REU Site: Smart and Sustainable Construction in the Digital Era

德克萨斯农工大学建筑科学系将举办一个新的为期3年的REU网站，以智能建筑技术和可持续建筑方法为特色，将改变建筑业。REU网站将专注于新兴的数字技术和流程，这些技术和流程有望将建筑业转变为一个更安全、更有生产力、更具弹性和更具可持续性意识的行业。每年将有10名本科生参加为期10周的暑期研究体验项目，并将通过丰富活动和专业发展活动来加强这一项目。学员将学习开发、测试和验证新兴数字技术和可持续建筑解决方案所需的分析技能、独立思考和认知技能以及协作技能。这一独特的REU项目将为当前STEM领域的本科生提供另一条通过研究和创新来建设的职业道路。该项目将让REU学生体验教师导师支持的整个研究过程和潜在的STEM职业道路。德克萨斯农工大学建筑科学系将主办一个新的为期3年的REU网站，以智能建筑技术和可持续建筑方法为特色，将改变建筑业。REU网站将专注于新兴的数字技术和流程，这些技术和流程有望将建筑业转变为一个更安全、更有生产力、更具弹性和更具可持续性意识的行业。十名本科生将参加一个为期一周的暑期项目，该项目由联邦和州资助机构以及行业赞助商赞助，其中包括高度创新的研究项目。REU的学生将在建筑创新的背景下进行虚拟现实、3D打印、无人机、数字双胞胎、机器人、智能材料、能源模拟、机器学习和人工智能的研究。教师导师将仔细选择研究项目，并为本科生开发适当水平的微型项目。学员将学习开发、测试和验证新兴数字技术和可持续建筑解决方案所需的分析技能、独立思考和认知技能以及协作技能。这一独特的REU计划将为当前STEM领域的本科生提供另一条通过研究和创新建设的职业道路。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。

The Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University will host a new 3-year REU site featuring smart construction technologies and sustainable construction methods that will transform the construction industry. The REU site will focus on emerging digital technologies and processes that are promising to transform construction into a safer, more productive, more resilient, and more sustainability aware sector. Ten undergraduate students will participate in a 10-week summer research experience program each year, which will be reinforced with enrichment activities and professional development activities. Participants will learn analytical skills, independent thinking and cognitive skills, and collaboration skills that are required for developing, testing, and validating emerging digital technologies and sustainable solutions for construction. This unique REU program will provide current STEM-field undergraduate students with another career path to construction through research and innovation. The project will allow REU students to experience the whole process of research supported by faculty mentors and potential STEM career pathways.The Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University will host a new 3-year REU site featuring smart construction technologies and sustainable construction methods that will transform the construction industry. The REU site will focus on emerging digital technologies and processes that are promising to transform construction into a safer, more productive, more resilient, and more sustainability cognizant sector. Ten undergraduate students will participate in a then-week summer program of highly innovative research projects sponsored by federal and state funding agencies, as well as industry sponsors. The REU students will conduct research on virtual reality, 3D-printing, drones, digital twins, robotics, smart materials, energy simulation, machine learning and artificial intelligence in the context of construction innovation. Faculty mentors will carefully select research projects and develop mini-scale projects at the appropriate level for undergraduates. Participants will learn analytical skills, independent thinking and cognitive skills, and collaboration skills that are required for developing, testing, and validating emerging digital technologies and sustainable solutions for construction. This unique REU program will provide current STEM-field undergraduate students with another career path to construction through research and innovation.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.