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

An Overview of the REU Site, An Overview of the REU Site, Expectations and WorkExpectations 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

Project Office and Contact Information

Project Title and Participants

REU Site Activities

Laboratory and Office Usage and Safety Issues

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: [email protected]

Grant Coordinator Mrs. Marlo Thigpen Office: Baldwin Hall 665 & ERC 701 Phone: 513-556-4864 E-Mail: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


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: [email protected].

Racquel Redwood, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Junior, and Email: [email protected].

Faculty Mentor Dr. Donglu Shi, Professor, Department of Chemical and

Materials Engineering, 493 Rhodes Hall, Tel: 513 556 3100, and Email [email protected].


Project # 2: “Pulse Detonation Engines (PDE)”


Devina Dawson, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sophomore, and Email: [email protected].

Gregory Chatlos, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Junior, and Email: [email protected].

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: [email protected].


Project # 3: “Electrofluidic Materials and Device Discovery”

Student Participant

Everett Stephens, Department of Computer Science, Sophomore, and Email: [email protected].

Faculty Mentor Dr. Jason Heikenfeld, Associate Professor, Department

of Electrical & Computer Engineering, 836A Rhodes Hall, Tel.: 513-556-4763, and E-Mail: [email protected].


Project # 4: “Intelligent Algorithms for Maze Exploration and Exploitation” Student Participants

Sydney Barker, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Junior, and Email: [email protected].

Vinson Butler, Department of Electrical Engineering, Sophomore, and Email: [email protected].

Faculty Mentor Dr. Kelly Cohen, Associate Professor, Department of

Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics , 735 Rhodes Hall, Tel.: 513-556-6523, and E-Mail: [email protected].

Expert Advisor to Project Mr. Elad Kivelevitch

Lab Facility Manager & Graduate Student Support Ms. Chelsea Sabo


Project # 5: “Measuring Travel Reliability Using Advanced Hybrid Technologies”


Avery Johnson, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pre-Junior, and Email: [email protected].

Kaitlin Welch, Department of Computer Science, Pre-Junior, and Email: [email protected].

Faculty Mentor Dr. Heng Wei, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil &

Environmental Engineering, 792 Rhodes Hall, Tel: 513-556-3781, and Email: [email protected].


Project # 6: “Mobile Robot Navigation in an Unstructured Environment”

Student Participant

Tacarra Gordon, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Junior, and Email: [email protected].

Faculty Mentor Dr. Manish Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department:

Mechanical Engineering, 629 Rhodes Hall, Tel.: 513-556-4668, and Email: [email protected].


Project # 7: “Microalgae Culture for Wastewater Treatment and Biodiesel Production” Student Participant

Rachel Rheaume, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Junior, and Email: [email protected].

Faculty Mentor Dr. Joo-Youp Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of

Chemical & Materials Engineering, 640 ERC, Phone: 513-556-0018, and Email: [email protected].


Project # 8: “Determination of Massively Separated Unsteady Flows - An Undergraduate Project”


Christopher McGlown, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Senior, and Email: [email protected].

Charles Williams, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Senior, and Email: [email protected].

Faculty Mentor Dr. Kirti N. Ghia, Professor, Department of Aerospace

Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 693 Rhodes Hall, Tel: (513) 556-3243, and E-mail: [email protected].


Project # 9: “Microfluidic Sensor for Electrochemical Detection of Heavy Metals”

Student Participant Josi Herren, Department of Biomedical Engineering,

Sophomore, and Email: [email protected]. Faculty Mentors

Dr. Ian Papautsky, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 387 ERC, Tel: 556-2347, and Email: [email protected].

Dr. William R. Heineman, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Chemistry, 120 Crosley Tower, 513-556-9210, and Email: [email protected].



Project # 10: “Green Entrepreneurship: Public -Private Joint Venture in Energy Audits” Student Participant

Keith Lackey Jr., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pre-Junior, and Email: [email protected].

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: [email protected].


Project # 11: “Transport of Pollutants Through Liquid-Gas Interfaces - A Numerical Approach”

Student Participants Marlon Patton, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

Pre-Junior, and Email: [email protected]. Amanda McGee, Department of Aerospace Engineering,

Sophomore, and Email: [email protected]. 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: [email protected].


Project # 12: “Multimedia and HCI Research”

Student Participant

Justin Jemison, Department of Computer Science, Sophomore, and Email: [email protected].

Faculty Mentor Dr. Chia-Yung Han, Associate Professor, Department of

Computer Science, 532 ERC, Tel: 513-556-1813, and E-Mail: [email protected].


Project # 13: “Jet Engine Design and Optimization”

Student Participant

Kevin Park, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Junior, and Email: [email protected].

Faculty Mentor Dr. Mark G. Turner, Associate Professor, Department of

Aerospace Engineering, 730 Rhodes Hall, Tel: (513) 556-3222, and Email: [email protected].


Project # 14: “Turbine Blade Thermal Barrier Coating Erosion”

Student Participant

Nathanial Woggon, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Senior, and Email: [email protected].

Faculty Mentor Dr. Awatef Hamed, Department Head and Professor,

Department of Aerospace Engineering, 475 Rhodes Hall, Tel: (513) 556-3553, and E-Mail: [email protected].



Project # 15: “Controlling Nano-Particles in Engine Exhaust”

Student Participant

Maesa Idries, Department of Chemical Engineering, Sophomore, and Email: [email protected].

Faculty Mentor Dr. Gregory Beaucage, Associate Professor, Department

of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tel.: 513-556-3063, and E-mail: [email protected].


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

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

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


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


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

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 ([email protected]) and Project Director ([email protected]). This must be submitted latest by Friday of the meeting week. Format for this feedback will be e-mailed to all participants.



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

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


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


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.

REU Site Activities:Awards

Certificate for each participant

“Best Project” Award

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

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

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

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

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 (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

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

QUESTIONS?

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

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