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

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国家利益的关键领域，本科生智能制造研究经验 (SMREU) 计划将解决智能制造中的科学挑战，同时提高国内劳动力部署、使用和使用的能力。因此，它有助于网络基础设施劳动力的发展，这是我们国家目前面临的最关键的人力资源需求之一。重要的是，SMREU 重点关注当地本科院校（PUI）的招聘工作，包括社区大学和大学。传统黑人学院和大学 (HBCU) 专门从这些附近的机构进行招聘，预计将在德雷塞尔大学和当地 PUI 之间建立有意义的长期关系，包括教师之间的研究合作、德雷塞尔学士、硕士和博士生的衔接项目，以及本科生研究交流，这样，通过协调招募少数族裔、妇女、其他代表性不足的群体以及那些无法在自己的教育机构使用先进研究设施的人，REU 的影响将持续很长时间。 SMREU 希望为我国一些最优秀、最聪明的学生开辟新的职业道路，否则他们可能会错过这些机会。拟议的 SMREU 网站的总体目标是提供与智能相关的前沿研究的实践经验。每年向通常不向本科生提供研究经验的机构的 12 名学生提供制造课程，特别强调代表性不足的少数群体，每年将由来自广泛跨领域的研究活跃教师设定与智能制造相关的具体研究主题。德雷塞尔大学教育单位的一部分，包括将选择化学、生物化学、电气和计算机、材料和机械工程以及计算机科学等研究主题，以便这些领域之间产生协同作用，并且来自这些不同领域的整体智能制造主题的教师将指导 SMREU 参与者。这种经历预计将鼓励学生继续 STEM 职业（特别是在智能制造领域），包括追求研究生教育，让他们沉浸在动态的研究环境中，他们将在其中发展：（i）包括数学建模在内的技术技能、数据分析、优化、实验、自动化和其他与智能制造相关的领域的设计；(ii) 定义、诊断和解决开放式问题所需的批判性思维技能；以及 (iii) 沟通（口头和书面）、时间和资源除了研究项目外，学生还将参加专业发展研讨会、对研究过程进行积极反思和反馈的会议、受邀的行业研讨会以及对当地制造公司的实地考察。活动的协同作用将帮助学生了解自己的角色。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并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，被认为值得支持。