REU Site: Green Energy Technology for Undergraduates Program (GET UP!)

REU 网站：本科生绿色能源技术项目（站起来！）

基本信息

批准号：
1263250
负责人：
Kimberly Cook-Chennault
金额：
$ 36.79万
依托单位：
Rutgers University New Brunswick
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2013-03-15 至 2016-09-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1263250&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Site Green Energy Technology

项目摘要

This project is funded by the National Science Foundation, Division of Engineering Education and Centers, under EEC-1263250.The objectives of the REU Site: Rutgers University Green Energy Technology for Undergraduates Program (GET-UP) are to provide an enriching research experience, engineering training and professional development to three cohorts of ten sophomore or junior students for ten weeks in the summer. During this period of time, the students will have opportunities for cross disciplinary exploration through seminars in Engineering Ethics and Energy and Environmental Policy, and tours to facilities that generate power or produce "green" devices. Students will also participate in Industrial Spotlights where engineers and scientists from local companies present on ongoing product and system research/development, which will foster STEM research and industrial entrepreneurship. In addition, students will have numerous opportunities for student-faculty interaction and student-student communication; and support will be provided to students during the academic year through continual education, e-mentoring and funding for publication of papers and travel to conferences focused on energy related topics. Students will be encouraged to maintain contact with their faculty mentors throughout the year to complete writing and editing of technical papers. The intellectual focus of GET-UP centers around three thrusts: nanotechnology and materials, renewable and sustainable fuels, and devices and energy management systems for energy generation, conversion and storage. These are areas where Rutgers has a critical mass of faculty interest, existing academic and physical infrastructure, and funding; as evidenced by our IGERTs, K-12 programming, RET program, and research centers. This program leverages Rutgers' existing infrastructure: Rutgers University Research Experience for Teachers in Engineering (RU RET-E) in Green Technology program, two Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERTs) programs; IGERT: Nanotechnology for Clean Energy and IGERT: Renewable and Sustainable Fuel Solutions for the 21st Century; and Research in Science and Engineering (RiSE) program. The broader impacts of the proposed work are the infusion of Green and Energy-Based Engineering and Environmental Policy and Economics into four year and community colleges, via participation of their students. All undergraduate students will be targeted, in particular, those who may not have an opportunity to engage in undergraduate research, such as (but not limited to) underrepresented minorities and women, students from two-year colleges, and first-generation college and economically disadvantaged students.

该项目由国家科学基金会工程教育和中心部资助，编号为 EEC-1263250。REU 站点的目标：罗格斯大学绿色能源技术本科生计划 (GET-UP) 是提供丰富的研究经验，在夏季为三组十名二年级或三年级学生提供为期十周的工程培训和专业发展。在此期间，学生将有机会通过工程伦理和能源与环境政策研讨会进行跨学科探索，并参观发电或生产“绿色”设备的设施。学生还将参加工业聚焦活动，来自当地公司的工程师和科学家将介绍正在进行的产品和系统研究/开发，这将促进 STEM 研究和工业创业。此外，学生将有大量的师生互动、生生交流的机会；学年期间将通过继续教育、电子辅导、资助论文发表和参加能源相关主题的会议等方式向学生提供支持。我们将鼓励学生全年与导师保持联系，以完成技术论文的写作和编辑。 GET-UP 的智力重点围绕三个重点：纳米技术和材料、可再生和可持续燃料以及用于能源生成、转换和存储的设备和能源管理系统。罗格斯大学在这些领域拥有大量教师的兴趣、现有的学术和物质基础设施以及资金；我们的 IGERT、K-12 编程、RET 项目和研究中心证明了这一点。该项目利用罗格斯大学现有的基础设施：罗格斯大学绿色技术工程教师研究经验项目（RU RET-E）、两个综合研究生教育和研究实习项目（IGERT）； IGERT：清洁能源纳米技术和 IGERT：21 世纪可再生和可持续燃料解决方案；和科学与工程研究（RiSE）计划。拟议工作的更广泛影响是通过学生的参与将绿色和能源工程以及环境政策和经济学融入四年制大学和社区大学。所有本科生都将成为目标，特别是那些可能没有机会从事本科生研究的学生，例如（但不限于）代表性不足的少数族裔和女性、两年制学院的学生以及第一代大学和经济学院的学生弱势学生。