REU Site: Investigation of Subterranean Features in the Appalachian Region

REU 站点：阿巴拉契亚地区地下特征调查

• 批准号: 2149891
• 负责人: Sungmin Youn
• 金额: $ 32.39万
• 依托单位: Marshall University Research Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-05-01 至 2025-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2149891&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Investigation; Subterranean; Features

This three-year REU Site at Marshall University (MU) will recruit students enrolled in non-STEM majors at community colleges located in the southern Appalachian region to participate in engineering research related to subterranean features. The 70-acre MU Subterranean Cavity Research and Training (MUSCRAT) Park includes mined shafts, culverts, and test pits that will be utilized for the REU project data collection. Research activities are designed to promote the progress of science through subterranean hazard investigation and sustainable uses of abandoned coal mines. This REU Site aims provide educational opportunities for students in the economically depressed southern Appalachian region from community colleges, particularly those from non-STEM majors.This three-year REU Site at Marshall University involves faculty and graduate student mentors from the departments of civil engineering and mechanical engineering. Located in the 70-acre MU Subterranean Cavity Research and Training (MUSCRAT) Park, the project objectives are to: (1) provide community college students, particularly those from non-STEM majors, with an engineering research experience; (2) improve participants’ research and creative abilities; (3) improve participants’ communication skills; and (4) increase the number of women, underrepresented minorities, veterans, and first-generation college students choosing to pursue degrees (both undergraduate and graduate) or careers in engineering and other STEM fields. Examples of the planned research topics include non-destructive detection of voids and potential sinkholes (e.g., karst), technologies to explore and map abandoned coal mines, use of mine pools for geothermal heating and cooling, and acid mine drainage mitigation.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.

马歇尔大学 (MU) 的这个为期三年的 REU 场地将招收位于阿巴拉契亚南部地区的社区学院非 STEM 专业的学生，​​参与与地下特征相关的工程研究。占地 70 英亩的 MU 地下洞穴研究和培训。 (MUSCRAT) 公园包括矿井、涵洞和测试坑，将用于 REU 项目的数据收集，旨在通过地下灾害调查促进科学进步。该 REU 站点旨在为经济不景气的阿巴拉契亚南部地区社区学院的学生，特别是非 STEM 专业的学生提供教育机会。马歇尔大学的这个为期三年的 REU 站点涉及教师和研究生。该项目位于占地 70 英亩的 MU 地下腔研究与培训 (MUSCRAT) 园区，旨在：(1) 为社区学院的学生，特别是非 STEM 学生提供帮助。具有工程研究经验的专业；(2) 提高参与者的研究和创新能力；(3) 提高参与者的沟通技巧；(4) 增加女性、少数族裔、退伍军人和第一代大学生的选择数量；攻读工程和其他 STEM 领域的学位（本科生和研究生）或职业，计划的研究主题包括空隙和潜在天坑（例如喀斯特）的无损检测、废弃煤矿的勘探和绘图技术、使用。我的该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Transportation of hazardous material via railroad: Incident investigation and a case study of derailment in 2023

铁路危险品运输：事故调查及2023年脱轨案例研究

• DOI: 10.1002/prs.12598
• 发表时间: 2024-03
• 期刊: Process Safety Progress
• 影响因子: 1
• 作者: Welch, Sophie;Youn, Sungmin;Nichols, Andrew;Na, Sukjoon;Shen, Ruiqing
• 通讯作者: Shen, Ruiqing