REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Fluid Power

REU网站：流体动力本科生研究经验

• 批准号: 1560239
• 负责人: Kim Stelson
• 金额: $ 40.28万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-06-01 至 2021-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1560239&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experiences; Undergraduates

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the University of Minnesota, NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) will expose a diverse group of undergraduate students to the transformational research underway in hydraulics and pneumatics in the hope that they will become the academic and industry leaders of the future. The CCEFP is a network of researchers, educators, students and industry working together to transform the fluid power industry--how it is researched applied and studied. CCEFP research projects are organized into three thrusts that achieve the following societal benefits: creation of new fluid power technology that, with improved efficiency, will significantly reduce petroleum consumption, energy use and pollution; creation of new fluid power technology that, with improved effectiveness, will make fluid power clean, quiet and safe for its millions of users; and creation of new fluid power technology that with improved compactness, will exploit its attributes in a new generation of human scale devices and equipment. The University of Minnesota is the lead institution of the CCEFP ERC. Institution partners include Purdue University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Georgia Institute of Technology, Vanderbilt University, and the Milwaukee School of Engineering.This REU Site offers opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in fluid power research during a 10-week summer program, on a wide range of topics including: hydraulics, pneumatics, power supplies, tribology, wind power, pneumatic medical devices, noise-vibration-harshness, and fluids. This REU Site will take advantage of CCEFP's unique ability to leverage the power and potential of its broad menu of research projects, the opportunities afforded to pursue these projects in well-equipped laboratories at partner universities, and the subject matter expertise of its faculty. Highlights for REU participants include: 1) immersion in one of CCEFP 16+ research projects and test beds under the supervision of faculty and graduate student mentors; 2)access to state-of-the-art fluid power research facilities; 3) participation in the bi-weekly CCEFP webcasts on fluid power research and professional development topics, led by academic and industry experts; 4)the Fluid Power Boot Camp at the outset of the program in which REU students from all sites will gather in one location for an intensive short course on fluid power and an introduction to CCEFP research; 5) an invitation and travel grant to attend CCEFP's Fluid Power Innovation & Research Conference (FPIRC)--the premier fluid power technical conference in North America; and interaction with industry leaders from the CCEFP's member supporters. This REU Site will focus on engaging students from institutions without significant research opportunities, women, underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, and military veterans in CCEFP activities. This is one way the CCEFP strives to change the traditional face of the fluid power industry to better reflect the diverse composition of the United States.

位于明尼苏达大学 NSF 紧凑高效流体动力工程研究中心 (ERC) (CCEFP) 的本科生研究体验 (REU) 将使不同群体的本科生接触到正在进行的液压和气动领域的变革性研究。希望他们成为未来的学术和行业领袖。 CCEFP 是一个由研究人员、教育工作者、学生和行业组成的网络，共同致力于改变流体动力行业的研究、应用和研究方式。 CCEFP 研究项目分为三个重点，可实现以下社会效益：创建新的流体动力技术，提高效率，将显着减少石油消耗、能源使用和污染；创造新的流体动力技术，提高效率，为数百万用户提供清洁、安静和安全的流体动力；并创建新的流体动力技术，该技术具有更高的紧凑性，将在新一代人体规模的装置和设备中利用其属性。 明尼苏达大学是 CCEFP ERC 的牵头机构。机构合作伙伴包括普渡大学、伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校、佐治亚理工学院、范德比尔特大学和密尔沃基工程学院。该 REU 站点为本科生在为期 10 周的夏季课程期间提供从事流体动力研究的机会，涉及广泛的主题，包括：液压、气动、电源、摩擦学、风力发电、气动医疗设备、噪声振动粗糙度和流体。 REU 站点将利用 CCEFP 的独特能力，充分利用其广泛的研究项目的力量和潜力、在合作大学设备齐全的实验室中开展这些项目的机会以及其教师的主题专业知识。 REU 参与者的亮点包括： 1) 在教职员工和研究生导师的监督下，沉浸在 CCEFP 16+ 研究项目和测试床之一； 2）使用最先进的流体动力研究设施； 3) 参与由学术界和行业专家主持的关于流体动力研究和专业发展主题的双周 CCEFP 网络广播； 4) 课程开始时的流体动力训练营，来自所有地点的 REU 学生将聚集在一个地点，参加流体动力强化短期课程和 CCEFP 研究介绍； 5) 获得参加 CCEFP 流体动力创新与研究会议 (FPIRC) 的邀请和旅费补助——北美首屈一指的流体动力技术会议；以及与 CCEFP 会员支持者的行业领袖互动。该 REU 网站将重点吸引来自没有大量研究机会的机构的学生、女性、代表性不足的少数族裔、残疾人和退伍军人参与 CCEFP 活动。这是 CCEFP 努力改变流体动力行业传统面貌以更好地反映美国多元化构成的一种方式。