REU Site: Fluid Mechanics with Analysis using Computations and Experiments (FM-ACE)

阿拉巴马大学塔斯卡卢萨分校的这项为期三年的本科生续订研究体验(REU)项目--使用计算和实验进行分析的流体力学(FM-ACE)，将在10个暑假周内招收9名本科生，学习与流体力学相关的令人兴奋的新兴领域。该项目团队将吸引和指导来自代表性不足群体的不同本科生群体，这些学生获得与流体力学相关的令人兴奋的新兴领域的研究设施的机会有限。一个主要目标是使攻读研究生教育的工程师人数多样化并增加他们的数量，并培养一批多样化的、受过高等教育的工程研究人员进入美国劳动力大军。这些项目将促进与气候、能源和空间/国防领域的国家和全球挑战相关的新研究领域的知识，这些领域都与流体力学有关，从而进一步促进我国的繁荣。流体力学领域是独一无二的、多学科的。流体力学仍然是一个引人入胜的研究领域，创新和令人兴奋的发现正在积极进行，例如高速成像、先进的激光诊断和强大的计算。这个项目的另一个独特之处是吸引本科生参与到有益的研究体验的各个阶段。阿拉巴马大学塔斯卡卢萨分校的这项为期三年的本科生续订研究体验(REU)现场项目--流体力学与使用计算和实验分析(FM-ACE)--将在10个暑假周接待9名本科生。在与流体力学相关的令人兴奋的新兴领域进行研究的参与者将在美国物理学会流体动力学分会(APS DFD)会议上展示他们的研究成果。该计划的这一组成部分作为一个重要的后续机制，进一步鼓励REU参与者继续研究生学习，并通过激励学生和导师获得高质量的研究成果，为网站的成功做出贡献。其他重要目标包括提供一种培养研究和技术交流技能的结构。该网站涉及一系列工程学科的流体力学基础和应用研究，以及在最先进的实验室环境中对本科生的培训。学生将参与的项目包括，作为样本，在高性能计算机(HPC)上执行直接数值模拟(DNS)的CFD基础湍流研究，生物启发的边界层控制机制的粒子图像测速(PIV)研究，以及使用彩色纹影系统的燃烧研究。此外，像过去一样，我们将从STEM研究机会有限的大学和代表性较低的群体(重点是女性和非裔美国人)中招募至少一半的参与者；获得的经验和网站的所有结果，包括申请者的统计数据，将被公开。该项目是与既定的激励竞争研究计划(EPSCoR)共同资助的。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 three-year renewal Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program, Fluid Mechanics with Analysis using Computations and Experiments (FM-ACE), at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa will host 9 undergraduate students over 10 summer weeks in exciting and emerging areas related to fluid mechanics. The project team will engage and mentor a diverse cohort of undergraduate students from underrepresented groups with limited access to research facilities in exciting and emerging areas related to fluid mechanics. A major goal is to diversify and increase the number of engineers who pursue a graduate education and develop a group of diverse and highly educated engineering researchers to enter the U.S. workforce. The projects will advance knowledge in new research areas relevant to national and global challenges in the areas of climate, energy, and space/defense which all relate to the fluid mechanics, thereby furthering our country's prosperity. The field of fluid mechanics is unique and multidisciplinary. Fluid mechanics is still an engaging field of study where innovation and exciting discoveries are actively taking place, such as high-speed imaging, advanced laser diagnostics and powerful computing. One additional aspect of this program that makes it unique is engaging undergraduate students to all phases of a rewarding research experience. This three-year renewal Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program, Fluid Mechanics with Analysis using Computations and Experiments (FM-ACE), at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa will host 9 undergraduate students over 10 summer weeks. The participants doing research in exciting and emerging areas related to fluid mechanics will be presenting their research at the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics (APS DFD) conference. This component of the program acts as an important follow-through mechanism to further encourage REU participants to pursue graduate studies and contributes to the success of the site by motivating both the student and mentors to obtain quality research results. Other important objectives include providing a structure wherein research and technical communication skills are cultivated. This site involves basic and applied research in fluid mechanics across a range of engineering disciplines as well as the training of undergraduate students in state-of-the-art laboratory environments. Students will contribute to projects that include, as a sampling, fundamental turbulence studies in CFD performing Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) on high-performance computers (HPC), Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) investigations of bio-inspired boundary layer control mechanisms, and combustion studies using a color schlieren system. Moreover, as in the past, we will recruit at least half of the participants from colleges with limited STEM research opportunities and from underrepresented groups (with a focus on women and African Americans); the gained experience and all outcomes of the site including applicant statistics will be made publicly available.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.