REU Site: Preparing RF Engineers for Communication, Imaging and Sensing (PRECISE)

REU 网站：帮助射频工程师做好通信、成像和传感的准备 (PRECISE)

• 批准号: 1950788
• 负责人: Nezih Pala
• 金额: $ 36.28万
• 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: 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=1950788&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Preparing; RF; Engineers

Radio frequency (RF) technologies in microwave, millimeter-wave and terahertz frequency bands has ubiquitous presence in modern electronics. Wireless communication has enabled game-changing technology through LTE and 5G campaign, which is ultimately responsible for the modern internet, big-data and cloud computing boom. Smart electronics, Internet of Things (IoT), wearable technology, all critically rely on continuous innovations in this area. RF technology is also critical to the Nation’s progress through weather monitoring, study of long-term climatic changes, enemy detection and neutralization. Specifically, the Nation’s weather radars, space probes, network of enemy detection radars and aspects of defense technology constitute critical infrastructure and requires innovations. Based on this urgent need of research and innovation in RF technologies, this REU Site project at Florida International University (FIU) is aimed at providing research experiences to undergraduate students through the Preparing RF Engineers for Communication, Imaging and Sensing (PRECISE) REU site.Within this site nine students at early stages of their college experience will be recruited to provide them an immersive research experience within the general theme of RF-microwave-THz technologies for numerous commercial and defense applications for nine summer weeks. The participating students will have the opportunity to work on level-appropriate projects of cutting-edge research topics to contribute towards applications in wireless communication, sensing and imaging. FIU’s unique geographic location, combined with its targeted efforts will help to recruit students from historically underrepresented groups and from colleges without substantial research capabilities in the field, which is one of the major goals of the project. The proposed program also includes research seminars given by FIU faculty and researchers and engineers from industrial partners as well as professional development activities to help students acquire critical soft skills and to help in graduate school applications. PRECISE’s broader impact is geared towards generating workforce to support the proliferating job market in RF technologies within commercial, national and defense sectors. This enhanced research experience through PRECISE, will increase interest among undergraduate students and help address this urgent need. FIU is the largest Hispanic Serving Institution in the US and ranks first in number of awarded Hispanic engineering BS/MS degrees. Thus, the program allows participating students’ exposure to diversity at FIU, which is crucial for their future career growth.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.

微波、毫米波和太赫兹频段的射频 (RF) 技术在现代电子产品中无处不在，无线通信通过 LTE 和 5G 运动实现了改变游戏规则的技术，最终推动了现代互联网、大数据和移动互联网的发展。云计算热潮。智能电子、物联网（IoT）、可穿戴技术都严重依赖该领域的持续创新，对于国家在天气监测、长期研究方面的进步也至关重要。气候变化、敌方探测和压制、国家的气象雷达、空间探测器、敌方探测雷达网络和防御技术方面构成了关键的基础设施，并且需要特别创新。基于射频技术研究和创新的迫切需要，该REU。佛罗里达国际大学 (FIU) 的站点项目旨在通过“为通信、成像和传感做好射频工程师准备”(PRECISE) REU 站点为本科生提供研究经验。在该站点中，有 9 名学生处于其研究的早期阶段。将招募大学经验，为他们提供在射频微波太赫兹技术的一般主题下的身临其境的研究经验，用于众多商业和国防应用，为期九周的夏季，参与的学生将有机会从事适合水平的切割项目。为无线通信、传感和成像领域的应用做出贡献的前沿研究课题，结合其有针对性的努力，将有助于从历史上代表性不足的群体和在该领域没有大量研究能力的大学中招收学生，这是该领域的研究能力之一。主要目标拟议的计划还包括由佛罗里达国际大学教职员工和来自工业合作伙伴的研究人员和工程师举办的研究研讨会以及专业发展活动，以帮助学生获得关键的软技能并帮助 PRECISE 产生更广泛的影响。通过 PRECISE 增强的研究经验将增加本科生的兴趣，并有助于满足这一迫切需求。FIU 是美国最大的西班牙裔服务机构。数量第一因此，该计划允许参与的学生在佛罗里达国际大学接触多样性，这对于他们未来的职业发展至关重要。该网站由国防部与 NSF REU 计划合作支持。通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，NSF 的法定使命被认为值得支持。