REU Site: Research Experience for Student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and EntrePreneurship (REVAMP)

佐治亚理工学院为退伍军人学生在先进制造和创业方面的三年更新研究经验(REVAMP)计划将继续培训一批不同的本科生，掌握(1)先进制造科学和技术；(2)将制造科学的基本发现转化为创新的商业产品的基本原理。这个强化的REU项目将专注于培训退伍军人和代表不足的少数族裔学生，每年将有10名本科生参与，他们将在几个关键领域进行实践基础制造研究，包括添加剂制造、生物/细胞制造、复合材料/纳米复合材料制造、人工智能和机器人在制造业中的应用。REVAMP REU网站专注于制造业的关键国家需求，更具体地说，先进制造业研究和技术，这将在将美国制造业定位为持续的世界领先者方面发挥关键作用。通过利用佐治亚理工学院(GTMI)S世界一流的设施、多样化的技术专长和鼓舞人心的跨学科研究环境，REU活动将为学生提供机会，提高他们在上述至关重要的先进制造技术主题领域的知识。GTMI教师提供的研究方法培训、科学制造研究、制造设施参观以及完成技术研讨会将极大地扩展每个学生的制造知识库，为他们未来在先进制造业的职业生涯做好准备。研究经验将通过创业培训来增强，包括专门的客户发现体验学习，专注于循证创业基础的研讨会，以及由GT企业创新研究所(EI2)提供的初创公司领导人提供的案例研究。通过创业培训，学生还将有机会发展关键的领导技能，将基础研究发现转化为商业上可行的创新。NSF I-Corps South计划和由佐治亚理工学院(GTRI)提供的资深教师指导机会将被纳入这个更新改造的REU站点计划。这个REU网站的一个独特之处是它侧重于培训退伍军人和代表不足的少数族裔学生。为了实现这一目标，GTMI将把招收退伍军人的顶尖大学/学院以及几所HBCU和女性入学率较高的机构作为招聘目标。这个REU网站将把先进的制造研究培训与创业原则结合起来，鼓励学生成为创新的领导者。这将有助于填补目前美国基础研究和技术商业化之间的空白。预计该网站将成为一种新的教育模式，在STEM和创业方面教育退伍军人和21世纪的工程师，全国其他学院和大学可以复制这种模式。此外，REU网站将支持和鼓励女性和未被充分代表的少数族裔大力参与与制造业相关的STEM领域。这一奖项反映了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。

The three year renewal Research Experience for Student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and EntrePreneurship (REVAMP) program at Georgia Institute of Technology will continue to train a diverse cohort of undergraduate students in the fundamental principles of (1) advanced manufacturing science and technology; and (2) the transition of basic discoveries in manufacturing science into innovative commercial products. This enhanced REU program will focus on training of veterans and underrepresented minority students and annually will engage 10 undergraduate students who will perform hands-on fundamental manufacturing research in several critical areas including additive manufacturing, bio-/cell-manufacturing, composites/nanocomposites manufacturing, applications of AI and robotics in manufacturing. The REVAMP REU site focuses on the critical national need of manufacturing, and more specifically, advanced manufacturing research and technology, which will play a crucial role in positioning the U.S. manufacturing sector as a continued world leader. By leveraging the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)'s world-class facilities, diverse technical expertise, and inspiring interdisciplinary research environment, the REU activities will give students the opportunity to improve knowledge in the critically important advanced manufacturing technology topic areas noted above. Training in research methodology, performance of scientific manufacturing research, tours of manufacturing facilities, and completion of technical seminars provided by GTMI faculty will significantly expand each student's manufacturing knowledge base, preparing them for future careers in advanced manufacturing. The research experience will be enhanced by entrepreneurship training including specialized customer discovery experiential learning, seminars focused on the fundamentals of evidenced-based entrepreneurship, and case studies presented by startup company leaders offered by the GT Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2). Through entrepreneurship training, students will also have a transformative opportunity to develop critical leadership skills for transitioning basic research discoveries into commercially-viable innovations. NSF I-Corps South programs and veteran-faculty mentorship opportunities provided by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) will be incorporated into this renewal REVAMP REU site program. A unique feature of this REU site is its focus on training of veterans and underrepresented minority students. To accomplish this goal, GTMI will target its recruiting efforts on the top universities/colleges in the nation for veteran enrollment and several HBCU's and institutions with high female enrollment. This REU site will combine advanced manufacturing research training with the principles of entrepreneurship, encouraging students to become leaders in innovation. This will help to fill the current void between fundamental research and technology commercialization in the U.S. It is expected that the site will serve as a new educational model for educating veterans and 21st century engineers in STEM and entrepreneurship that can be replicated by other colleges and universities throughout the nation. In addition, the REU site will support and encourage strong participation by women and underrepresented minorities in manufacturing-related STEM fields.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.