[Iefac.list] REU Summer 2008 in Automotive Manufacturing

[Jorge Valenzuela]

SUMMER 2008
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in
Automotive Manufacturing Systems
 
The Auburn University’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering will host a NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Automotive Manufacturing Systems during the summer of 2008. Recent significant growth in the automotive industry in the Southeast, particularly in Alabama, has created a unique opportunity for research in applied industrial and systems engineering. While there are many multidisciplinary research opportunities, this REU Site at Auburn University focuses on automotive research related to manufacturing systems such as optimization, computer simulation, occupational safety, ergonomics, lean manufacturing, and supply chain management. 
 
IMPORTANT DATES 
Application deadline: Jan 15, 2008 (Selected applicants will be notified by Feb 07, 2008)
Duration of the program: 8 weeks
Start-end dates: May 27 through July 18, 2008
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Stipend: $3,680 for the 8-week session 
Housing: Will be provided
Meals: Will be provided during the weekdays (except Saturdays and Sundays)
Social activities: Opening lunch and appreciation dinner
Tours: To local automotive manufacturing and suppliers
Extra social activities will be arranged but will not be funded by the program
WHO SHOULD APPLY
Ten students will be selected to participate in this 8-week summer session. All students from US educational institutions are welcome to apply. Students from underrepresented groups in science and engineering as well as students unexposed to multidisciplinary research are strongly encouraged to apply. Students from colleges and universities having limited research facilities, including four year colleges, are also strongly encouraged to apply. 
 
Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible to participate in this REU site.
 
HOW TO APPLY
To apply online go to http://www.eng.auburn.edu/department/ie/reuauto
 
Fax a copy of your current transcript to Mrs. Ramona Shierling-Nelson (fax: 334-844-1381). Or email it to iereu07 at auburn.edu. The transcript can be an unofficial copy and must be received or postmarked no later than January 15, 2008. If you are selected to participate, you will be asked to send an official transcript to Auburn University, Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering, prior to finalizing your acceptance.


Jorge Valenzuela, PhD
Associate Professor
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
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