Undergraduate Research Experience in Biological Systems Engineering

生物系统工程本科研究经验

• 批准号: 9619732
• 负责人: David Vaughan
• 金额: $ 20.7万
• 依托单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-05-01 至 2000-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9619732&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Undergraduate; Research; Experience; Biological; Systems

9619732 Vaughan ABSTRACT This program provides an opportunity for ten advanced undergraduate students to conduct independent research during a ten-week summer period under the guidance of faculty in the Biological Systems Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. The student participants will be involved in research in Land and Water Engineering and Biological Engineering. The program is structured to create an environment for guided independent discovery and maturation of self-expression by the students. The students will work in teams including faculty, graduate students and staff conducting research on current problems being investigated in biological systems engineering using state of-the-art facilities, equipment and instrumentation. The goal of the program is to provide an active, rich, comprehensive research experience which will excite and motivate the students toward a research career in engineering for biological systems. Students will practice the scientific method, enhance their thinking and reasoning abilities, sharpen their communication skills, gain further appreciation of the complexity and interdisciplinary nature of problems. They will also gain hands-on experience in laboratory and field research methods, and learn how to be an active team member a focused and motivated group of individuals with diverse backgrounds. Student participants will be involved in two overlapping research programs in Biological Systems Engineering - Land and Water Engineering and Biological Engineering. Diverse research problem areas include a) environmental activities focused on determining the effects of land use and best management practices in water quality, and b) bioprocessing problems aimed at the development and production of industrial products from biological feedstocks. Both areas of research seek to provide more sustainable crop and animal production and processing systems while protecting our soil, water, air and other natural resources. ***

9619732沃恩摘要该计划为十个高级本科生提供了一个机会，可以在弗吉尼亚理工大学的生物系统工程系的指导下为期十周的夏季进行独立研究。 学生参与者将参与土地和水工程和生物工程研究的研究。 该计划的结构是为学生建立一个独立发现和对自我表达成熟的环境。 学生将在包括教职员工，研究生和员工在内的团队中工作，对使用状态的设施，设备和仪器进行研究的当前问题进行研究。 该计划的目的是提供积极，丰富，全面的研究经验，这将激发和激励学生迈向生物系统工程研究生涯。 学生将练习科学方法，增强他们的思维和推理能力，提高他们的沟通能力，进一步了解问题的复杂性和跨学科性质。 他们还将在实验室和现场研究方法上获得动手经验，并学习如何成为一个活跃的团队成员，这是一个以不同背景的为目的和积极进取的人群。 学生参与者将参与生物系统工程的两个重叠研究计划 - 土地和水工程和生物工程。 多样化的研究问题领域包括a）环境活动，重点是确定土地利用和水质最佳管理实践的影响，b）生物处理问题，旨在开发和生产生物原料的工业产品。 这两个研究领域都旨在提供更可持续的农作物，动物生产和加工系统，同时保护我们的土壤，水，空气和其他自然资源。 ***