REU Site: Center for power Optimization of Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS)

这项在伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校进行的为期三年的REU站点更新旨在开发和支持电气化移动系统功率优化领域的各种STEM领导者。为了保持美国在科学和工程领域的全球竞争力，美国需要使其STEM劳动力多样化，特别是拥有多样化的STEM领导者。汽车、建筑和飞机领域的电气化大趋势推动了对在大功率、电气化移动领域受过培训的学生的需求。该REU网站将提供为期10周的暑期研究体验，并提供综合个人和专业发展机会，为学生进入顶级STEM研究生课程做好准备。参与的学生将从少数族裔服务机构、社区学院以及STEM中代表性不足的人群中招募。长期的结果将是一个多样化的科学队伍，影响着移动、大功率、电气化产品的设计和制造。这项在伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校进行的为期三年的REU站点更新旨在开发和支持电气化移动系统功率优化领域的各种STEM领导者。REU网站每年将从研究机会有限的学校招收14名本科生。学生将通过团队合作项目，围绕电热系统功率优化工程研究中心的研究主题进行跨学科研究培训。在经验丰富的教师和训练有素的研究生的指导下，诗人REUs将获得根据学生的兴趣和技能水平定制的真实研究经验。技术、专业和个人发展培训将与提高学生高级工程技能、科学身份和自我效能的目标相结合。STEM领导者的培养将采用t型培训方法，有两个目标：建立、加强和支持学生在工程实践方面的专业知识深度，并通过专注于研究生院准备的活动拓宽学生的技能和经验。学生们还将领导一项K-12外展活动来练习他们的领导技能，并参加会议来建立他们的STEM网络。该站点由国防部ASSURE计划与NSF REU计划合作提供支持。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 REU Site Renewal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks to develop and support diverse STEM leaders in the area of power optimization of electrified mobile systems. In order to maintain the nation’s global competitiveness in science and engineering, the U.S. needs to diversify its STEM workforce, particularly with diverse STEM leaders. The mega-trend of electrification in the vehicle, construction, and aircraft sectors is driving up demand for students trained in the high-powered, electrified mobility space. This REU Site will offer a 10-week summer research experience with integrated personal and professional development opportunities to prepare students for entering top-tier STEM graduate programs. Participating students will be recruited from minority serving institutions, community colleges, as well as populations that are underrepresented in STEM. The long-term outcome will be a diverse scientific workforce impacting how mobile, high-powered, electrified products are designed and manufactured. This three-year REU Site Renewal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks to develop and support diverse STEM leaders in the area of power optimization of electrified mobile systems. The REU Site will recruit 14 undergraduate students per year from schools with limited research opportunities. Students will be trained in interdisciplinary research through team-based projects around the research themes of the Engineering Research Center for the Power Optimization of Electro-Thermal Systems. Mentored by experienced faculty and trained graduate students, the POETS REUs will gain an authentic research experience that is customized to students’ interest and skill level. Technical, professional, and personal development training will be integrated with the goal of increasing students’ higher-order engineering skills, scientific identity, and self-efficacy. The development of STEM leaders will utilize a T-shaped training approach with two aims: building, strengthening and supporting students’ depth of expertise in engineering practices and broadening students’ skill set and experiences through activities focused on graduate school preparedness. Students will also lead a K-12 outreach activity to practice their leadership skills and attend conferences to a build their STEM network.This site is supported by the Department of Defense ASSURE program 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.