an overview of the reu site, expectations and work anant r. kukreti
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An Overview of the REU Site, Expectations and Work Anant R. Kukreti Director for Engineering Outreach & Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering University of Cincinnati January 22, 2010. PRESESENTATION OUTLINE. Introductions - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
An Overview of the REU Site, An Overview of the REU Site, Expectations and WorkExpectations and Work
Anant R. Kukreti
Director for Engineering Outreach & Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Cincinnati
January 22, 2010
PRESESENTATION OUTLINE
Introductions
Project Office and Contact Information
Project Title and Participants
REU Site Activities
Laboratory and Office Usage and Safety Issues
PROJECT OFFICE and CONTACT INFORMATION
Your Project Office Separate for each project – contact your Faculty Mentor
Project Director Dr. Anant R. Kukreti Office: ERC 701F Phone: 513-556-4105 E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Coordinator Mrs. Marlo Thigpen Office: Baldwin Hall 665 & ERC 701 Phone: 513-556-4864 E-Mail: [email protected]
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 1: “Development of Integrated Multi Functional Nano Assembly for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy”
Student Participants
Ashley Frierson, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Junior, and Email: [email protected].
Racquel Redwood, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Junior, and Email: [email protected].
Faculty Mentor Dr. Donglu Shi, Professor, Department of Chemical and
Materials Engineering, 493 Rhodes Hall, Tel: 513 556 3100, and Email [email protected].
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 2: “Pulse Detonation Engines (PDE)”
Student Participants
Devina Dawson, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sophomore, and Email: [email protected].
Gregory Chatlos, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Junior, and Email: [email protected].
Faculty Mentor Dr. Ephraim J. Gutmark, Distinguished Research
Professor and Ohio Regents Eminent Scholar, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 799 Rhodes Hall, Tel: (513) 556-1227, and E-mail: [email protected].
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 3: “Electrofluidic Materials and Device Discovery”
Student Participant
Everett Stephens, Department of Computer Science, Sophomore, and Email: [email protected].
Faculty Mentor Dr. Jason Heikenfeld, Associate Professor, Department
of Electrical & Computer Engineering, 836A Rhodes Hall, Tel.: 513-556-4763, and E-Mail: [email protected].
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 4: “Intelligent Algorithms for Maze Exploration and Exploitation” Student Participants
Sydney Barker, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Junior, and Email: [email protected].
Vinson Butler, Department of Electrical Engineering, Sophomore, and Email: [email protected].
Faculty Mentor Dr. Kelly Cohen, Associate Professor, Department of
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics , 735 Rhodes Hall, Tel.: 513-556-6523, and E-Mail: [email protected].
Expert Advisor to Project Mr. Elad Kivelevitch
Lab Facility Manager & Graduate Student Support Ms. Chelsea Sabo
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 5: “Measuring Travel Reliability Using Advanced Hybrid Technologies”
Student Participants
Avery Johnson, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pre-Junior, and Email: [email protected].
Kaitlin Welch, Department of Computer Science, Pre-Junior, and Email: [email protected].
Faculty Mentor Dr. Heng Wei, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil &
Environmental Engineering, 792 Rhodes Hall, Tel: 513-556-3781, and Email: [email protected].
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 6: “Mobile Robot Navigation in an Unstructured Environment”
Student Participant
Tacarra Gordon, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Junior, and Email: [email protected].
Faculty Mentor Dr. Manish Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department:
Mechanical Engineering, 629 Rhodes Hall, Tel.: 513-556-4668, and Email: [email protected].
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 7: “Microalgae Culture for Wastewater Treatment and Biodiesel Production” Student Participant
Rachel Rheaume, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Junior, and Email: [email protected].
Faculty Mentor Dr. Joo-Youp Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of
Chemical & Materials Engineering, 640 ERC, Phone: 513-556-0018, and Email: [email protected].
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 8: “Determination of Massively Separated Unsteady Flows - An Undergraduate Project”
Student Participants
Christopher McGlown, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Senior, and Email: [email protected].
Charles Williams, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Senior, and Email: [email protected].
Faculty Mentor Dr. Kirti N. Ghia, Professor, Department of Aerospace
Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 693 Rhodes Hall, Tel: (513) 556-3243, and E-mail: [email protected].
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 9: “Microfluidic Sensor for Electrochemical Detection of Heavy Metals”
Student Participant Josi Herren, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Sophomore, and Email: [email protected]. Faculty Mentors
Dr. Ian Papautsky, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 387 ERC, Tel: 556-2347, and Email: [email protected].
Dr. William R. Heineman, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Chemistry, 120 Crosley Tower, 513-556-9210, and Email: [email protected].
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 10: “Green Entrepreneurship: Public -Private Joint Venture in Energy Audits” Student Participant
Keith Lackey Jr., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pre-Junior, and Email: [email protected].
