REU Site: An Interdisciplinary CubeSat Research and STEM Education Platform at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTChattSat)

本科生（REU）网站的研究经验：田纳西大学查塔努加（UTChattSat）的跨学科CubeSat研究和STEM教育平台专注于解决在空间系统中使用商业电子产品所面临的挑战。REU网站将提供10名本科生每年夏天的机会，与教师导师和研究生在国家的最先进的实验室在电力，通信，电子和机电系统的关键领域密切合作设计在太空环境中运行。政府和商业组织在科学发现、商业活动和国防安全方面对小型卫星系统的使用正在迅速增加。这个REU网站将为学生提供一个多元化的群体进行与空间科学相关的重要新兴问题的研究机会，以及独特的专业发展机会，为学生未来的职业生涯做好准备，作为空间系统领域的工程师，这是未来劳动力的关键需求领域。CubeSat小型卫星标准平台将用于以下目的：（1）使本科生能够对与空间科学有关的新出现的重要问题进行研究;（2）鼓励继续在STEM领域进行研究和实践。这一主题为本科生提供了一个机会，使他们有机会在研究导师的监督下直接参与正在进行的技术相关领域的研究，并为学生提供了一个机会，为研究可靠的小型卫星系统的跨学科努力作出贡献。该计划将加强学生的科学，数学和工程基础，并向学生介绍小型卫星航天器所施加的严格设计约束下的实际工程。这些研究活动的直接影响包括：（1）增进了对破坏性半导体技术的辐射和可靠性反应的主要机制的了解，（2）抗辐射空间系统的减缓技术，以及（3）制定低成本、快速周转科学有效载荷设计准则。学生的招募和选拔将针对来自高等教育机构的代表性不足的群体，这些群体提供的研究机会很少。领导团队带来了一个多元化的参与教师，致力于与新一代的学生，K-12教师和公众分享研究成果。该网站由国防部与NSF REU计划合作支持。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 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site: An Interdisciplinary CubeSat Research and STEM Education Platform at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTChattSat) is focused on addressing challenges faced by the use of commercial electronics in space systems. The REU Site will provide 10 undergraduate students per summer the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors and graduate students in state-of-the-art laboratories in the key areas of power, communications, electronics, and electromechanical systems designed for operation in space environments. The use of small satellite systems by government and commercial organizations for science discovery, commercial endeavors, and securing the national defense is rapidly increasing. This REU Site will provide a diverse group of students an opportunity to conduct research on important emerging problems related to the space sciences as well as unique professional development opportunities, preparing students for future careers as engineers in the field of space systems, an area of critical need for the workforce of the future. The CubeSat small satellite standard platform will be used for the purposes of (1) enabling undergraduate students to conduct research of important emerging problems related to the space sciences and (2) encouraging continued study and practice in STEM fields. This theme provides undergraduate students with an opportunity to be directly involved in ongoing research in technically relevant fields under the supervision of research mentors and provides students the opportunity to contribute to an interdisciplinary effort of researching reliable small satellite systems. The program will enhance students' foundations of science, mathematics, and engineering and introduce students to practical engineering under the tight design constraints imposed by small satellite spacecraft. Immediate impacts of the research activities include: (1) an enhanced understanding of the dominant mechanisms in the radiation and reliability responses of disruptive semiconductor technologies, (2) mitigation techniques for radiation-resilient space systems, and (3) development of guidelines for the design of low-cost, quick turn science payloads. Student recruitment and selection will target under-represented groups from higher education institutions that offer few research opportunities. The leadership team brings a diverse group of participating faculty that are committed to sharing research results with new generations of students, K-12 teachers, and the general public. This site is 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.