REU Site: Exploring Aerospace Research at the Intersection of Mechanics, Materials Science, and Aerospace Physiology

REU 网站：探索力学、材料科学和航空航天生理学交叉领域的航空航天研究

• 批准号: 2050887
• 负责人: Foram Madiyar
• 金额: $ 43.34万
• 依托单位: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-05-15 至 2024-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2050887&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Exploring; Aerospace; Research

As humankind reaches for the stars to journey to the next frontier in space, research on aerospace materials, space biology, and physiology are crucial for understanding how mechanics, space biology, and human health may be affected by spaceflight and space exploration. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Daytona Beach, Florida, will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site in experimental and computational multidisciplinary aerospace research, focusing on mechanics, materials science, and aerospace physiology by inviting ten undergraduate students for a 10-week summer program. The students will gain experience in materials synthesis, coating, sampling characterization, computer modeling directly related to various fields of aerospace, mechanical, materials, and environmental engineering, as well as space microbiology and aerospace physiology. The REU participants will publish their findings in peer-reviewed journals and/or present at professional meetings leading to broad dissemination of new knowledge created in the undergraduate research projects. Moreover, seminars will expose the students to various aspects of graduate school (applications, scholarships, presentation skills, scientific writing) and professional life. Recruitment efforts will attract students from underrepresented and minority groups from universities with limited research facilities. Finally, participants will have a chance to engage K-12 students through STEM summer camps at Embry-Riddle and inspire the next generation of young people to consider a career in science and engineering. Believing in both theory and practice; the REU site is interested in experimental as well as mathematical modeling of difficult problems while at the same time building real systems for demonstrating those solutions in real-life situations.The REU-research projects are organized around three main axes: (1) thermal applications; (2) biomonitoring in space; and (3) biomimetics. The undergraduate research projects contribute to the fundamental understanding of aerospace sciences, materials science, aerospace physiology, and topics including space thermal management, bioinspired hierarchical structures, and space health (e.g., effects of microgravity and space radiation). The projects are focused on two main ideas for expanded space exploration: (1) the need for technology supporting human space travel and extended stays, and (2) the need to investigate the effects of space travel on the body. Some examples of research projects include the fabrication of a flexible, stretchable, and self-healable platform for aerospace applications, a study of intracellular reactive oxygen species when exposed to space radiation, or biomarker sensing using flexible transistors on skin. The site will initiate the establishment of a mentoring relationship by conducting regular Golden Eagle Meetings with their mentors. Students will directly conduct research starting with literature review, conducting experiments and/or computational work, gathering and analyzing data, and presenting their results. The undergraduate student projects have short-term achievable milestones while simultaneously contributing to longer-term scientific goals and technological applications. At the completion of the program, students will present their research findings at a summer undergraduate research symposium at ERAU. The program assessment will be performed in collaboration with the center of learning and teaching excellence to analyze the effect of the research experience on student outcomes.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.

当人类伸手去世前往太空领域的下一个领域时，关于航空航天材料，太空生物学和生理学的研究对于了解力学，空间生物学和人类健康如何受到太空飞行和太空探索的影响至关重要。佛罗里达州代托纳比奇（ERAU）的Embry Riddle Aeronautical University（ERAU）将在实验和计算多学科航空航天研究中为本科生（REU）地点提供研究经验，通过邀请为期10周的夏季计划邀请10个本科生的力学，材料科学和航空航天生理学。学生将获得材料合成，涂料，抽样表征，与各种航空航天，机械，材料和环境工程领域直接相关的计算机建模以及空间微生物学和航空生理学直接相关的经验。 REU参与者将在同行评审的期刊和/或在专业会议上发布他们的发现，从而广泛传播本科研究项目中创建的新知识。此外，研讨会将使学生了解研究生院的各个方面（申请，奖学金，演讲技巧，科学写作）和职业生活。招聘工作将吸引来自有限研究设施的大学的代表性不足和少数群体的学生。最后，参与者将有机会通过Embry-riddle的STEM夏令营与K-12学生互动，并激发下一代年轻人考虑从事科学和工程学的职业。相信理论和实践； REU站点对困难问题的实验和数学建模感兴趣，同时构建在现实生活中演示这些解决方案的真实系统。REU研究项目围绕三个主轴组织：（1）热应用； （2）太空中的生物监测； （3）仿生。本科研究项目有助于对航空科学，材料科学，航空生理学以及包括空间热管理，生物启发的层次结构和太空健康等主题的基本了解（例如，微作用和空间辐射的影响）。这些项目的重点是扩大空间探索的两个主要思想：（1）需要支持人类太空旅行和扩展住宿的技术，以及（2）研究太空旅行对身体的影响的需求。研究项目的一些例子包括为航空航天应用制造灵活，可拉伸和可自我修复的平台，对暴露于空间辐射的细胞内活性氧的研究，或使用皮肤上的柔性晶体管进行生物标志物传感。该网站将通过与他们的导师进行定期的金鹰会议来建立指导关系。学生将直接从文献审查，进行实验和/或计算工作，收集和分析数据并呈现其结果开始。本科生项目具有短期可实现的里程碑，同时为长期的科学目标和技术应用做出了贡献。该计划完成后，学生将在ERAU的夏季本科研究研讨会上介绍他们的研究结果。该计划评估将与学习和教学卓越的中心合作，以分析研究经验对学生成果的影响。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来进行评估的支持标准。

项目成果

Self-Healing Composite Dielectric Elastomer Sensor for Inflatable Space Structures

用于充气空间结构的自修复复合介电弹性体传感器

• DOI: 10.2514/6.2023-2403
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: AIAA SciTech
• 作者: Bender, Scott N.;Smith, Nicholas;Ramos, Michaelle;Madiyar, Foram;Kim, Daewon
• 通讯作者: Kim, Daewon

Light-Enhanced Micropyramidal Sensors for Interleukin-6 Impedance Detection

用于白细胞介素 6 阻抗检测的光增强微锥体传感器

• 发表时间: 2024
• 期刊: The international IEEE Aerospace Conference
• 作者: Madiyar, Foram;Nielsen, Kaitlyn;Ghate, Sahil;Srinivasaraghavan Govindarajan, Rishikesh;Kim, Daewon
• 通讯作者: Kim, Daewon

Additive Manufacturing of Photocurable PVDF-Based Capacitive Sensor

基于光固化 PVDF 的电容式传感器的增材制造

• DOI: 10.1115/smasis2023-111151
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• 作者: Srinivasaraghavan Govindarajan, Rishikesh;Ren, Zefu;Madiyar, Foram;Kim, Daewon
• 通讯作者: Kim, Daewon