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SuperUROP 2017-2018SuperUROP 2017 2018
Prof. Anantha ChandrakasanDepartment Head, MIT EECS
Prof. Denny FreemanDean for Undergraduate Education
Prof. Jaime PeraireDepartment Head, Aero/Astro
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SuperUROP Overview• A year-long UROP / research project for
SoE juniors and seniorsE t t h i l i ti• Exposure to technical communications through 6.UAR deliverables:• Poster presentationPoster presentation• Oral presentation• Journal-style papery
• Weekly lectures featuring guest speakers from academia and industryS l h d t d i• Serves as a launchpad to academia, research, industry, start-ups
• Students receive a named scholarStudents receive a named scholar (generously funded by gifts from industry and alumni) or they can take it f dit
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SuperUROP Impact
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Academic year plus summer
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SuperUROP
“With what I learned during this class and relationships I developed with the research group, I have been able to strengthen my MEng project
and accelerate the completionand accelerate the completion of my degree. SuperUROP has been an
exceptional experience.”
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Certificate in Advanced Undergraduate ResearchResearch
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A/B/C/D/F grade for all 12 units awarded at end of spring
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Certificate in Advanced Undergraduate Research will be awarded for completion of 6.UAR (12 units) plus advanced research project.
• For EECS Only: 6.UAR (12 units) can be used to satisfy second EECS CI-M• Other departments : please check with your UG office
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• Other departments : please check with your UG office. • Note: 10 hrs/week research is in addition to the 6.UAR class and deliverables.
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Certificate in Advanced Undergraduate Research in the Following Areas
• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science• Civil and Environmental Engineering• Nuclear Science and Engineering• Aeronautics and Astronautics• Biological Engineering• Chemical Engineering
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Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar Program (RISP)Innovation Scholar Program (RISP)
Prestigious named scholar program - awards made as:Prestigious named scholar program awards made as:• MIT EECS - company name Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar• MIT EECS - donor Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar• MIT EECS - Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar• MIT AA – company name Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar• MIT BE - Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholarg• MIT CEE - Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar• MIT ChemE - Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar
N thi t t t ifi h lNew this year ten content specific scholars:• MIT CS-HASS - Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar
Project content to bridge CS and HASS disciplines – supervisor from each discipline
Students with supervisors not on the approved supervisor list can be supported directly by supervisors or through standard UROP will be called Research y y p gand Innovation Scholars
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6.UAR Goals
• How to select a research project and background research• Learn about current research topics related to EECS• Learn about current research topics related to EECS
including devices, circuits, information systems, bio-medical, AI, theory, systems
• Metrics used in the different fields• Student Entrepreneurship• Industry Design• Ethics in engineering• Industry strength design methodologies• Writing a high quality research paper and
conference/journal review processconference/journal review process• Giving an effective research presentation • Help your research projectHelp your research project
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Fall 2017 6.UAR Deliverables1) Attending class doing in-class assignments2) 4 page detailed proposal due end of Oct. 2017
including:including: Problem statement including previous work Proposed technical approach and relation to previous workProposed technical approach and relation to previous workBlock diagram / architecture of the system you are buildingMetrics including previous work Expected outputsOther goals: publication, demonstrating a system, etc.Graded by writing departmentGraded by writing department
3) Poster presentation (problem definition, research progress) – last day of class December 2017p g ) y
• Grading : completion of deliverables – interim grade combine with spring for final grade; no grade or credit if t ll d i iif not enrolled in spring
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Spring 2018 6.UAR Deliverables
1) Attending class doing in-class assignments2) 8 page research paper with results
• Preliminary paper with intro, background and technical h ( i ) d b i i A il 2018approach (peer review) due beginning April 2018
• Final paper due end of April 2018 (graded)3) Attend three communication workshops (technical3) Attend three communication workshops (technical
paper and giving a presentation)4) Describing your work to the public or EECSCon4) Describing your work to the public or EECSCon
presentation5) In-class final technical elevator pitch presentation5) In-class final technical elevator pitch presentation
of your project results ~ minute / student• Grading : completion of deliverables + fall termGrading : completion of deliverables + fall term
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Efficient Fiber-Quantum Memory Interface
Rishi Patel (SuperUROP 2013-2014) 2014 SuperUROP research prizep p Now PhD at Stanford University
Record-efficiency interface between silica fiberinterface between silica fiber and solid state quantum memory SuperUROP elements: E&M theory
& simulations Nanofabrication& simulations, Nanofabrication,Quantum optics Oral presentations: 2015 Material
Research Society Fall Meeting
tapered silica fiber
Research Society Fall Meeting (Boston, MA); 2015 CLEO/QUELS (San Jose, CA) R Patel et al Light: Science R. Patel et al, Light: Science
& Applications 5 (Nature Publishing Group, 2016)
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“SuperUROP allowed me to pimmerse myself in research. The support from the EECS department and the program’s organization were huge in making my experience the best it could b I’ it d t t kbe. I’m so excited to take the skills and experience I gained through the SuperUROP program withSuperUROP program with me into graduate school.”
Ava Soleimany, Class of 2016Computer Science and Molecular Biologyp gySynthetic Biology Group of Dr. Timothy K. LuSuperUROP project: Synthetic State Machines in Living CellsRoquet, N., Soleimany, A.P., Ferris, A.C., Aaronson, Scott, Lu, T.K.; 22 July issue
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of ScienceGraduate school at Harvard Biophysics
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Access to Nanotechnology
• SuperUROP students can access advanced Nanotechnologythrough the MTL Microsystems Technology Laboratories• Access to advanced foundry technology• Same access as graduate students!
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Schedule (2017-2018)• Approved supervisors to post research
opportunities: March 10, 2017• Format: paragraph and picture• Max of 3 students per supervisor
Contact Dorothy Curtis (dcurtis@csail mit edu) if you need• Contact Dorothy Curtis ([email protected]) if you need technical help with the website
• Students apply (with approval from• Students apply (with approval from supervisor):• Intent (resume transcript): April 6 2017• Intent (resume, transcript): April 6, 2017• Proposal deadline: April 30, 2017• Proposal is short (a figure and a couple of paragraphs)p ( g p p g p )• Recommendation needed from the primary supervisor
• Announcements on funding for AY2018: June 15, 2017
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SuperUROP TeamAnantha Chandrakasan
(In Charge of 6.UAR)Denny Freeman
(Dean for UG Education)Jaime Peraire
(A/A Department Head)
Dina Katabi(Professor)
Dorothy Curtis(EECS Data Officer)
Yury Polyanskiy(Professor)
Ted Equi(Industry
Coordinator)
Mary Ellen Sinkus(EECS AO)Coordinator) ( )
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SuperUROP Team (cont.)Anne Stuart
(EECS Communications)Jarina Shrestha
(EECS Sr Financial Admin)Emily Cefalo
(Resource Development)
Joyce Light(A/A SuperUROP
Bill Tilden(Events Coordinator)Carol Niemi
(A/A Financial Administrator)Liaison)