Cyber-Physical Systems (PREP-CPS)
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Research Experiences for Teachers:
Providing Research Experiences and Practicum on
Cyber-Physical Systems (PREP-CPS)
Start date: Monday, June 17 - End date: Friday, August 2
Applications for the 2024 RET program are due Friday, March 22, 2024.
Please contact [email protected] with any questions
Participants Receive
- Stipend: $6,000
- Travel Stipend: $2,000
- Materials and Supplies for Implementation: $2,000
Description
Community college faculty and UTC researchers work together on energy themed projects, utilizing cutting-edge technology in cyber-physical systems. Industry partners and student organizations engage community college instructors during the summer and in the classroom during the school year.
Featured Benefits
- Receive orientation and basic training in cyber-physical systems, as well as specific knowledge in applying this technology to energy applications.
- Learn to recognize threshold concepts intrinsic to the research experience and incorporate these concepts into educational modules to be deployed in participant classrooms.
- Develop lesson plans for educational modules, including measurable student learning outcomes, that use a project-based learning approach to address threshold concepts.
- Receive ongoing support from the project team for implementation the following academic year.
- Receive grantsmanship training to pursue future funding opportunities
Research Areas
- Renewable Routes to Chemicals and Fuels
- Geothermal Heating
- Full Spectrum Solar Energy Capture
- Catalysis for Solar-Derived Fuels
- Rocket Propulsion
Technical Skills
- Instrumentation and signals processing
- Data acquisition and instrument control
- Management of interconnected device networks
- Web services
Collaborators
- Chattanooga State
- Cleveland State
- Dalton State
- Roane State
- Pellissippi State
- EPB
- TVA
- Student Chapter, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Student Chapter, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)