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An Overview of the REU Site, Expectations and Work Anant R. Kukreti

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

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An Overview of the REU Site, Expectations and Work Anant R. Kukreti

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  1. 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

  2. PRESESENTATION OUTLINE • Introductions • Project Office and Contact Information • Project Title and Participants • REU Site Activities • Laboratory and Office Usage and Safety Issues

  3. 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: anant.kukreti@uc.edu • Grant Coordinator • Mrs. Marlo Thigpen • Office: Baldwin Hall 665 & ERC 701 • Phone: 513-556-4864 • E-Mail: marlo.thigpen@uc.edu

  4. 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: friersay@email.uc.edu. • Racquel Redwood, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Junior, and Email: redwoorl@email.uc.edu. • Faculty Mentor • Dr. Donglu Shi, Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, 493 Rhodes Hall, Tel: 513 556 3100, and Email shid@email.uc.edu.

  5. PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS • Project # 2: “Pulse Detonation Engines (PDE)” • Student Participants • Devina Dawson, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sophomore, and Email: dawsonda@email.uc.edu. • Gregory Chatlos, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Junior, and Email: chaltog@email.uc.edu. • 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: Ephraim.Gutmark@uc.edu.

  6. PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS • Project # 3: “Electrofluidic Materials and Device Discovery” • Student Participant • Everett Stephens, Department of Computer Science, Sophomore, and Email: stepheel@email.uc.edu. • Faculty Mentor • Dr. Jason Heikenfeld, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, 836A Rhodes Hall, Tel.: 513-556-4763, and E-Mail: Jason.C.Heikenfeld@uc.edu.

  7. PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS • Project # 4: “Intelligent Algorithms for Maze Exploration and Exploitation” • Student Participants • Sydney Barker, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Junior, and Email: barkersy@email.uc.edu. • Vinson Butler, Department of Electrical Engineering, Sophomore, and Email: butlervn@email.uc.edu. • Faculty Mentor • Dr. Kelly Cohen, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics , 735 Rhodes Hall, Tel.: 513-556-6523, and E-Mail: Kelly.Cohen@uc.edu. • Expert Advisor to Project • Mr. Elad Kivelevitch • Lab Facility Manager & Graduate Student Support • Ms. Chelsea Sabo

  8. 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: johnsav@mail.uc.edu. • Kaitlin Welch, Department of Computer Science, Pre-Junior, and Email: welchkc@email.uc.edu. • Faculty Mentor • Dr. Heng Wei, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 792 Rhodes Hall, Tel: 513-556-3781, and Email: heng.wei@uc.edu.

  9. 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: gordontd@email.uc.edu. • Faculty Mentor • Dr. Manish Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department: Mechanical Engineering, 629 Rhodes Hall, Tel.: 513-556-4668, and Email: manish.kumar@uc.edu.

  10. 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: rachael.rheaume@gmail.com. • Faculty Mentor • Dr. Joo-Youp Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, 640 ERC, Phone: 513-556-0018, and Email: joo.lee@uc.edu.

  11. 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: mcglownca@mail.uc.edu. • Charles Williams, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Senior, and Email: willc6@mail.uc.edu. • Faculty Mentor • Dr. Kirti N. Ghia, Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 693 Rhodes Hall, Tel: (513) 556-3243, and E-mail: kghia@cfdrl.uc.edu.

  12. 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: josiherren@gmail.com. • Faculty Mentors • Dr. Ian Papautsky, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 387 ERC, Tel: 556-2347, and Email: ian.papautsky@uc.edu. • Dr. William R. Heineman, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Chemistry, 120 Crosley Tower, 513-556-9210, and Email: william.heineman@uc.edu.

  13. 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: lackeyKL@email.uc.edu. • 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: Daniel.Oerther@uc.edu.

  14. 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: pattonmo@email.uc.edu. • Amanda McGee, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Sophomore, and Email: mcgeead@email.uc.edu. • 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: urmila.ghia@uc.edu.

  15. PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS • Project # 12: “Multimedia and HCI Research” • Student Participant • Justin Jemison, Department of Computer Science, Sophomore, and Email: jemisojt@email.uc.edu. • Faculty Mentor • Dr. Chia-Yung Han, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, 532 ERC, Tel: 513-556-1813, and E-Mail: chia.han@uc.edu.

  16. PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS • Project # 13: “Jet Engine Design and Optimization” • Student Participant • Kevin Park, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Junior, and Email: parkke@email.uc.edu. • Faculty Mentor • Dr. Mark G. Turner, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 730 Rhodes Hall, Tel: (513) 556-3222, and Email: mark.turner@uc.edu.

  17. PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS • Project # 14: “Turbine Blade Thermal Barrier Coating Erosion” • Student Participant • Nathanial Woggon, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Senior, and Email: Nwoggon@gmail.com. • Faculty Mentor • Dr. Awatef Hamed, Department Head and Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 475 Rhodes Hall, Tel: (513) 556-3553, and E-Mail: A.Hamed@uc.edu.

  18. PROJECT TITLES AND PARTICIPANTS • Project # 15: “Controlling Nano-Particles in Engine Exhaust” • Student Participant • Maesa Idries, Department of Chemical Engineering, Sophomore, and Email: idriesme@gmail.com. • Faculty Mentor • Dr. Gregory Beaucage, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tel.: 513-556-3063, and E-mail: Gregory.Beaucage@uc.edu.

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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 (marlo.thigpen@uc.edu) and Project Director (anant.kukreti@uc.edu). This must be submitted latest by Friday of the meeting week. Format for this feedback will be e-mailed to all participants.

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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.

  29. REU Site Activities:Awards • Certificate for each participant • “Best Project” Award

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. QUESTIONS?

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