An Overview of the REU Site, An Overview of the REU Site, Expectations and WorkExpectations and Work
Anant R. Kukreti
Associate Dean & Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Cincinnati
June 22, 2009
PRESESENTATION OUTLINE
Introductions Project Office and Contact Information Project Title and Participants REU Site Activities Laboratory and Office Usage and Safety
Issues Overview of 2009 REU Research Projects
PROJECT OFFICE and CONTACT INFORMATION
Project Office Engineering Research Center (ERC) 416
Project Director Project Co-Director Dr. Carlo Montemagno Dr. Anant R. Kukreti Office: ERC 801 Office: ERC 701F Phone: 513-556-2933 Phone: 513-556-4105 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
General Help Contact Computer Help Ms. Christine Johnson (staff) Mr. Phil Grosvenor Office: Baldwin Hall 665 & ERC 701 Office: 5508 French Hall Phone: 513-556-1164 Phone: 513-556-5700 (Cell) E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
Financial Reimbursement Contact Ms. Mary Ann Schaefer, Senior Business Administrator, CEE Office: Baldwin Hall 765 Phone: 513-556-3630 E-Mail: [email protected]
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS Project # 1: “Traffic Congestion Modeling
Using Advanced Data Monitoring Technologies” Student Participants
Avery Johnson, Pre-Junior, Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, OH
Mallory Smith, Junior, Civil Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
Faculty Mentor Dr. Heng Wei, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, [email protected], 513-556-3781, 792 Rhodes Hall
Graduate Student Mentors Qingyi Ai, [email protected], 513-708-8928, 735 ERC Sudhir Itekyala, [email protected], 313-212-9065,
735 ERC
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS Project # 2: “Evaluation of Secondary Prying
In Bolted Steel Frame Connections” Student Participants
Beau Garrett, Sophomore, Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Christine Wittich, Junior, Civil Engineering, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Faculty Mentors Dr. Gian Rassati, Assistant Professor, Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering, [email protected], 513-556-3696, Rhodes Hall 797B
Dr. Anant R. Kukreti, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, [email protected], 513-556-4105, 701F ERC
Graduate Student Mentor Elie G. Hantouche, [email protected], 513-240-
8848, 542 Baldwin
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 3: “Synthesis of Multi Functional Nanoparticles for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment” Student Participants
Namir Suidan, Pre-Junior, Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Sullman Shafqat-Ashiq, Pre-Junior, Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Faculty Mentor Dr. Donglu Shi, Professor, Department of Chemical and
Materials Engineering, [email protected], 513-556-3100, 493 Rhodes Hall
Graduate Student Mentor Hoon Sung Cho, [email protected], 512-810-8540,
404 Rhodes Hall
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 4: “Microfluidic Sensors for
Detection of Heavy Metals” Student Participant
Josi Herren, Sophomore, Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Faculty Mentor Dr. Ian Papautsky, Associate Professor, Department
of Electrical & Computer Engineering, [email protected], 513-556-2347, 387 ERC
Graduate Student Mentor Preetha Jothimuthu, [email protected],
513.284.6357, 650 ERC
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 5: “Solid Oxide Fuel Cells – Electro-Chemical Performance Enhancement, Thermal Management, and Planar-Cell-Stack Miniaturization”
Student Participants Lucas De Caroli, Sophomore, Aerospace Engineering, University of
Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Amanda Meiser, Pre-Junior, Mechanical Engineering & Music, Western
Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI Faculty Mentors
Dr. Raj Manglik, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, [email protected], 513-556-5704, 684 Rhodes Hall
Dr. Milind Jog, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, [email protected], 513-556-1675, 687 Rhodes Hall
Dr. Raj Singh, Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, [email protected], 513-556-5172, 501B ERC
Graduate Student Mentors Deepak S. Kalaikadal, [email protected], 513-556-4950, 553/555
Baldwin Hall Vashaul Ravi, [email protected], 513-556-4950, 553/555 Baldwin Hall
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS Project # 6: “Self-Healing Seals for Solid
Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)” Student Participants
Bethany Carson, Pre-Junior, Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, [email protected], 513-587-9295
Lisa Kain, Pre-Junior, Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, [email protected], 513-488-3658
Faculty Mentor Dr. Raj Singh, Professor, Department of Chemical
and Materials Engineering, [email protected], 513-556-5172, 501B ERC
Graduate Student Mentor Sandeep Singh, [email protected], 513-532-
0537 (Cell), 513-556-3125(Office), 514 Rhodes Hall
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 7: “Development of an Airfoil
Design Tool for Morphing Aircraft” Student Participant
Cody Lafountain, Junior, Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Faculty Mentor Dr. Kelly Cohen, Associate Professor, Department of
Aerospace Engineering, [email protected], 513-556-3523, 732 Rhodes Hall
PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS
Project # 8: “Center for Sustainable Urban Engineering (SUE) – UC Urban Farm” Student Participants
Jennifer Linger, Senior, Urban Planning, DAAP, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Allison Mastalerz, Environmental Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Faculty Mentors Dr. Daniel Oerther, Professor, Department of Civil &
Environmental Engineering, [email protected], 513-556-3670, 746 ERC
Dr. Debbie Moll, Director, UC Urban Farm, University of Cincinnati, [email protected]
REU Site Activities
General Project Schedule Project Meetings Weekly Group Leaders and Responsibilities Reports and Presentations Awards Skills Workshops Enrichment Seminars Evaluations from Each Participant Final Meeting Activities Beyond Seminar
REU Site Activities: General Project Schedule
Week One and Part of Week Two Identifying goals and the research tasks
Plan the time schedule
Conduct literature survey
Attend Research Content Training Seminars
Attend Research Skills Workshops
Attend Enrichment Seminars
REU Site Activities: General Project Schedule (Continued)
Week Two to Seven Literature search, research content seminars,
skills workshops, enrichment, and equipment training to continue
Fabricating specimens / conducting simulations
Laboratory testing / field investigations Analyzing test results Generalizations of results Interim report presentations
Week Eight Final report preparation Final presentations
REU Site Activities:Project Meetings Place
Research Faculty Mentor and Graduate Research Assitants will fix the meeting place for their meetings
Time Research Faculty Mentor and Graduate Student Mentor will
fix the meeting times for the week Attendance mandatory, no late attendance All Participants, Graduate Research Assistants, and Faculty
Mentors (if in town) to attend
Group Leader for the week to present Progress from past meeting Work planned till next meeting Ask questions, if any Discussion pursues
REU Site Activities:Weekly Group Leaders & Responsibilities
Group Leader for week one First participant in the list
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 Next day morning show to Graduate Research Assistant
and get signature Log Book will be submitted on the last day of the program
REU Site Activities:Reports and Presentations Project Planning Report
Each group presents a report on the third day (June 24) during the 8:00 a.m. meeting, which should include
Project Goal and Objectives
Project Research Tasks
Project Time Schedule
Typed Report and a PowerPoint Presentation
E-mail and give hard copy of report and PPT to Faculty Mentor and Dr. Kukreti
REU Site Activities:Reports and Presentations (Continued)
Interim Progress Reports "Bi-weekly Progress Reports" due on alternative
Thursdays (July 2, 16, 30) Typed report and a PowerPoint presentation:
starts at 1:00 p.m. sharp and no morning meeting this day
E-mail and give hard copy of report and PPT to Faculty Mentor and Dr. Kukreti
Each group member to participate in the presentation
Social hour with refreshments follows
REU Site Activities:Reports and Presentations (Continued)
Final Technical Research Paper Presentation and Poster Draft due on Friday, August 7 by 3:30 a.m.,
returned Monday, August 10 at 8:30 a.m. Format instructions supplied must be used Five copies due on Tuesday, August 11 by 10:00
a.m. for distribution to the Judges Poster and oral presentation to external judges on
Thursday, August 13 starts at 8:00 a.m. sharp Poster presentation 20 minutes PP presentation 10 minutes of questions and answers
