REU Site on Cybermanufacturing

这个位于德州农工大学工程实验站的REU站点旨在为新兴的网络制造领域的本科生提供学习经验。该项目将支持来自全国各地的10名本科生参与者，重点是招募女性和代表性不足的少数群体。REU站点将通过为期10周的夏季研究计划，让参与者参与高质量的研究、丰富和开发经验。该项目将提高早期本科学生对先进制造业的热情和研究技能，从而为他们进入STEM/知识型劳动力和/或攻读研究生做好准备。此外，该项目将为来自研究设施有限的机构的大量学生提供一个有价值的切入点，并为在这个关键且不断发展的行业中攻读研究生和职业提供强大的动力。REU项目将利用德克萨斯A&amp；M工程实验站制造系统学院的各种以网络制造为重点的努力和试验台，为学生提供网络制造的广阔视角，具体关注三个关键方面：a)设计和规划，b)现场预测和过程控制，c)企业范围的优化和协调。作为先进制造设施的一部分，研究试验台位于同一位置。REU的学生将接触到这种激发智力的研究环境，并获得为这一新兴研究领域做出贡献的关键技能。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 at Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station aims to provide learning experiences for undergraduate students in the emerging area of Cybermanufacturing. The project will support 10 undergraduate participants from across the nation with an emphasis on recruiting women and underrepresented minority groups. The REU site will engage participants in high quality research, enrichment, and development experiences through a 10-week long summer research program. The project will increase enthusiasm and research skills in advanced manufacturing among early stage undergraduate students thereby preparing them with professional skills to enter the STEM/knowledge workforce and/or to pursue graduate school. Furthermore, this project will provide a valuable entry point for a wide array of students from institutions with limited access to research facilities and a strong impetus to pursue graduate school and careers in this critical and growing industry.The REU projects will leverage the diverse Cybermanufacturing-focused efforts and testbeds of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station's Institute for Manufacturing Systems faculty to provide the students with a broad perspective of Cybermanufacturing with specific focus on three critical aspects: a) design and planning, b) in situ prognostics and process control, and c) enterprise-wide optimization and coordination. The research testbeds are co-located as part of the Advanced Manufacturing Facility. REU students will be exposed to this intellectually stimulating research environment and gain critical skills to contribute to this emerging research area.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.