Collaborative Research: REU site: Multi-disciplinary Research Experiences in Smart Personal Protective Equipment (SmaPP)

这个新的为期三年的REU站点：合作研究：REU站点：智能个人防护装备（SmaPP）的多学科研究经验是俄克拉荷马州立大学斯蒂尔沃特分校（OSU）和阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔分校（UAH）之间的合作项目。智能个人防护装备（SmaPP）对工作场所的个人安全至关重要。配备远程人体生命体征监测系统的先进防护和舒适度将显著提高SmaPP的接受度。这个合作的REU网站每年将吸引9名本科生在开发SmaPP的基础和实践研究的多个方面。参与者将从不同的本科生群体中招募，包括代表性不足的群体、女性，以及研究经验和基础设施最少的两年制和四年制院校。REU的学生将由俄勒冈州立大学和亚利桑那大学的机械工程、电气工程、机电一体化、消防工程和应急管理专业的教师指导。学生将获得SmaPP的技术和理论方面的经验，并接触研究生学习，工程职业道路，实验室环境中的安全操作，以及获得人际交往技巧和研究伦理知识。合作REU网站的首要目标是为本科生提供多学科研究经验，并扩大研究作为职业选择的机会。这个新的为期三年的REU站点：合作研究：REU站点：智能个人防护装备（SmaPP）的多学科研究经验是俄克拉荷马州立大学斯蒂尔沃特分校（OSU）和阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔分校（UAH）之间的合作项目。合作的REU站点专注于开发SmaPP的跨学科研究活动，包括用于人体保护的材料，研究材料对热暴露的热反应，设计用于远程生理生命体征和辐射监测的无线通信柔性传感电子设备，以及研究人类对SmaPP的感知。每年将有9名学生接受各种计算软件的培训，如Matlab、LabVIEW、ANSYS、SolidWorks和3D打印，以及特定设备的培训，以成功开展研究。REU网站的基础和应用研究重点将使学生接触到分析和实验研究。学生将开发和测试增塑型材料，分析传热特性以提高PPE材料的安全性和舒适性，并开发具有安全通信的可穿戴传感技术和监控算法。除了在开发具有高社会影响力的产品方面的实际研究经验外，学生还将有机会提高他们的研究和人际沟通技巧。该项目是与促进竞争研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）共同资助的。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 new three-year REU Site: Collaborative Research: REU site: Multidisciplinary Research Experiences in Smart Personal Protective Equipment (SmaPP) is a collaborative project between Oklahoma State University, Stillwater (OSU) and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Smart Personal Protective Equipment (SmaPP) is critical for the safety of individuals in workplaces. Advanced levels of protection and comfort equipped with remote human vital sign monitoring systems will significantly increase the acceptance of SmaPP. This collaborative REU site will engage 9 undergraduate students each year in multiple facets of fundamental and hands-on research in developing SmaPP. Participants will be recruited from diverse populations of undergraduate students, including underrepresented groups, women, and from two- and four-year institutions with minimal research experience and infrastructures. The REU students will be mentored by faculty members from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, fire protection engineering, and emergency management from OSU and UAH. The students will gain experience in technical and theoretical aspects of the SmaPP and be exposed to graduate studies, career paths in engineering, and safe operations in a laboratory environment, as well as gain interpersonal skills and knowledge of research ethics. The overarching goal of the collaborative REU site is to provide a multidisciplinary research experience to undergraduate students and expand opportunities for research as a career choice.This new three-year REU Site: Collaborative Research: REU site: Multidisciplinary Research Experiences in Smart Personal Protective Equipment (SmaPP) is a collaborative project between Oklahoma State University, Stillwater (OSU) and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). The collaborative REU site focuses on interdisciplinary research activities for developing SmaPP, including materials for body protection, investigating the thermal response of materials to heat exposure, designing flexible sensing electronics with wireless communication for remote physiological vital signs and radiation monitoring, and studying human perceptions toward SmaPP. Nine students each year will be trained in various computing software, such as Matlab, LabVIEW, ANSYS, SolidWorks, and 3D printing, as well as equipment-specific training to carry out the research successfully. The REU site's fundamental and applied research focus will expose students to analytical and experimental studies. The students will develop and test auxetic materials, analyze heat transfer characteristics to improve the safety and comfort of PPE materials and develop wearable sensing technology and monitoring algorithms with secure communication. Along with tangible research experience in developing a product with high societal impact, students will have the opportunity to advance their research and interpersonal communication skills. This project is jointly funded with 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.