REU Site: Sensor Science and Engineering

缅因州大学(UMaine)的本科生更新研究体验(REU)网站专注于消费者、国防和国土安全高度感兴趣的传感器科学和工程研究，反映了UMaine的顶级研究优势之一。UMaine的传感器科学和工程研究范围从基础理论研究到与环境污染和恐怖主义相关的化学和生物制剂的传感器原型的设计、制造和测试；用于癌症检测和诊断神经损伤的生物标志物；用于监测和提高喷气发动机和发电涡轮机(煤炭或天然气)效率的高温传感器；以及用于环境监测的光学传感器。其他研究领域涉及使用人工智能来组合和分析从联网传感器获得的大型数据集，以及通过超级计算机可视化来探索气候变化。该计划将为不同的REU参与者提供最先进的、跨学科的研究和解决问题的机会。本科生将利用他们的新知识来解决影响社会的现实研究问题。社会将因本科生的研究经验而受益，他们选择继续在研究生院学习，在具有技术和科学挑战性的职业中脱颖而出，这些职业将推动国土安全、食品安全、交通、通信和医学等领域的发展。REU项目将为30名学生提供为期10周的暑期强化研究体验，为期3年。该计划将包括：1)由教师研究导师利用专门的传感器科学和工程研究设施进行的个人研究项目，2)道德培训，3)学生会议，4)研讨会，5)实地考察，6)学生陈述，以及7)职业指导、网络机会和指导。将特别努力招收妇女和少数民族，并为非博士学位授予机构的学生提供研究经验。REU参与者还将与过去REU和GK-12参与者的初中和高中教师互动，与初中生分享他们的研究经验，并为这些学生提供进一步的榜样。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This renewal Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the University of Maine (UMaine) focuses on sensor science and engineering research which is of high interest to the consumer, national defense, and homeland security, and reflects one of the top research strengths at UMaine. UMaine's sensor science and engineering research ranges from basic theoretical studies to the design, fabrication, and testing of prototype sensors for chemical and biological agents related to environmental contamination and terrorism; biomarkers for cancer detection, diagnosing nerve damage; high temperature sensors for monitoring and improving the efficiency of jet engines and turbines for power generation (coal or natural gas); and optical sensors for environmental monitoring. Other areas of research relate to using artificial intelligence to combine and analyze large data sets obtained from networked sensors, and exploring climate change through supercomputer visualizations. The program will provide state-of-the art, interdisciplinary research and problem solving opportunities for a diverse cohort of REU participants. Undergraduates will utilize their new knowledge to solve real-life research problems that impact society. Society will benefit as undergraduates, as a result of their research experiences, choose to continue in graduate school to excel in technologically and scientifically challenging careers that advance such areas as homeland security, food safety, transportation, communications, and medicine.The REU program will offer a 10-week intensive summer research experience, for a total of 30 students, over a three year period. The program will include: 1) individual research projects with faculty research mentors utilizing specialized sensor science and engineering research facilities, 2) ethics training, 3) student meetings, 4) seminars, 5) field trips, 6) student presentations, and 7) career guidance, networking opportunities, and mentorship. A special effort will be made to recruit women and minorities and provide research experiences for students at non-PhD granting institutions. The REU participants will also interact with middle and high school teachers who were past REU and GK-12 participants to share their research experiences with middle and high school students, and provide a further role model for these students.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.