REU Site: Developing next generation entrepreneurs in sustainable manufacturing

REU 网站：培养可持续制造领域的下一代企业家

• 批准号: 2244499
• 负责人: Michael Benton
• 金额: $ 46.15万
• 依托单位: Louisiana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-05-01 至 2026-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244499&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Developing; next; generation

This three-year renewal REU Site at Louisiana State University (LSU) will engage 10 undergraduate students who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields in sustainability-related research with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. The ten-week summer program will provide REU participants each year with experiences in world-class hands-on energy/sustainability related research, and will prepare them to pursue graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees. Participants will be trained in the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and industrial technology development. Weekly seminars, field trips, and workshops will provide students with opportunities for professional development in areas such as ethics, patents, and intellectual property. These excellent training opportunities along with mentoring from faculty and engineers in the petroleum and chemical industry will inspire more students to attend graduate school and pursue careers in innovation.This three-year REU Site at Louisiana State University (LSU) will engage 10 undergraduate students who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields in sustainability-related research with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. The goal is to expose future scientists and engineers to the primary channels of research conversion, to basic science to practice via academic labs, and to industry and technology start-ups. The research focus of this renewal project will be structured around a common theme of sustainability with sub-topics including catalysis and sustainable manufacturing. In addition to technical training, students in the ten-week summer program will receive training in teamwork and teambuilding, research ethics, and the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion. PhD engineers from top petroleum and chemical companies in the world will mentor the REU students on the importance of high-quality research in industry and the types of careers available to those with postgraduate degrees.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.

路易斯安那州立大学 (LSU) 的 REU 基地为期三年，将吸引 10 名传统上在 STEM 领域代表性不足的本科生参与可持续发展相关研究，重点关注创新和创业精神。这个为期十周的夏季项目每年将为 REU 参与者提供世界一流的能源/可持续发展相关研究实践经验，并为他们攻读研究生科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 学位做好准备。参与者将接受创业和工业技术开发基础知识的培训。每周的研讨会、实地考察和讲习班将为学生提供道德、专利和知识产权等领域专业发展的机会。这些绝佳的培训机会以及来自石油和化学行业教师和工程师的指导将激励更多的学生进入研究生院并追求创新职业。路易斯安那州立大学 (LSU) 的这个为期三年的 REU 站点将吸引 10 名本科生，他们传统上，在以创新和创业为重点的可持续发展相关研究的 STEM 领域中代表性不足。目标是让未来的科学家和工程师了解研究转化的主要渠道、通过学术实验室进行基础科学实践以及工业和技术初创企业。该更新项目的研究重点将围绕可持续发展这一共同主题，以及包括催化和可持续制造在内的子主题。除了技术培训外，参加为期十周的夏季课程的学生还将接受团队合作和团队建设、研究道德以及多样性、公平和包容性重要性的培训。来自世界顶级石油和化工公司的博士工程师将指导 REU 学生了解工业领域高质量研究的重要性以及拥有研究生学位的人可以从事的职业类型。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为是值得的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来提供支持。