REU Site: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Overcoming Water Resources and Sustainable Engineering Challenges in Appalachian Regions

REU 网站：克服阿巴拉契亚地区水资源和可持续工程挑战的多学科方法

• 批准号: 2348814
• 负责人: Tiffany Messer
• 金额: $ 48.71万
• 依托单位: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-06-01 至 2027-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2348814&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Multidisciplinary; Approaches; Overcoming

The three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Overcoming Water Resources and Sustainable Engineering Challenges in Appalachian Regions is hosted by the University of Kentucky. There is a long history of water resource and resilient infrastructure disparities among rural, low income, and minority-dominant communities, including in Appalachia. Educating a multidisciplinary workforce focused on water resources and sustainable engineering will support the development of innovative water networks, restoration of degraded ecosystems, and expansion of local food systems in the Appalachian region. This REU site will offer research experiences to ten undergraduate students each year. Recruiting efforts will focus on a diverse student cohort, where at least 60% of participants come from institutions with limited research opportunities, at least 50% are underrepresented students in STEM fields, and at least 40% are first-generation college students. Participants will experience first-hand issues about water resources and sustainable engineering challenges facing the Appalachian region. The project will promote and sustain undergraduate student interest in persisting in a STEM field and pursuing graduate education. Ten student participants will interact with diverse faculty and graduate student mentors as well as professional engineers and natural resource practitioners in industry, consulting, nonprofit, and government sectors through research, professional development, and social activities.The three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Overcoming Water Resources and Sustainable Engineering Challenges in Appalachian Regions is hosted by the University of Kentucky. The objectives of this REU site are to: 1) offer research experiences to undergraduate students where at least 60% of participants come from institutions with limited research opportunities, at least 50% are from underrepresented students in STEM fields, and at least 40% are first-generation college students; 2) provide participants first-hand experiences about water resources and sustainable engineering challenges facing the Appalachian region through research and professional development opportunities; and 3) promote and sustain undergraduate student interest in persisting in a STEM field and pursuing graduate education. Ten undergraduates per year will conduct fundamental research with faculty mentors and interact with industry, consulting, nonprofit, and government partners. In addition, the project offers a series of communication development opportunities to share new knowledge, including presenting to local partners and peers, writing conference papers, preparing formal poster presentations, and conducting outreach to K-12 students. The student cohort will interact with diverse faculty and graduate student mentors as well as professional engineers and natural resource practitioners through research, professional development, and social activities.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.

肯塔基大学主持了本科生（REU）网站的三年研究经验：克服水资源和可持续工程挑战的多学科方法和可持续的工程挑战。农村，低收入和少数族裔社区（包括阿巴拉契亚）的水资源和弹性基础设施差异的历史悠久。教育专注于水资源和可持续工程的多学科劳动力将支持创新水网络的发展，恢复降级的生态系统以及阿巴拉契亚地区当地食品系统的扩展。此REU网站每年将为十个本科生提供研究经验。招聘工作将集中在一个多元化的学生队列上，在该队列中，至少有60％的参与者来自研究机会有限的机构，至少50％的参与者在STEM领域的代表人数不足，而至少40％的学生是第一代大学生。参与者将经历有关水资源和阿巴拉契亚地区面临的可持续工程挑战的第一手问题。该项目将促进和维持学生对持续在STEM领域并进行研究生教育的兴趣。 Ten student participants will interact with diverse faculty and graduate student mentors as well as professional engineers and natural resource practitioners in industry, consulting, nonprofit, and government sectors through research, professional development, and social activities.The three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Overcoming Water Resources and Sustainable Engineering Challenges in Appalachian Regions is hosted by the University of Kentucky.此REU网站的目标是：1）为本科生提供研究经验，在这些本科生中，至少60％的参与者来自研究机会有限的机构，至少50％来自STEM领域中代表性不足的学生，而至少40％是第一代大学生； 2）通过研究和专业发展机会为参与者提供有关水资源和可持续工程挑战的第一手经验； 3）促进和维持学生对持续在STEM领域并从事研究生教育的本科生的兴趣。每年有十名大学生将与教师导师进行基础研究，并与行业，咨询，非营利组织和政府合作伙伴进行互动。此外，该项目还提供了一系列的沟通开发机会，可以分享新知识，包括向当地合作伙伴和同行展示，撰写会议论文，准备正式的海报演示以及向K-12学生进行宣传。学生队列将通过研究，专业发展和社交活动与多样化的教职员工和研究生导师以及专业工程师和自然资源从业人员进行互动。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准通过评估来进行评估。