REU Site: Research Experience for student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and entrePreneurship (REVAMP)

REU 网站：先进制造和创业退伍军人学生的研究经验 (REVAMP)

• 批准号: 1359019
• 负责人: Chun Zhang
• 金额: $ 35.91万
• 依托单位: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-05-01 至 2018-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1359019&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experience; student

This REU site is funded by the Division of Engineering Education and Centers of NSF.The three year REU Site program at Georgia Institute of Technology will enhance the educational experience of undergraduate students in the fundamental principles of (1) advanced manufacturing science and technology; and (2) the transition of basic discoveries in manufacturing science into innovative commercial products and processes. This REU program will focus on training of veterans and minority students and it will engage 10 undergraduate students each year who will perform hands-on fundamental manufacturing research in several critical areas including additive manufacturing, precision machining, scalable nanomanufacturing, and sustainable design and manufacturing. By leveraging Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)'s world-class facilities, diverse technical expertise, and inspiring interdisciplinary research environment, the proposed REU activity will give students the opportunity to improve knowledge in the critically important advanced manufacturing technology topic areas mentioned above. Training in research methodology, performance of scientific manufacturing research, and completion of technical seminars provided by GTMI faculty will significantly expand each student?s manufacturing knowledgebase, preparing them for future careers in advanced manufacturing. The research experience will be enhanced by entrepreneurship training via seminars focused on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship offered by the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2) and interactions with startup company leaders through the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC). With such entrepreneurship training, students will also have a unique transformative opportunity to develop critical leadership skills for transitioning basic research discoveries into commercially-viable innovations. This REU site focuses on the critical national need of manufacturing, and more specifically, advanced manufacturing research and technology, which will play a crucial role in positioning the U.S. manufacturing sector as a continued world leader. A unique feature of this REU site is its focus on training of veterans and minority students. To accomplish this, GTMI will target the top 15 universities/colleges in the nation for veteran enrollment and several HBCU's and institutions with high female enrollment for recruiting effort. A minimum of five veteran participants will be recruited to the program each summer and at least 40% of all participants will be from underrepresented groups. This REU site will serve as a new educational model for training 21st century engineers. It will combine advanced manufacturing research training with the principles of entrepreneurship, encouraging students to become leaders in innovation and technology transfer, and thereby helping to fill the current void between fundamental research and technology commercialization in the US. The site will benefit from the unique skill sets and maturity of veterans while simultaneously providing an unparalleled opportunity to ease their transition back into civilian life as a student and improve their future employability. Consequently, it is expected that the site will serve as a model for educating veterans in STEM and entrepreneurship that can be replicated by other colleges and universities throughout the nation. In addition, the REU site will support and encourage strong participation by women and minorities in manufacturing-related STEM fields.

此REU站点由工程教育和NSF的中心资助。佐治亚理工学院的三年REU网站计划将在（1）高级制造科学和技术的基本原理中增强本科生的教育经验； （2）制造科学中的基本发现过渡到创新的商业产品和流程。该REU计划将重点介绍退伍军人和少数民族学生的培训，每年将与10名本科生互动，他们将在几个关键领域进行动手实践的制造研究，包括添加剂制造，精密加工，可扩展的纳米制造以及可持续的设计和制造业。通过利用佐治亚理工学院制造学院（GTMI）的世界一流设施，多样化的技术专长以及鼓舞人心的跨学科研究环境，拟议的REU活动将使学生有机会提高上述重要的高级制造技术主题领域的知识。 GTMI教师提供的研究方法，科学制造研究的表现以及完成技术研讨会的培训将大大扩展每个学生的知识基础，为他们做好准备，为他们的未来职业做好了高级制造业的准备。通过企业家精神培训，通过介绍乔治亚技术企业企业创新研究所（EI2）提供的企业家基础知识的研讨会以及通过高级技术开发中心（ATDC）与初创公司领导者的互动来增强研究经验。通过这样的企业家培训，学生还将有独特的变革机会来发展关键的领导能力，以将基础研究发现转变为商业可行的创新。该REU网站侧重于制造业的关键国家需求，更具体地说是先进的制造研究和技术，这将在将美国制造业定位为持续的世界领导者方面发挥着至关重要的作用。此REU网站的一个独特功能是它专注于对退伍军人和少数民族学生的培训。为此，GTMI将针对全美排名前15所大学的资深入学人数，并以高女性入学人数的招募工作来招募高级HBCU和机构。每年夏天，至少有五名老将参与者将招募到该计划，并且所有参与者中至少有40％来自代表性不足的群体。此REU站点将成为培训21世纪工程师的新教育模型。它将将先进的制造研究培训与企业家精神原则相结合，鼓励学生成为创新和技术转移的领导者，从而帮助填补美国基本研究与技术商业化之间的当前空白。该网站将受益于退伍军人的独特技能和成熟，同时提供无与伦比的机会，以减轻他们作为学生的过渡到平民生活并提高未来的就业能力。因此，预计该网站将成为教育在STEM和企业家精神中的退伍军人的典范，这可以由全国其他大学和大学复制。此外，REU站点将支持并鼓励妇女和少数民族在与制造有关的STEM领域中的大力参与。