Faculty Mentor Dr. Daniel B. Oerther, Professor, Center for Sustaining
the Urban Environment, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 746 Engineering Research Center, Tel: 513-556-3670, and E-Mail: [email protected].
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 11: “Transport of Pollutants Through Liquid-Gas Interfaces - A Numerical Approach”
Student Participants Marlon Patton, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Pre-Junior, and Email: [email protected]. Amanda McGee, Department of Aerospace Engineering,
Sophomore, and Email: [email protected]. Faculty Mentor
Dr. Urmila Ghia, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 683 Rhodes and Computational Fluid Dynamics Research Laboratory (CFDRL) in 637 ERC, Tel: (513) 556-2347, and Email: [email protected].
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 12: “Multimedia and HCI Research”
Student Participant
Justin Jemison, Department of Computer Science, Sophomore, and Email: [email protected].
Faculty Mentor Dr. Chia-Yung Han, Associate Professor, Department of
Computer Science, 532 ERC, Tel: 513-556-1813, and E-Mail: [email protected].
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 13: “Jet Engine Design and Optimization”
Student Participant
Kevin Park, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Junior, and Email: [email protected].
Faculty Mentor Dr. Mark G. Turner, Associate Professor, Department of
Aerospace Engineering, 730 Rhodes Hall, Tel: (513) 556-3222, and Email: [email protected].
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 14: “Turbine Blade Thermal Barrier Coating Erosion”
Student Participant
Nathanial Woggon, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Senior, and Email: [email protected].
Faculty Mentor Dr. Awatef Hamed, Department Head and Professor,
Department of Aerospace Engineering, 475 Rhodes Hall, Tel: (513) 556-3553, and E-Mail: [email protected].
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 15: “Controlling Nano-Particles in Engine Exhaust”
Student Participant
Maesa Idries, Department of Chemical Engineering, Sophomore, and Email: [email protected].
Faculty Mentor Dr. Gregory Beaucage, Associate Professor, Department
of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tel.: 513-556-3063, and E-mail: [email protected].
REU Site Activities
General Project Schedule Project Meetings Biweekly Group Leaders and Responsibilities Reports and Presentations Awards Skills Workshops Enrichment Seminars Evaluations from Each Participant Activities Beyond 2009-2010 REU Program
REU Site Activities: General Project Schedule
First and Second Months: Identifying goals and the research tasks
Plan the time schedule
Conduct literature survey
Attend Equipment and Research Content Training Seminars
Write Abstract, Goals, Objectives, Literature Review, and Time Schedule – get reviewed from Faculty Mentor and finalize it
REU Site Activities: General Project Schedule (Continued)
Third and Fourth Months: Literature search and equipment and research
content training seminars to continue, as needed
Fabricating specimens / conducting simulations
Laboratory testing / field investigations Analyzing test results Generalizations of results Interim Progress Report and PowerPoint
presentations at the end of First Quarter – reviewed and critiqued by Faculty Mentor
REU Site Activities: General Project Schedule (Continued)
Fifth and Sixth Months: Literature search and equipment and research content
training seminars to continue, as needed Fabricating specimens / conducting simulations to
continue Laboratory testing / field investigations to continue Analyzing test results to continue Generalizations of results to continue Attend Enrichment Seminars and Skills Workshops and
submit reflective feedback Interim Progress Report and PowerPoint presentations
at the end of sixth month - reviewed and critiqued by Faculty Mentor
REU Site Activities: General Project Schedule (Continued)
Seventh Month: Literature search and equipment and research content
training seminars to continue, as needed Fabricating specimens / conducting simulations Laboratory testing / field investigations Analyzing test results Generalizations of results Interim Progress Report at the end of seventh month -
reviewed and critiqued by Faculty Mentor
Eight Month (End of Second Quarter): Final Research Technical Paper preparation Final PowerPoint Presentation preparation Final Display Poster preparation
REU Site Activities:Project Meetings
Frequency At least once every two weeks (or biweekly)
Place Research Faculty Mentor will fix the meeting place
Time Research Faculty Mentor will fix the meeting time for the week If missed, it must be rescheduled Attendance mandatory
Documenting the Meeting If a REU project has 2 students, one will serve as Project Leader for the meeting and
reporting. This responsibility will rotate. Discuses progress from past meeting Present work planned till next meeting Ask questions, if any Participants will e-mail a reflective feedback soon after the meeting to the Faculty
Mentor, Grant Coordinator ([email protected]) and Project Director ([email protected]). This must be submitted latest by Friday of the meeting week. Format for this feedback will be e-mailed to all participants.
