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An Overview of the REU Site, Expectations and Work Anant R. Kukreti Associate Dean & Professor

An Overview of the REU Site, Expectations 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

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An Overview of the REU Site, Expectations and Work Anant R. Kukreti Associate Dean & Professor

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  1. An Overview of the REU Site, Expectations and Work Anant R. Kukreti Associate Dean & Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering University of Cincinnati June 22, 2009

  2. 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

  3. PROJECT OFFICE and CONTACT INFORMATION • Project Office • Engineering Research Center (ERC) 416 • Project DirectorProject 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: carlo.montemago@uc.eduE-Mail: anant.kukreti@uc.edu • General Help ContactComputer 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: christine.johnson@uc.edu E-Mail: grosvepg@gmail.com • Financial Reimbursement Contact • Ms. Mary Ann Schaefer, Senior Business Administrator, CEE • Office: Baldwin Hall 765 • Phone: 513-556-3630 • E-Mail: schaefmy@ucmail.uc.edu

  4. 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, heng.wei@uc.edu, 513-556-3781, 792 Rhodes Hall • Graduate Student Mentors • Qingyi Ai, qingyiai@gmail.com, 513-708-8928, 735 ERC • Sudhir Itekyala, itekyasy@email.uc.edu, 313-212-9065, 735 ERC

  5. 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, gian.rassati@uc.edu, 513-556-3696, Rhodes Hall 797B • Dr. Anant R. Kukreti, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, anant.kukreti@uc.edu, 513-556-4105, 701F ERC • Graduate Student Mentor • Elie G. Hantouche, hantoueg@email.uc.edu, 513-240-8848, 542 Baldwin

  6. 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, Donglu.Shi@UC.Edu, 513-556-3100, 493 Rhodes Hall • Graduate Student Mentor • Hoon Sung Cho, chohs@email.uc.edu, 512-810-8540, 404 Rhodes Hall

  7. 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, ian.papautsky@uc.edu, 513-556-2347, 387 ERC • Graduate Student Mentor • Preetha Jothimuthu, preetha.jo@gmail.com, 513.284.6357, 650 ERC

  8. 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, raj.manglik@uc.edu, 513-556-5704, 684 Rhodes Hall • Dr. Milind Jog, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, milind.jog@uc.edu, 513-556-1675, 687 Rhodes Hall • Dr. Raj Singh, Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, raj.singh@uc.edu, 513-556-5172, 501B ERC • Graduate Student Mentors • Deepak S. Kalaikadal, kalaikd4@email.uc.edu, 513-556-4950, 553/555 Baldwin Hall • Vashaul Ravi, ravivl@email.uc.edu, 513-556-4950, 553/555 Baldwin Hall

  9. 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, carsonba@email.uc.edu, 513-587-9295 • Lisa Kain, Pre-Junior, Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, kainl@email.uc.edu, 513-488-3658 • Faculty Mentor • Dr. Raj Singh, Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, raj.singh@uc.edu, 513-556-5172, 501B ERC • Graduate Student Mentor • Sandeep Singh, singhs4@email.uc.edu, 513-532-0537 (Cell), 513-556-3125(Office), 514 Rhodes Hall

  10. 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, kelly.cohen@uc.edu, 513-556-3523, 732 Rhodes Hall

  11. 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, daniel.oerther@uc.edu, 513-556-3670, 746 ERC • Dr. Debbie Moll, Director, UC Urban Farm, University of Cincinnati, debbie.moll@gmail.com

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. REU Site Activities:Awards • Certificate for each participant • “Best Project” selected by Judges

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. REU Site Activities:Workshop & Seminar Reports • A designated project group will prepare a reflectivewrite-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 anant.kukreti@uc.edu • Phil Grosvenor at grosvepg@gmail.com • Christine Johnson at christine.johnson@uc.edu

  25. 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.

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. OVERVIEW OF 2009 REURESEARCH PROJECTS FOLLOW

  31. QUESTIONS?

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