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We are offering a Sensor
Aided Vigilance (SAVig) REU program during
the summer of 2009. This program is a
collaborative research effort between Wright State University, the Air
Force Research Laboratory, several companies and the Wright Brothers
Institute and will be located in the Tec^Edge
facility at the Wright Brothers Institute next to Wright Patterson Air
force Base. Click
here to download a pdf flyer about the program.
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Download a Word
application. We will accept applications on a rolling basis until
all positions are filled. We expect to have all positions filled
by later April or early May.
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This will be a 10 week interdisciplinary program
to work in the area of sensors (radar, infrared and video cameras,
acoustic arrays,…) and sensor fusion. The general theme is Sensor Aided Vigilance (SAVig). This will
involve a combination of basic research into sensor phenomena as well
as applied research in applications using remote sensing techniques. Most projects involve a significant
computational component. A broad range of
disciplines, such as physics, mathematics, electrical engineering,
computer science, as well as other science and engineering majors such
as psychology and human factors engineering, are needed to fully
understand and develop remote sensing techniques for specific
applications.
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All participants (approximately ten through this
program) will work with other researchers (AFRL scientists, faculty and
students) in a collaborative research environment at the Wright
Brothers Institute Innovation and Collaboration Center
located next to Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
This will be a unique opportunity to work with
faculty, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Scientists and Engineers,
Industry Scientists and Engineers as well as other graduate and
undergraduate students. A variety of
disciplines from physics, electrical engineering, computer engineering,
mathematics, computer science, and human factors engineering (to name a
few) will be working on common problems. Student must be highly
motivated and be willing to face the challenge of working on
complicated, interdisciplinary problems.
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The goal of the program is to help recruit the
next generation of scientists and engineers into graduate school in the
Dayton Area and join the workforce at the Air Force Research Laboratory
as a career. There will be several
educational activities that include research seminars, tours of
laboratories, and discussions of graduate school are career
opportunities.
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Local students will have the opportuntiy to
continue projects during the academic year at either Tec^Edge or at
Wright State Univeristy in the Layered Sensing Futures Lab.
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A research scholarship/stipend of $3,000 -
$5,000 depending on the students current academic standing (high
school, undergraduate or
graduate student), a limited travel allowance and housing in a WSU
on-campus apartment for non-local students are provided by the program.
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Program dates: June 15 – August 20, 2009.
Start dates are flexible for local students and these dates reflect the
availability of WSU housing.
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Participants must be US Citizens and pursuing
and undergraduate or graduate degree in physics, math, engineering, or
computer science (or a closely related field to the above).
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To learn more about what is going on at the Air
Force Research Laboratory in Dayton,
Ohio, please
take a look at the following:
A
Perspective on Workforce Needs of the Sensors Directorate, by Dr.
Paul McManamon, Chief Scientist, Sensors
Directorate
AFRL Sensors Directorate Web
Site
AFRL Website
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