REU Site Activities:Bi-weekly Group Leaders & Responsibilities
Group Leader for week one First participant in the list, if 2 students working on the
project Group Leader will rotate each week (except for
projects with only one participant) Group Leader for the week will maintain a daily log of
activities in a "Log Book“ Entries for each day must be written by the end of the
day At the biweekly meeting show Log Book to Faculty
Mentor and get signature with date Show Log Book to Grant Coordinator once a month
and get signature with date Log Book will be submitted on the last day of the
program
REU Site Activities:Reports and Presentations (Continued)
Interim Progress Reports Three Interim Reports:
At end of First Quarter – submit a written progress report (must have submitted)
At end Sixth Month - submit a written progress report and make a PowerPoint Presentation
At end of Seventh Month - submit a written progress report Must follow the given guidelines for written reports – no exceptions All reports must be reviewed by Faculty Mentor and corrected before
submission Reflective feedback of biweekly meetings – due by Friday of the meeting
week Show Log Book to Grant Coordinator once a month The date and venue for the PowerPoint Presentation will be announced via
BlackBoard Give an electronic and hard copy of the report and PowerPoint Presentation
to Faculty Mentor and Grant Coordinator Each project member must participate in the presentation Social hour with light refreshments follow the presentations
REU Site Activities:Reports and Presentations (Continued)
Final Technical Research Paper, PowerPoint and Display Poster Presentations: Draft due one week before the last week of the
REU program Format instructions supplied must be used Five hard copies for distribution to the Judges Submit an electronic copy to Grant Coordinator Poster and oral presentation to external judges on
last week (date, time, and venue will be announced):
Poster presentation 15-20 minutes PowerPoint presentation 10 minutes of questions and answers
Refreshments will be served
REU Site Activities:Reports and Presentations (Continued)
Final Summary Report for NSF: Draft due one week before the last week of the REU program A 4 to 5 page, single line spaced, Arial 10 Font Size, I inch margins
all around. The report narrative must be organized in following sections:
Project Title and names of the group members, student status in 2009-10 year, degree program
Goal and Objectives of the study Research Tasks undertaken to meet the goals and objectives Methodologies Used to execute the research tasks (be brief) Training Received in use of specialized equipment - give the
names of such equipment Conclusions of your study Four action photographs showcasing your project with captions
(not counted in the 4-5 page narrative). Must be reviewed and critiqued by Faculty Mentor and corrected
prior to submission All figures and tables included must be numbered and have
captions. Do not use first person, e.g., I, we, etc.
REU Site Activities:Awards
Certificate for each participant
“Best Project” Award
REU Site Activities: Skills Workshops Six Research Skills Workshops will be scheduled via
Blackboard – date, time and venue will be in the announcement section
Each participant must complete each viewing and evaluation at the end of each workshop
Each participant will submit a reflective write-up for each: one page, single line spaced, Arial 10 Font size, 1 inch margins on all four sides
E-mail the above to Grant Coordinator and Project Director
Workshop Topics: Workshop # 1: Technical Writing and Presentation Workshop # 2: Online Literature Search Using Library Facilities Workshop # 3: Ethics in Engineering Workshop # 4: Public Speaking and Communication Workshop # 5: Poster Making and Presentation Workshop # 6: Statistical and Uncertainty Analysis
REU Site Activities: Enrichment Seminars
Four Enrichment Seminars are tentatively scheduled – date, time and venue will be informed
Each participant must attend Each participant will submit a reflective write-up for
each: one page, single spaced line, Arial 10 Font size, 1 inch margins on all four sides
E-mail the above to Grant Coordinator and Project Director
Seminar Topics: Enrichment Seminar # 1: Research in an Academic Setting
Enrichment Seminar # 2: Taking Research from Lab to Real World
Enrichment Seminar # 3: Creative Thinking
Enrichment Seminar # 4: Graduate Education Opportunities and Application Process
REU Site Activities:Evaluations From Each Participant
REU Site Satisfaction Questionnaire: to evaluate quality of facilities, activities, and guidance provided
Post-Evaluation: to evaluate research skills acquired, mentorship provided, and future plans
REU Site Activities:Activities Beyond 2009-10 REU Program
A presentation at your department, e.g., at an ASCE
Student Chapter Meeting
UC students must present a poster in the Spring (in
May-June) Undergraduate Poster Presentation Day
Submit a paper with Faculty Mentor to a student
paper presentation competition and/or conference –
this is a requirement
Complete Online Tracking Form Annually in April
Laboratory and Office Usage and Safety Attire
Closed toe shoes Full length pants Safety glasses when needed Hard hats when needed
Equipment training and usage Provided by laboratory technician and/or Graduate
Research Assistant prior to usage No equipment should be used without receiving
training All tools borrowed should be returned before the end
of the day
Laboratory and Office Usage and Safety Issues (Continued)
Never work alone when testing Use of Project Office (if you are assigned one)
Project Office should be kept clean on a daily basis ‑ no exceptions
Lock the room after leaving – no exceptions
Copy Machine Usage Grant Coordinator will assist in getting copies
made for Interim and Final Reports if requested
OVERVIEW OF 2009-2010 REURESEARCH PROJECTS
Need 3 t0 4 slides presenting an overview of each project from the Faculty Mentors
Need as soon as possible
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