| NSF Org: |
CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | December 10, 2015 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | July 19, 2017 |
| Award Number: | 1560162 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Harriet Taylor
CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems CSE Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering |
| Start Date: | April 1, 2016 |
| End Date: | March 31, 2020 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $385,000.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $461,771.00 |
| Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2017 = $76,771.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
9500 GILMAN DR LA JOLLA CA US 92093-0021 (858)534-4896 |
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| Primary Place of Performance: |
9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla CA US 92093-0934 |
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| NSF Program(s): | RSCH EXPER FOR UNDERGRAD SITES |
| Primary Program Source: |
01001718DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.070 |
ABSTRACT
This funding provides for a first renewal of a CISE Research Experiences for Undergraduates site at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD). The focus of the multidisciplinary site is on cyber-physical systems research motivated by real world challenges in exploration and scientific discovery. The site expands the successful UCSD Engineers for Exploration program to include students from other universities. The program aims to provide a unique experience for motivated students by providing an intimate mentored lab environment at UCSD, and a structured collaboration with scientists, explorers, and engineers at the UCSD partner organizations. These partner organizations include the National Geographic Society, Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute, San Diego Zoo Global, NOAA, USDA, the California Wolf Center, and the Scripps Institute of Oceanography. The program provides undergraduates with a unique opportunity to develop technology that will be deployed across the world; the projects involve scientific research that literally spans across every continent and into the far corners of the globe.
The project is led by an outstanding team offering state-of-the art facilities and professional mentors to guide undergraduates in explorations of real-world problems. The REU participants will be exposed to exciting research projects centered on exploration and scientific discovery while utilizing a vast array of engineering disciplines across a wide range of research topics. They will work with accomplished faculty and scientific mentors using state-of-the-art facilities to perform cutting-edge cyber-physical systems research. In addition, they will be exposed to extensive professional development activities through weekly research skills workshops and participation in an undergraduate research conference.
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PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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The Engineers for Exploration (E4E) REU Site is a collaborative, experiential learning program. The students in the program develop remote sensing platforms for real-life applications in ecology, biology, and archaeology in direct collaboration with the domain scientists. The primary goal of the E4E REU site is to expose the undergraduate participants to real-world, hands-on research projects. The participants build technology that is ultimately deployed in the field by scientists, researchers, and explorers. The development of this technology brings together the techniques and skills that the participants learn in their undergraduate classes with real-world problems, and thus provides a sound connection between theory and practice. The students work closely together in small groups teamed with graduate students, staff engineers, and professors. The students are involved in all aspects of the project, having to focus not only on their task but also on the system aspects and the collaboration and communication related to working in teams on system building projects. Exposure cutting-edge, applied research provides participants an understanding of the research activities found in graduate school and inspires them to become the next generation of researchers, explorers, and scientists.
The E4E REU site has four specific outcomes:
- Involve students in intellectually stimulating, multidisciplinary projects.
- Provide real-world projects with mentorship from scientists and explorers.
- Recruit and attract a diverse population of top quality students including upper- and lower-division students from a variety of backgrounds including underrepresented students in engineering.
- Develop mentorship, leadership and teamwork skills amongst the post-doctoral scholars, graduate students, and REU participants.
Last Modified: 06/02/2020
Modified by: Ryan Kastner
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