REU Site: Wearable and Emerging technologies - Facilitating research Opportunities and Creating pathways for Underrepresented Students (WE-FOCUS) at FIU

REU 网站：可穿戴和新兴技术 - 为佛罗里达国际大学的研究机会提供便利并为代表性不足的学生创造途径 (WE-FOCUS)

• 批准号: 1852396
• 负责人: Shekhar Bhansali
• 金额: $ 35.96万
• 依托单位: Florida International University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-03-15 至 2024-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852396&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Wearable; Emerging; technologies

Wearables systems are smart, connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices which integrate digital health and user-friendly wearables. With the exponential increase in the wearable market growth (predicted to be $34 B by 2020), education and training in these areas becomes crucial. The multi and interdisciplinary research in wearables spans the areas of nanotechnology, advanced materials engineering, microelectronics, sensors, interfaces, and communications; and forms the cornerstone to impact many engineering sectors, ranging from defense to healthcare. As an example, wearable sensors powered by advances in nanotechnology and communications are facilitating the tracking of vital parameters in the patients' natural environment. Over the next decade, the correlation of environmental parameters with individual health parameters generated by nano-enabled wearable sensors will lead to a new paradigm in healthcare and will enable patients, doctors, scientists and engineers to predict, manage and treat chronic disease. The REU Site: Wearable and Emerging technologies - Facilitating research Opportunities and Creating pathways for Underrepresented Students (WE-FOCUS) at Florida International University (FIU) aims to provide students an early exposure to the cutting-edge research activities to prepare them to adapt to new technological environments they will live and work in. It will help prepare students to successfully serve in the nation's continuing development through their careers as scientists, engineers, and leaders in these emerging technologies, and advance the cultural diversity in the American STEM workforce. This vision directly supports NSF's 2018-2022 strategic goal of early investment in the development of the next generation of researchers to advance the capability of the Nation to meet current and future challenges. FOCUS addresses the growing need for a skilled workforce in the areas of critical technology needs in the coming decades. Through this program, FIU will recruit academically talented students from culturally and racial/ethnically diverse populations along with placing a special emphasis on attracting women participants to the program. Students will be immersed in a research experience in the field of wearable sensors and systems integrated with and facilitated by tiered mentoring offered by faculty, postdocs, and graduate students to ensure their persistence in the program. Additionally, professional development seminars, workshops, and field trips will be organized to enhance scholars' interest in STEM careers. Upon completion of their summer research project, focused advising will be provided throughout the academic year to ensure the success of students in advance level engineering courses. Student feedback and program evaluation results will be used to identify the best practices to improve research experience in engineering disciplines.This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

可穿戴设备是智能的，连接的物联网（IoT）设备，可将数字健康和用户友好的可穿戴设备整合在一起。随着可穿戴市场增长的指数增长（预计到2020年为34美元），这些地区的教育和培训变得至关重要。可穿戴设备的多学科研究涵盖了纳米技术，高级材料工程，微电子，传感器，界面和通信的领域；并形成了影响许多工程领域的基石，从国防到医疗保健。例如，由纳米技术和通信提供支持的可穿戴传感器正在促进患者自然环境中重要参数的跟踪。在接下来的十年中，环境参数与纳米可穿戴的传感器产生的个人健康参数的相关性将导致医疗保健方面的新范式，并使患者，医生，科学家和工程师能够预测，管理和治疗慢性病。 REU网站：可穿戴和新兴技术 - 促进研究机会并为佛罗里达国际大学（FIU）的代表性不足的学生（We-Ocus）创造途径，旨在为学生提供早期的尖端研究活动，以便他们能够适应他们将在其中的新技术环境，以帮助他们为自己的生活做好准备。新兴技术，并推进美国STEM劳动力的文化多样性。该愿景直接支持NSF的2018 - 2022年早期投资在下一代研究人员发展的战略目标，以提高国家应对当前和未来挑战的能力。重点解决了未来几十年中关键技术需求领域对熟练劳动力的日益增长的需求。通过该计划，FIU将从文化和种族/种族多样的人群中招募有才华的学生，并特别强调吸引女性参与者参加该计划。学生将沉浸在可穿戴传感器和系统领域的研究经验中，并由教师，博士后和研究生提供的分层指导和促进，以确保他们在计划中的持久性。此外，将组织专业发展研讨会，讲习班和实地考察，以增强学者对STEM职业的兴趣。在完成夏季研究项目后，将在整个学年提供专注的建议，以确保学生提前工程课程的成功。学生的反馈和计划评估结果将用于确定最佳实践，以提高工程学科研究经验。本网站由国防部与NSF REU计划合作支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子和更广泛影响的评估来评估CRITERIA的评估。