REU Site: iREU: Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship through Academic-Industrial Partnerships

REU 网站：iREU：通过学术与产业合作促进创新和创业

• 批准号: 1156887
• 负责人: Jeffrey McCutcheon
• 金额: $ 33.88万
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-03-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1156887&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; iREU; Promoting; Innovation

Intellectual MeritThe objective of this three year REU site program at the University of Connecticut (UConn) is to develop a unique Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site thematically based on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The program will be titled an "Innovative Research Experience for Undergraduates", or ( iREU). Each student will have an independent research project advised by a faculty member. The iREU program, however, will also incorporate an Industry Mentor that has a commercial interest in the project. This mentor, in combination with a business oriented seminar series, will expose engineering students to the commercial side of innovation and help them link their work to a targeted market.This iREU program will facilitate academic-industrial partnerships that are often the precursor to technology development. Fostering such collaborations will strengthen research efforts at UConn by providing additional opportunities for funding and innovation. The diversity of cutting-edge research in the Chemical, Materials, and Biomolecular Engineering (CMBE) Department provides unique opportunities for students of varying interests, and UConn provides world-class research facilities and centers to help students in their research. The Principal Investigator (PI)is a CMBE professor with a proven track record in undergraduate research based education and the Co-PI is a University of Connecticut School of Business professor with a strong background in developing entrepreneurship programs in the School of Engineering. Each REU student will have the opportunity to present their work in their laboratory group meetings, present progress reports to both mentors, an end-of-program oral presentation, a final report and a poster session at the Connecticut Innovation Connection.Broader Impacts The iREU program, like most REUs, will provide an independent research project for an undergraduate student in a cutting-edge field and give that student an opportunity to intellectually contribute to a dynamic research environment. Additionally, however, the program will help link that research to the market and thus providing the crucial connection between theory and practice. This is made possible by the unique mentorship structure of the iREU where the student is co-mentored by an academic faculty and a company partner. This provides the student with multiple feedback sources on their written and oral presentations, both of which will be an integral part of the iREU program. It also expands the student's network to include a company, which can provide internships or permanent employment, and a faculty, who can provide letters of recommendation and career mentorship. The iREU will also facilitate the participation of underrepresented groups with targeted recruitment at a Historic Women's College. The iREU program has partnered with Smith College (98% female) to directly recruit from its Picker Engineering Program. Smith College, located less than 90 minutes from UCONN, will be visited by the PI each year for recruitment and a minimum of two spots in the iREU will be reserved for Smith College Students.

知识分子值得康涅狄格大学（UCONN）的三年REU网站计划的目标是为基于创新和企业家精神而主题的本科生（REU）网站开发独特的研究经验。该计划的标题为“本科生的创新研究经验”或（IREU）。 每个学生将拥有一个由教职员工建议的独立研究项目。但是，IREU计划还将结合一位对该项目具有商业兴趣的行业导师。这位导师将与以业务为导向的研讨会系列结合使用，将使工程专业的学生接触到创新的商业方面，并帮助他们将其工作与有针对性的市场联系起来。该IREU计划将促进学术工业合作伙伴关系，这些伙伴关系通常是技术开发的前身。培养这种合作将通过提供更多资金和创新机会来加强UConn的研究工作。化学，材料和生物分子工程（CMBE）部门的尖端研究的多样性为各种利益的学生提供了独特的机会，UConn提供了世界一流的研究设施和中心，以帮助学生进行研究。首席研究员（PI）是CMBE教授，在本科研究教育方面具有良好的记录，Co-Pi是康涅狄格大学商学院教授，​​在工程学院开发企业家计划方面具有良好的背景。 每个REU学生将有机会在实验室小组会议上介绍他们的作品，向两位导师提供进度报告，一个截止程序的口头介绍，最终报告和在康涅狄格州创新联系的联系。Boader影响IREU计划，例如大多数REUS，将为一项独立的研究项目提供一个专业的研究，并为该学生提供了一个动态的研究，以提供一个独立的研究项目，以撰写该学生的贡献。但是，该计划将有助于将研究与市场联系起来，从而提供理论与实践之间的关键联系。 IREU的独特指导结构使学生成为可能，在该结构中，学​​生由学术教师和公司合作伙伴共同授予。这为学生提供了有关其书面和口头演示的多个反馈来源，这两者都将是IREU计划的组成部分。它还扩展了学生的网络，包括可以提供实习或永久就业的公司以及可以提供推荐信和职业指导的教师。 IREU还将促进代表性不足的群体的参与，以有针对性的招聘在一所历史悠久的妇女学院中。 IREU计划已与Smith College（98％女性）合作，直接从其Picker工程计划中招募。史密斯学院（Smith College），距离UConn不到90分钟路程，PI每年将参观招募，而IREU中至少有两个位置将为史密斯大学的学生保留。