Lunch and refreshments served
REU Site Activities:Awards
Certificate for each participant
“Best Project” selected by Judges
REU Site Activities: Skills Workshops Seven Research Skills Workshops - a designated group will
prepare a write-up on each experience Workshop # 1: “Communicating Science Effectively”
Speaker: Dr. Ron Millard Venue: 850D BH Time: 8:00-11:00 Date: June 25th Writers: Project 1
Workshop # 2” “Online Literature Search” Speaker: Mr. Ted Baldwin Venue: 850D BH Time: 8:00-11:00 Date: June 26th Writers: Project 2
Workshop # 3: “Project Documentation” (Photography) Speaker: Mr. Kim Simmons Venue: 641 Baldwin Hall Time: 1:00-5:00 Date: June 26th Writers: Project 3
Workshop # 4: “Ethics in Engineering Research” Speaker: Dr. Dan Oerther Venue: 641 Baldwin Hall Time: 9:30-12:30 Date: June 29th Writers: Project 4
REU Site Activities: Skills Workshops
Seven Skills Workshops (continued) Workshop # 5: “Public Speaking & Communications”
Speaker: Ms. Amber Erickson Venue: 641 Baldwin Hall Time: 8:00-12:00 Date: July 9th Writers: Project 5
Workshop # 6A: “Poster Making – Session 1” and Workshop # 6B: “Poster Making – Session 2”
Speaker: Ms. Andrea Burrows Venue: 860D Baldwin Hall For 6A: Time: 8:00-12:00 Date: July 7th For 6B: Time: 10:00-12:00 Date: July 20th Writers: Project 6 (a combined report)
Workshop # 7: “Statistical & Uncertainty Analysis” Speaker: Dr. Raj Manglik Venue: 850D Baldwin Hal Time: 1:00-3:30 Date: July 9th Writers: Project 7
REU Site Activities: Enrichment Seminars
Four Research Enrichment Seminars - a designated group will prepare a write-up on each experience
Enrichment Seminar # 1: “Research in an Academic Setting” Speaker: Dr. Makram Suidan Venue 641 Baldwin Hall Time: 11:00-12:00 Date: July 13th Writers: Project 1
Enrichment Seminar # 2: “Taking Research from Lab to Real-World” Speaker: Dr. Dorothy Air Venue: 641 Baldwin Hall Time: 1:00-2:30 Date: July 15th Writers: Project 2
Enrichment Seminar # 3: “Creative Thinking” Speaker: Dr. Kelly Cohen Venue: 641 Baldwin Hall Time: 9:00-12:00 Date: July 21st Writers: Project 8
Enrichment Seminar # 4: Graduate Education Opportunities & Application Process
Enrichment Seminar # 4: Graduate Education Opportunities & Application Process Speaker: Dr. Ian Papautsky Venue: 641 Baldwin Hall Time: 1:00-3:00 Date: July 29th Writers: Project 5
REU Site Activities:Workshop & Seminar Reports
A designated project group will prepare a reflective write-up on the experience
Describe the topics covered covered and lessons learned (must have sufficient details)
The report must be submitted within a week after the delivery of the workshop or seminar
E-mail the report to: Anant Kukreti at [email protected] Phil Grosvenor at [email protected] Christine Johnson at [email protected]
REU Site Activities:Evaluations From Each Participant
Pre-Evaluation: to evaluate prior perceptions regarding research – due before students arrive
REU Site Satisfaction Questionnaire: to evaluate quality of facilities, activities, and guidance provided - to be completed Friday, August 14 from 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Post-Evaluation: to evaluate research skills acquired, mentorship provided, and future plans – to be completed on Friday, August 14 from 8:00-10:00 a.m.
REU Site Activities:Final Project Meeting
Final meeting prior to Post-REU Evaluations on
Thursday, August 13 at 1:00-3:30 p.m.
On Friday, August 14 at 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Materials requested must be submitted and got checked for
compliance
Post-REU Survey Completed
Cleaning and Wrap-Up
Project ends on Friday, August 14 at 12:00 noon
REU Site Activities:Activities Beyond Summer
A presentation at your school, e.g., at an ASCE
Student Chapter Meeting
Letter from faculty advisor documenting this activity
sent to Dr. Kukreti
UC students must present a poster in the Spring (in
May-June) Undergraduate Poster Presentation Day
Submit a paper 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
Project Office should be kept clean on a daily basis ‑ no exceptions
Lock the room after leaving – no exceptions Copy Machine Usage
Limited printing (few pages only) must be doen using REU Office printer
For larger jobs use department Xerox machine in CEE Office, Baldwin Hall, Room 765
REU Office computers are configured for this printing
OVERVIEW OF 2009 REURESEARCH PROJECTS FOLLOW
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