REU Site: Smart Manufacturing Research Experiences for Undergraduates (SMREU)

REU 网站：本科生智能制造研究体验 (SMREU)

• 批准号: 1949718
• 负责人: Masoud Soroush
• 金额: $ 43.74万
• 依托单位: Drexel University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-04-01 至 2024-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1949718&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Smart; Manufacturing; Research; REU; Site; Smart; Manufacturing; Research

Smart manufacturing is a critical area of national interest for the US economy. This Smart Manufacturing Research Experiences for Undergraduates (SMREU) program will address scientific challenges in smart manufacturing while contributing to the quality of the domestic workforce ablility to deploy, use, and maintain smart manufacturing technologies. It therefore contributes to cyberinfrastructure workforce development, one of the most critical needs in human resources currently faced by our nation. Importantly, SMREU focuses on recruiting efforts at local primarily-undergraduate-institutions (PUIs), including community colleges and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Recruiting specifically from these nearby institutions is expected to establish meaningful, long-term relationships between Drexel University and local PUIs including research collaborations between faculty, feeder programs for Drexel BS, MS, and PhD students, and undergraduate research exchange, such that the impacts of the REU last long after the project has completed. With concerted recruitment of minorities, women, other underrepresented groups, and those who do not have access to advanced research facilities at their own educational institutions, the SMREU hopes to open new career paths to some of the best and brightest students in our nation who might otherwise miss out on these opportunities. The overall objective of the proposed SMREU Site is to provide hands-on experience in cutting-edge research relevant to smart manufacturing to twelve students per year from institutions that do not typically offer research experiences to undergraduate students, with a particular emphasis on under-represented minority groups. Specific research topics relevant to smart manufacturing will be set annually by research active faculty from a broad cross-section of educational units at Drexel University, including Chemical, Biochemical, Electrical and Computer, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science. Research topics will be selected such that there will be a synergy among these areas and the overall smart manufacturing theme. Faculty members from these diverse fields will mentor SMREU participants. This experience is expected to encourage students to continue STEM careers (especially in the area of smart manufacturing), including pursuit of graduate education, by immersing them in a dynamic research environment where they will develop: (i) Technical skills including mathematical modeling, data analytics, optimization, design of experiments, automation, and other areas related to smart manufacturing; (ii) Critical thinking skills that are necessary to define, diagnose, and solve open-ended problems; and (iii) Communication (both oral and written), time and resource management, and other “soft” but vital skills for modern engineers. In addition to research projects, students will attend professional development workshops, sessions for active reflection and feedback on the research process, invited seminars from industry, and field trips to local manufacturing companies. The synergy of the activities will help students understand the role of their own efforts in the broader scientific and engineering challenges of smart manufacturing.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.

智能制造是美国经济中国家利益的关键领域。这项针对本科生（SMREU）计划的智能制造研究经验将解决智能制造的科学挑战，同时为家庭劳动力的质量做出贡献，以部署，使用和维护智能制造技术。因此，它有助于网络基础设施劳动力发展，这是我们国家目前面临的人力资源中最关键的需求之一。重要的是，SMREU专注于在当地的初级高级教育（PUI）上招募努力，包括社区大学以及历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCUS）。预计从这些近乎这些机构中专门招募将建立有意义的长期关系与当地的PUI之间的长期关系，包括教职员工之间的研究合作，针对Drexel BS，MS和PhD学生和本科研究交流之间的研究合作，以便在该项目完成后REU的影响很长。 SMREU希望通过一致招募少数民族，妇女，其他代表性不足的团体，以及那些无法在自己的教育机构获得高级研究设施的人，SMREU希望为我们国家中一些最好的学生开辟新的职业道路，否则可能会错过这些机会。拟议中的SMREU网站的总体目标是提供与智能制造相关的尖端研究的动手经验，每年从通常不为本科生提供研究经验的机构中，并特别强调了代表性不足的少数群体。与智能制造相关的特定研究主题将每年通过Drexel University的广泛的教育单元的研究活动来设定，包括化学，生化，电气和计算机，材料，机械工程以及计算机科学。将选择研究主题，以使这些领域之间的协同作用和整体智能制造主题。这些潜水领域的教职员工将指导SMREU参与者。预计这一经验将鼓励学生继续进行STEM职业（尤其是在智能制造领域），包括追求研究生教育，通过将他们浸入动态的研究环境中：（i）数学建模，数据分析，优化，实验，自动化，自动化，自动化以及与智能制造相关的其他领域的技术技能； （ii）定义，诊断和解决开放式问题所必需的批判性思维技能； （iii）沟通（口头和书面），时间和资源管理以及其他对现代工程师的“软”但至关重要的技能。除研究项目外，学生还将参加专业发展研讨会，积极反思的会议以及研究过程的反馈，邀请了来自行业的半手，以及去当地制造公司的实地考察。该活动的协同作用将帮助学生了解自己努力在智能制造的更广泛的科学和工程挑战中的作用。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子和更广泛影响的评估评估标准来通过评估来支持的。