Article
Research Experience for Undergraduates in Micro Mechatronics and Smart Structures
Proceedings of the 113th Annual ASEE Conference and Exposition (2006, Chicago, IL)
Abstract
This paper describes an ongoing Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) since 2002 at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR). The goal of the program was to bring students from around the United States and Puerto Rico to campus for an eight-week summer program and provide them with a multidisciplinary research experience in the areas of micro mechatronics and smart structures. The program objectives, recruitment strategies, organization and evaluation are summarized. To date, 54 students including 11 minority and 10 female students from 27 different institutions from around the United States and Puerto Rico have participated in the program.
Meeting Name
113th Annual ASEE Conference and Exposition (2006: Jun. 18-21, Chicago, IL)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Second Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sponsor(s)
Dassault SystemesHP
Lockheed Martin
IBM
Microsoft
Keywords and Phrases
- Micro mechatronics,
- National Science Foundation (NSF),
- Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU),
- University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR),
- Intelligent structures,
- Societies and institutions,
- Students,
- Mechatronics
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2006 American Society of Engineering Education, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
6-1-2006
Publication Date
01 Jun 2006
Disciplines
Citation Information
K. Krishnamurthy, Keith Stanek and Vittal S. Rao. "Research Experience for Undergraduates in Micro Mechatronics and Smart Structures" Proceedings of the 113th Annual ASEE Conference and Exposition (2006, Chicago, IL) (2006) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/k-krishnamurthy/4/