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This
summer, the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama will
host a ten week NSF REU Site program in the field of fluid mechanics.
Projects will implement both computational and experimental analysis
tools. This exciting research opportunity begins the last week of May
and is available to six to eight motivated US engineering or science
undergraduates with a 3.0 GPA. It is strongly encouraged that applicants
have successfully completed a sophomore-level course in fluid mechanics,
earning a grade of B or higher.
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Faculty across three engineering departments
(Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical
& Biological Engineering) will act as research mentors for the program.
The research areas cover a wide range of topics including but not
limited to combustion studies, boundary layer measurements, wind tunnel
studies on membrane wings, supersonic flow visualization, magnetic fluid
mechanics, and computational analysis of turbulent jets.
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participate in
hands-on, supervised research in the field of fluid
mechanics |
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attend weekly workshops/seminars focusing on graduate school
and career preparation |
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tour facilities at AEDC and NASA MSFC as well as visit other
regional attractions |
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present research results at a summer-end symposium |
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attend and/or present research results at the
APS
Conference in November. |
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Interested
students can access more details, including the application form and a
listing of other required application material, via the links to the
left.
The application deadline is April 4, 2008.
Women and minority students
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