研究密集型学校的代表性不足的群体招募，通过一个研究项目，同时也帮助他们了解他们如何能够追求工程事业。REU学生和研究生/高中生之间的队列建设和队列间的互动将被纳入社区建设计划，并为学生提供指导机会，并作为未来工程师和科学家的导师。该计划的研究成果将由PI，参与教师和学生通过科学出版物，会议演示和互联网访问材料广泛传播。每个本科生将在一个为他/她的能力而设计的项目上进行为期十周的暑期研究，在教师和研究生的指导下。二十参与REU教师有高度活跃的，外部资助的研究项目，包括本科生在他们的研究团队和共同作者的出版物。每周的研讨会，解决沟通，道德，指导和研究的性质将帮助学生获得专业技能和个人信心，这是他们成功的关键。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), entitled, "Bioengineering and Biomanufacturing", will engage a diverse cohort of students in research projects with an intellectual focus on engineering biological systems and biomanufacturing. A combination of computational and experimental research will be conducted on projects related to biomedical, chemical or biological engineering. The development of engineered biological systems for medical, biotechnological or chemical applications remains an important research challenge for a broad range of applications. The proposed REU site will focus on both the research and development that goes into developing new bio-based technologies and their manufacture. The proposed integrated training experience will guide undergraduate students, recruited from underrepresented groups from non-research-intensive schools, through a research project; while also helping them understand how they could pursue an engineering career. Cohort building and inter-cohort interactions between REU students and graduate/high-school students will be integrated into the program for community building and to provide students with opportunities for mentoring and to serve as mentors to future engineers and scientists. The programs' research results will be disseminated broadly by the PIs, participating faculty, and students via scientific publications, conference presentations, and internet-accessble materials. Each undergraduate student will conduct research over a ten week summer experience on a project that is designed for his/her abilities, under the mentorship of both a faculty member and graduate student. The twenty participating REU faculty have highly active, externally funded research programs and include undergraduates in their research teams and as co-authors on publications. Weekly workshops that address communication, ethics, mentoring, and the nature of research will help the students gain professional skills and personal confidence that are critical for their success.