REU Site: Hardware, Embedded Software, and Analytics for Environment Quality Monitoring

解决环境问题的紧迫性从未像现在这样迫切，许多问题是由人类活动和新出现的气候变化造成的。因此，本科生研究体验(REU)网站项目的主要主题是开发一种全面的水和空气质量监测方法。来自电气和计算机工程、机械工程和土木工程与环境工程三个不同系的参与教师将与学生合作，为水下和空中无人机、水和空气质量传感器、传感器融合的嵌入式算法、导航和控制、传感器技术、无线通信、3D打印和无人机外壳的机械设计以及环境工程等领域的积极研究做出贡献。通过在全国以及马奎特大学和当地社区大学招生--特别关注女性、非裔美国人和拉美裔学生--拟议中的项目将把来自不同文化和学术背景的学生聚集在一起，从而提高参与度并产生更广泛的影响。这一提议将改变环境监测的方式，采用跨学科的方法，跨越多个领域，同时培训下一代工程师和研究人员，使他们对社会今天和未来面临的问题有更全面的看法。该计划使用跨学科方法来解决嵌入式和计算解决方案领域的公开研究问题，使用水下和空中无人机进行水和空气监测、数据收集和分析。拟议的项目以环境监测为基本主题，是跨学科的。这是这项提案的一个独特方面，因为它跨越了部门边界，将来自三个不同部门的研究项目结合在一起，形成了一个整体方法。其目标是：1)让学生参与研究活动，促进智力流动体验，这将增加科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)职业的动力和承诺；2)增加妇女、非裔美国人和西班牙裔学生对工程和科学的参与；3)教育学生在学术上取得优异成绩，并为STEM做出更大的人类利益；以及4)指导参与者在工程学方面的终身学习生涯。为了实现这些目标，学生们将每天沉浸在研究活动中。这些活动将通过一系列关于写作、创业和机器学习的训练营来促进，此外还有自定进度的在线技术培训、环境监测座谈会和与演讲者共进午餐、当地公司的参观和研究生研讨会。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。

There has never been a higher urgency for addressing environmental problems, many caused by human activity and emerging climate change. Thus, the main theme of this Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site project is the development of a holistic approach for water and air quality monitoring. Participating faculty from three different departments, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Construction and Environmental Engineering will work with students to contribute to active research on underwater and aerial drones, water and air quality sensors, embedded algorithms for sensor fusion, navigation and control, sensor technologies, wireless communications, 3D printing and mechanical design of drone hulls, and environmental engineering. By recruiting students nationally and from those at Marquette and local community colleges - with a particular focus on women, African-American and Hispanic students- the proposed program will bring together students from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds, thereby increasing participation and having a broader impact. This proposal will transform the way the environment monitoring is done holistically with interdisciplinary approaches, spanning multiple areas, while training the next generation of engineers and researchers with more comprehensive views of the problems that society faces today and in the future. This program uses an interdisciplinary approach to addressing open research questions in the area of embedded and computational solutions using underwater and aerial drones for the purpose of water and air monitoring, data collection, and analytics. Having environment monitoring as the underlying theme, the proposed project is interdisciplinary. This is a unique aspect of this proposal as it crosses department boundaries to bring together into a holistic approach research projects from three different departments. The objectives are to: 1) engage student participants in research activities leading to intellectual flow experiences, which will increase motivation and commitment to careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM); 2) increase participation in engineering and science of women, African-American and Hispanic students; 3) educate students for academic excellence and persistent contribution to STEM for the greater good of humanity; and 4) mentor participants for life-long learning careers in engineering. To achieve these objectives, students will be immersed daily in research activities. These activities will be facilitated via a series of bootcamps on writing, entrepreneurship and machine learning, in addition to self-paced online technical training, environment monitoring colloquium and lunch with speakers, tours at local companies, and graduate seminars.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.