REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Energy and Propulsion

能源研究不足和攻读高级STEM学位的人才短缺，对国家来说是非常重要的话题。这一更新的REU Site项目是德克萨斯农工大学(TAMU)和斯蒂芬·F·奥斯汀州立大学(SFASU)的合作项目，将吸引来自实践研究项目研究机会有限或没有研究机会的不同和有才华的本科生群体，以及与能源和推进相关的教职员工和研究生导师。这个REU网站将在两个主要方面影响社会：1)通过本科生参与科学研究，鼓励他们攻读科学和工程方面的高级学位；2)与能源相关的研究将通过替代来源和改进的、污染更少的燃烧设备潜在地造福于成千上万的人。这个REU网站还将包括一个为期10周的暑期项目和一个学年项目。具体研究课题包括替代燃料燃烧、能量转换材料、新型激光诊断开发、原油反应动力学、高效低温内燃机和锂离子电池等。除了将进行的科学研究外，学生还将参加GRE研讨会、研究和伦理研讨会，以及他们项目的口头和海报演示。在这些合作中取得的发现将通过出版物和演示文稿传达给更广泛的科学界。

Insufficient energy research and the shortage of people pursuing advanced STEM degrees are topics of high importance to the nation. This renewal REU Site program is a collaborative effort between Texas A&M University (TAMU) and Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU) that will engage diverse and talented cohorts of undergraduates, from institutions with limited or no research opportunities in hands-on research projects , with faculty and graduate student mentors, related to energy and propulsion. This REU site will impact society in two major ways: 1) through the involvement of undergraduate students in scientific research, encouraging them to pursue advanced degrees in science and engineering; and 2) the energy-related research will potentially benefit thousands of people through alternative sources and improved, less-polluting combustion devices. This REU Site will also include a 10-week summer program as well as an academic year program. Specific research topics include alternative fuels combustion, materials for energy conversion, novel laser diagnostic development, reaction kinetics of crude oils, high-efficiency low temperature combustion engines and Li-ion batteries among others. In addition to the scientific research that will be performed, the students will participate in a GRE Workshop, research and ethics seminars, and oral and poster presentations of their projects. The discoveries made during these collaborations will be communicated to the broader scientific community via publications and presentations.