REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates for Meeting the Grand Challenges in Engineering

杜克大学这个为期三年的本科生研究经验（REU）网站为来自不同背景的10名本科生提供了参与创新、前沿工程研究的机会。这个REU网站旨在增加来自代表性不足的背景的学生在工程领域攻读研究生课程的人数，并培养具备应对重大挑战的技能的下一代工程师。这些重大挑战包括由美国国家工程院确定的14项复杂任务，必须通过能源、环境、健康、国家安全和学习这五个主题重点领域来解决这些任务，以确保世界人口的弹性和可持续性。这个网站将为REU的学生提供改变人生的经历，这将增强他们对工程专业的兴趣，并帮助他们确定自己的专业方向。每年夏天，杜克大学将举办一个为期9周的REU项目，该项目由普拉特工程学院四个部门之一的一名教员监督下的全职跨学科研究组成：生物医学工程、土木与环境工程、电气与计算机工程、机械工程与材料科学。研究项目将分为五大类：能源、环境、健康、国家安全和学习。学生将参加与他们的研究项目团队有关的会议和REU专业发展研讨会。后者将包括（但不限于）沟通和技术写作方面的培训，GRE培训，研究生院申请流程，科学报告和研究中的道德行为。将支持参与者在期刊上发表他们的研究结果，并在专业会议上介绍他们的发现。参与者的研究项目将在网上发布，创建一个论坛，持续传播REU项目的发现和成果。

This three year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site for Meeting the Grand Challenges in Engineering at Duke University offers a cohort of ten undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to engage in innovative, cutting-edge research in engineering. This REU site aims to increase the number of students from underrepresented backgrounds that pursue graduate studies in engineering fields, and to train the next generation of engineers equipped with the skillset to tackle grand challenges. These grand challenges consist of fourteen complex tasks defined by the National Academy of Engineering that must be addressed in order to ensure the resiliency and sustainability of the world's population through five thematic focus areas: energy, environment, health, national security, and learning. This site will provide life-changing experiences for the REU students that will reinforce their interests in the engineering profession and also help them define their professional concentration. Each summer Duke University will host a 9-week REU program that consists of full-time interdisciplinary research under the supervision of a faculty member in one of four departments within the Pratt School of Engineering: Biomedical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. Research projects will be organized in five categories: Energy, Environment, Health, National Security, and Learning. The students will participate in meetings pertaining to their research project team and REU workshops for professional development. The latter will include (but are not limited to) training in communication and technical writing, GRE training, the graduate school application process, scientific presentations, and ethical conduct in research. Participants will be supported in publishing their results in journals and presenting their findings in professional conferences. The research projects of the participants will be posted online, creating a forum for ongoing dissemination of the discoveries and achievements resulting from this REU program.