十大网赌靠谱网址平台 (PSU-LV) engineering students, Murat Tascan, 基督教文, and Graham Schellenberg will participate in the Multi-Campus Research Experience for Undergraduates (MCREU) Program this summer.
宾州中央谷. -过去七年了, 十大网赌靠谱网址平台 (PSU-LV) has participated in the Multi-Campus Research Experience for Undergraduates (MCREU) Program through the Penn State College of 工程. 今年, 特蕾西Carbonetto, assistant teaching professor of engineering at PSU-LV, 送她23号, 第24和25名学生参加了这个项目.
Murat Tascan, 基督教文 and Graham Schellenberg were selected for the highly competitive 8-week research project. The students will conduct their research independently on the PSU-LV campus under the engineering faculty’s guidance, then spend one week in residence at University Park for further research with their secondary mentors. Students receive a $5,500 stipend for their work.
Tascan, a junior majoring in biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering, wanted to apply to a program like MCREU to boost his experience for graduate school. He and Schellenberg will be working together on investigating artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled machine learning to improve the resolution of X-ray, CAT扫描和超声成像, 试图将它们提高到核磁共振成像的水平, especially for those patients who do not have access to advanced imaging.
“Graham and I both thought it out," said Tascan. "We’re going to use AI and multiple pictures at once and put them into a program so doctors and patients can have a better view of what’s going on. Without doing the heavy work, AI can do this in a short amount of time.”
Schellenberg, 机械工程专业, said he had planned to work on a project by himself, 但决定与塔斯坎合作.
“We want to make X-rays more of a diagnostic tool than they are,他说. Schellenberg said he is looking forward to the program, particularly the week at University Park.
“我的目标是建立很多好的关系, 所以如果我们真的碰壁了, or actually come up with something that’s helpful, 我们有资源，我们可以去问问题,他说.
文, 大二学生, will be investigating ways to reduce headlight glare to create safer nighttime driving conditions using smart technology.
“I was inspired to do this because Professor Carbonetto said it was something students have worked on before,明说. “这件事一直萦绕在我的脑海里, and I was reminded of it every time I drove at night and was blinded by someone’s headlights.”
Networking and professional development opportunities enhance the program’s research components. 文 said he was inspired to apply to gain professional experience.
“I thought it was a really good opportunity to get some actual research work done, and interesting to try something that’s new to me,他说. “It’s harder to get an engineering internship as a freshman, 所以这将有助于填补这个夏天的空缺.”
Programs like MCREU are critical to Commonwealth Campuses like PSU-LV, 谁还没有一个完整的工程专业, 说Carbonetto. 目前, PSU-LV engineering students participate in a 2+2 schedule — two years at PSU-LV, 在大学公园待了两年.
“This program is important because it connects students to the College of 工程 a little bit earlier than when they set foot on University Park’s campus as third-year students,Carbonetto说. “As we work towards bringing our engineering program to fruition, it should be encouraging to future engineering students that faculty are willing to mentor and work with them on important research.”
The project starts in the last week of May and runs through July. Tascan said he is looking forward to the challenge of his work.
“I think that’s what really draws me to it,他说. “这是一个非常有趣的概念, 与此同时, using high-level equations and AI sounds like quite the challenge, 但是会很有趣的.”
