2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Board 329: Lessons Learned: NSF REU Site - Growing Entrepreneurially Minded Researchers with New Product Development in Applied Energy
Presented at NSF Grantees Poster Session
The NSF REU Site program context was entrepreneurial development and applied energy research where participants were introduced to a graduate school like experience by simultaneously gaining entrepreneurial training via customer discovery interviews, market analysis, and patent research, and at the same time conducting lab research within the energy field.
Data collection methods included weekly photovoice reflections, retrospective surveys, and focus groups. The focus of data collection was to assess student learning and engagement concerning three key areas: (1) Career Goals, (2) Entrepreneurial Competencies, and (3)Research Skill Development.
The purpose of this poster is to provide lessons learned over the past three years of program delivery including:
1. Year 1 (2021-2022 academic year): virtual and part-time
2. Year 2 (2022 Summer): traditional in-person and full-time
3. Year 3 (2023 Summer): traditional in-person and full-time
The guiding research question is as follows: How do perceived learning gains compare across a traditional REU (in-person, 10 weeks over summer, full-time) versus an REU delivered virtually, part-time, and over 10 months?
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Dr. Lisa Bosman Purdue University [biography]
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Dr. Jason Ostanek Purdue University, West Lafayette [biography]
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Dr. Walter D. Leon-Salas Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Aishani Sakalabhaktula Purdue University, West Lafayette
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