SUNFEST-research experience for undergraduates

Author

Van der Spiegel, J. ; Santiago-Aviles, J. ; Zemel, J.N.

Author_Institution

Center for Sensor Technol., Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1997

Firstpage

1126

Abstract

This paper describes our experience over ten years with a Summer Research Program for Undergraduates (SUNFEST-Summer Undergraduate Fellowship in Sensor Technologies). The program provides the students with a comprehensive experience that is centered around-but not limited to-doing research and includes several enhancement programs. This paper describes the overall organization of the program, the nature of the projects, activities and programs, the selection process, outcomes and benefits. So far, 95 students have participated and about 70% of them have gone on to graduate school

Keywords

education; educational courses; research and development management; sensors; SUNFEST; Summer Undergraduate Fellowship in Sensor Technologies; enhancement programs; program organization; research experience; selection process; undergraduates; Atmosphere; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Fellows; Libraries; Maintenance engineering; Professional activities; Safety; Seminars; Sensor phenomena and characterization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4086-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1997.632615

Filename

632615