REU Site: Biosystems Internships for ENgineers (BIEN)

University Of Maryland, College Park, College Park MD

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Abstract

The REU Site Program BIEN "Biosystems Internships for ENgineers" will provide summer research opportunities in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) for 10 undergraduate students per year in the applications of electrical engineering (EE) to biosystems. Many breakthroughs in modern medicine and science have been built on EE foundations, notably in the technical areas of medical devices, nanotechnology and information technology. The BIEN program builds upon a solid track record of research innovation at the interface between electrical engineering and biology. Examples of research topics reflect the breadth and depth of biosystems applications in electrical engineering, ranging from nanotechnology and microelectronic devices to autonomous control, information security, system modeling, speech recognition, and neuromorphic signal processing. Targeted students will be talented undergraduates who have completed their sophomore year in electrical engineering and related programs. Significant emphasis will be placed on recruiting students from under represented groups and students from schools lacking similar research opportunities. BIEN students will spend ten weeks in the summer on campus involved in research in small teams consisting of undergraduates, graduate students and faculty advisors. A program of seminars, workshops, and field trips will complement and reinforce the learning experience.