REU Site: Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Biomedical Engineering Devices at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

这个为期三年的更新本科生研究经验（REU）网站将支持9名学生在2021-2023年夏季的10周培训。REU学生将接受生物医学工程方面的培训，这是美国一个迅速发展的重要领域。学生将学习如何通过团队工作进行研究，团队将工程和医学领域联合收割机结合起来。该项目通过提供接触生物医学工程设备以及生产这些设备所需的学术和工业追求来满足劳动力的当前需求。参与者将获得生物医学工程设备的实践经验，如可穿戴传感器，微型机器人和医学成像设备。希望在毕业后进入生物医学工程职业的优秀学生将被邀请参加REU。代表性不足的学生和来自研究机会有限的机构的学生将特别鼓励申请。该项目的总体目标符合NSF的使命，旨在增加进入工程劳动力的学生人数，推进工程培训，并支持工程和研究教育的多样性。该REU网站将为本科生提供生物医学工程（BME）设备的密集研究经验。其目标是：1）为生物医学设备领域的本科生提供跨学科的研究经验，其中至少50%来自研究项目有限的机构; 2）通过提供研究方法的系统指导，让参与者有信心成为独立的研究人员; 3）为参与者提供学术界和工业界研究和开发活动的更广阔视野;以及4）扩大学员在学术与产业伙伴关系方面的技能和知识，如技术转让和创业精神。结构化的研究活动将通过专业发展活动来补充，旨在为参与者的STEM研究职业做好准备。项目评估将确保REU网站有效地实现其目标。目标学生参与者包括科学/工程专业，特别是代表性不足的学生，来自全国各地缺乏强大的研究机会的机构。REU学生将充分参与精心准备的研究项目，主题包括医疗器械设计，植入设备，生物医学成像，组织工程和相关的BME设备领域。预计REU参与者将作为主要作者或共同作者发表研究成果，项目成果将在工程教育期刊上传播，以使其他机构受益。这个REU网站的社会影响预计将是广泛的，与预期的成果，包括REU的经验将产生参与者的兴趣，追求在生物医学工程和相关的STEM领域的研究和开发的职业生涯;提供一个全面的比较和对比的工程研究和基础科学的研究;并提高参与者对研究和开发在商业部门日益重要的作用及其与国家利益的关系的理解。该项目由工程教育和中心司共同资助该奖项反映了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 three year renewal Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site will support the training of nine students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021-2023. REU students will be trained in biomedical engineering, a rapidly growing area of importance in the U.S. Students will learn how to conduct research by working in teams which combine the fields of engineering and medicine. The project addresses current needs in the workforce by providing exposure to biomedical engineering devices as well as the academic and industrial pursuits necessary to produce them. Participants will receive hands-on experience with biomedical engineering devices such as wearable sensors, miniature robots, and medical imaging equipment. High-performing students who wish to enter careers in biomedical engineering after graduation will be invited to participate in the REU. Underrepresented students and students from institutions that are limited in research opportunities will be especially encouraged to apply. The overall goals of the project match the NSF mission by aiming to increase the number of students entering the engineering workforce, advancing engineering training, and supporting diversity in engineering and research education.This REU site will provide intensive research experiences in biomedical engineering (BME) devices for undergraduate students. The objectives are to: 1) provide interdisciplinary research experiences to undergraduates in the area of biomedical devices, with at least 50 percent from institutions with limited research programs; 2) give participants confidence to become independent researchers by providing systematic instruction in research methodology; 3) provide participants with a broader view of research and development activities in academia and industry; and 4) expand participants’ skills and knowledge regarding academic-industry partnerships, such as technology transfer and entrepreneurship. Structured research activities will be complemented by professional development activities designed to prepare participants for STEM research careers. Project evaluation will ensure the REU site is effective in meeting its objectives. Targeted student participants include science/engineering majors, especially underrepresented students, from institutions across the nation that lack strong research opportunities. REU students will fully participate in carefully prepared research projects with topics such as medical instrument design, implanted devices, biomedical imaging, tissue engineering, and related BME device areas. It is expected that REU participants will publish research results as lead or co-authors, and project outcomes will be disseminated in engineering education journals for the benefit of other institutions. The societal impact of this REU site is expected to be broad, with anticipated outcomes including that the REU experience will generate participants’ interest in pursuing careers in research and development in biomedical engineering and related STEM fields; provide a comprehensive comparison and contrast of research in engineering and research in the basic sciences; and improve participants’ understanding of the increasing role of research and development in the commercial sector and its relation to national interests.This project is jointly funded by the Division of Engineering Education and Centers (Directorate for Engineering), and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).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.