REU Site: Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

这个REU网站奖给华盛顿，位于华盛顿州西雅图的大学，将支持30名学生在2018年至2020年的夏天10周的培训。 科学主题将侧重于生物技术和信息技术的融合。 更具体地说，研究将集中在神经工程的新兴领域。 该研究领域包括用于辅助，理解和与神经系统交互的概念和设备的开发。 由于神经工程是一个跨学科的主题，学生将被分配到几个部门的实验室，包括生物工程，生物学，生理学和生物物理学，心理学，康复医学，计算机科学和工程，电气工程和机械工程。 除了实验室工作，学生将参加通信课程和研讨会，以提高他们的演讲和写作技巧。所有REU参与者将完成一项负责任的研究行为培训，包括关于研究道德行为的讨论（例如，剽窃、伪造数据、记录、统计、动物福利、人类受试者）。 一个特别的研讨会将提供有关道德的定义，以及如何道德问题可能会出现在感觉运动神经工程领域。鼓励有才华的本科生，特别是那些来自代表性不足的群体，并已完成大一和大二的学生申请。 根据学生申请书、推荐信和学习成绩的质量选择学生，预计将有30名学生参加该方案，主要来自研究机会有限的学校。 学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。由生物基础设施司资助的所有REU网站计划使用的一个基于网络的通用评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://www.csne-erc.org或联系PI（Eric H. Chudler在chudler@uw.edu）。该奖项由生物科学理事会（DBI部门）和工程理事会（EEC部门）支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This REU Site award to the University of Washington, located in Seattle, WA, will support the training of 30 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018- 2020. The scientific theme will focus on the confluence of biotechnology and information technology. More specifically, research will focus on the emerging domain of neural engineering. This research area encompasses the development of concepts and devices used to assist, understand, and interact with neural systems. Because neural engineering is an interdisciplinary topic, students will be assigned to laboratories in several departments including Bioengineering, Biology, Physiology and Biophysics, Psychology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Computer Sciences and Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. In addition to laboratory work, students will participate in a communications course and workshops to improve their presentation and writing skills. All REU participants will complete a Responsible Conduct of Research Training including discussions about the ethical conduct of research (e.g., plagiarism, falsification of data, note keeping, statistics, animal welfare, human subjects). A special workshop will be provided about the definition of ethics and how ethical issues might arise in the field of sensorimotor neural engineering. Talented undergraduates, especially those from under-represented groups and who have completed their freshman and sophomore years, are encouraged to apply. The selection of students is based on the quality of the students' written materials in their application, letters of recommendation and academic record.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting http://www.csne-erc.org or by contacting the PI (Dr. Eric H. Chudler at chudler@uw.edu). This award is supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences (DBI Division) and the Directorate for Engineering (EEC Division). It is also supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.