REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Metrology & Inspection

德克萨斯农工大学(TAMU)为期三年的本科生研究体验(REU)项目--计量与检测领域的跨学科研究体验--将通过在传统/先进计量学和(破坏性和非破坏性)检测技术方面的增强、实践和跨学科研究经验，提高不同本科生的知识和技能水平。计量学、测量科学和检验超越了刻度、材料和学科；然而，很少有人强调它的突出方面。这个网站基本上是对区域行业合作伙伴和技术劳动力招聘人员提出的一个具体问题的直接回应，他们担心他们的新员工队伍缺乏与计量/NDI相关的实用知识和技能。该网站的影响将是培养有能力的未来研究人员和一支扎根于计量/检测技术的劳动力队伍，并激励他们追求更高的STEM学位和职业；他们将成为相关STEM领域的未来先驱，并将有助于培养我们国家的竞争优势和对创新解决方案的渴望。每年夏天，TAMU将接待10名学生，在那里他们将沉浸在实践研究体验中，包括最先进的研究项目、技术会议/研讨会、实验室实践、实地考察和专业发展研讨会。这一经验也将为TAMU上级本科生和研究生提供宝贵的团队和人事管理经验。该网站将通过跨学科的研究项目促进科学知识的发展，并帮助推动该领域的发展，特别是在能源和制造业方面。五个垂直整合的团队，每个团队包括两名REU学生，一名大四本科生和一名研究生(来自TAMU)和一名教师导师，将在10个暑假周内就选定的研究项目进行协调工作。这一现场体验将辅之以后续的持续互动、成长和继续深造的指导。学生的交付内容包括公开传播研究成果，以及为每个学生的职业兴趣量身定做的后续计划。该网站的影响将是激发、激励和教育学生，并使他们能够/激励他们追求更高的学习和STEM事业。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 renewed three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site Program, Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Metrology & Inspection, at Texas A&M University (TAMU) will enhance the knowledge and skill-level of a diverse cohort of undergraduate students through empowering, hands-on and interdisciplinary research experiences in both traditional/advanced metrology and (destructive and non-destructive) inspection technologies. Metrology, the science of measurement, and inspection transcends scales, materials, and disciplines; yet, rarely are its salient aspects emphasized. This site is essentially a direct response to a specific concern raised by regional industry partners and technical workforce recruiters about the lack of pragmatic metrology/NDI-related knowledge and skills in their incoming workforce. The impact of this site will be to create empowered future researchers and a workforce well-rooted in metrology/inspection technologies, and motivate them to pursue advanced STEM degrees and careers; they will become the future pioneers in related STEM fields, and will help foster our nation's competitive advantages and thirst for innovative solutions.Each summer, 10 students will be hosted at TAMU, where they will be immersed in hands-on research experiences comprised of a state-of-the-art research project, technical sessions/seminars, lab practice, field tours, and professional-development workshops. This experience will also serve the TAMU upper-level undergraduates and graduate students with invaluable team and personnel management experience. This site will advance scientific knowledge through inter-disciplinary research projects, and help further the field especially in regard to the energy and manufacturing sectors. Five vertically-integrated teams, each comprising two REU students, one senior undergraduate and one graduate student (from TAMU) and a faculty mentor, will work in concert on select research projects over 10 summer-weeks. This on-site experience will be supplemented with follow-ups for continued interaction, growth, and guidance for pursuing advanced study. Student deliverables include public dissemination of research results, and a follow-up plan tailored to each student's career interests. The impact of this site will be to excite, empower, and educate students, and to enable/inspire them to pursue advanced study and STEM careers.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.