Goals of the Program
The fields of micromanufacturing and nano engineering are
growing in importance. It is necessary
to have a highly trained workforce that is capable of performing research in
these fields. The program takes
advantage of
This program will work with 10 students per year over a 10 week period in the summer to provide a research experience in micro and nano engineering. In addition, students wil be trained more formally on engineering-related issues such as reporting, patenting, and marketing of research results. Specific outcomes of the research are for the student to :
1. Answer a specific research question
through work in the laboratory.
2. Learn how to plan, carry out, and
report a research project.
3. Explain how ethical issues in
engineering research relate to their project.
4. Describe the equipment they are using
and the uses
of this equipment.
5. Describe how their
project is related to other projects in the same laboratory.
6. Describe the
laboratories that the other REU students are involved in.
7. Write up their
project in a professional report.
8. Present their project
orally with a Powerpoint presentation.
9. Devise, plan, and describe the next stage in the research project.