2024 IREAAMU NSF-REU Site

(May 28 - August 2, 2024)

Welcome to the 2024 IREAAMU NSF-REU Site at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK)! Our REU site gives undergraduate students first-hand research experience in multiple aspects of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), such as:

Efficient Formation Flights and Improved Versatility of AAM Vehicles
Data-Driven Scheduling of AAM Operations;
Model-Based Control of AAM Vehicles at Merging Airways;
Optimization of Propulsion System for VTOL Vehicles;
Battery and Fuel-Cell Technologies for AAM Vehicles;
Enhancing the Security of AAM Systems;
Social Perception and Public Acceptance of AAM.

We also host professional development activities to help our REU students build essential research and technical communication skills and identify their interests and strengths. All REU students must complete the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) trainings.

Professional Development Activities and Social Events

In addition to events organized by UTK Summer Scholars, our REU site also holds the following workshops and events:

June 5: Introduction to AAM (by Prof. Zhenbo Wang);
June 6: Campus-wide NSF-REU Cookout and Bingo;
June 8: Farmer's Market at the Market Square;
June 12: Searching, Reading, and Writing Scientific Literature and Getting Started with LaTeX (by Prof. Devina Sanjaya) [Materials];
June 26: Be a Drone Pilot! (by Prof. Devina Sanjaya and Prof. Zhenbo Wang);
July 17: Be an Effective Communicator! (by Prof. Devina Sanjaya);
July 18: Graduate Student Panel;
July 24: Resume Writing and Interview Preparations (by Prof. Devina Sanjaya) [Materials];
July 30: Campus-wide NSF-REU Poster Symposium.
July 31: Final Gathering