Program Components
CENS Tech Camp: James Reserve Ecological Facility, Idyllwild, California
As part of the first week, Summer@CENS participants will enjoy a trip to the CENS test bed site located at the James Reserve Ecological Facility in Idyllwild, California. This activity is designed to allow participants to see CENS technology in the field, understand some of the constraints that our researchers work with and get their hands dirty by assisting our researchers in the field.
- CENS Tech Camp Flyer (pdf)
Professional Development Series
Students will engage a series of workshops that will provide an exposure to the world of academic research. Workshop titles include:
- Ramping-up: the internet search tool
- Faculty Showcase: pathways to professorship
- Post-graduation Opportunities, and
- Ethics in Research.
Weekly Progress Meetings
Weekly undergraduate meetings are held once a week on Friday at 11:00 – 1:00 pm in BH 3551. Working groups will be assigned to make presentations every other week. Each student team will be assigned to a particular week and will be given 6 minutes to discuss their project, including a brief update on their project with at least 4 powerpoint slides.
The typical presentation would have a project overview slide, an outline of the overall project/timeline that identifies the current status of work completed, a summary of the work of the preceding two weeks, and a slide that includes next steps, open issues and nagging questions.
Weekly Progress Report Guidelines (pdf)
Writing Workshop
Summer@CENS participants will be required to complete a final project paper at the end of their tenure at CENS. This project has, in the past, aided students in maintaining good progress of their work through the 8 – 10 weeks as well as aided them in preparing materials to submit for publication in a journal or presentation at a conference. In addition to the Final Paper requirement, students will work in weekly small peer review groups throughout the summer to aid in the process.
Paper Guidelines (pdf)
Final Poster Session
The culmination of our participant’s work is celebrated at the Summer@CENS Final Poster Session, held at the end of the 8th week of the program. Each team will present a poster reflecting their research over the 8 weeks of the program. The entire CENS community, Summer@CENS participants, family and friends are encouraged to attend.
For more information on registering your poster for the session please click this link: Poster/Demo Registration Tutorial.
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Summer @ CENS
A National Science Foundation REU Site
CENS encourages undergraduates to become involved in CENS, particularly through our summer undergraduate research experience. The eight-week annual summer program provides undergraduates the opportunity to gain hands-on research experience in CENS labs; to work with CENS faculty, staff, and graduate students; and to participate in research, professional development, and social activities with other CENS undergraduate scholars.
Program Information
The Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS) is currently recruiting for our 2010 Summer@CENS Undergraduate Internship Program. Our fully-funded program will be hosted at UCLA beginning June 21, 2010 for 8 – 10 weeks.
Our Center is a major research enterprise focused on developing wireless sensing systems and applying this revolutionary technology to critical scientific and societal pursuits. In the same way that the development of the Internet transformed our ability to communicate, the ever decreasing size and cost of computing components is setting the stage for detection, processing, and communication technology to be embedded throughout the physical world and, thereby, fostering both a deeper understanding of the natural and built environment and, ultimately, enhancing our ability to design and control these complex systems. For a further exploration into CENS technology and the application areas we work with visit our CENS Research Page.
These programs are supported by the following National Science Foundation REU awards: "REU Site at the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing: Sense and Sustainability" grant #CNS-0851698 (PI Dr. Kaiser) and "REU Site at CENS: Sensing Applications in Earthquake and Environment" grant #CCF-0755533 (PI Dr. Jay).
Application Deadline: Friday, February 12, 2010 (5 PM PST)
Online Application can be found here.
For more information on our program or application procedures please contact Wes Uehara, Education Project Manager at wuehara@cens.ucla.edu.
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2010 CENS Summer Undergraduate Interns
The Center for Embedded Networked Sensing at UCLA is pleased to welcome the 2010 CENS Summer Undergraduate Interns.
CENS Lecture Series Schedule
CENS Scholars will have the opportunity to attend regularly scheduled CENS Technical Seminar Series. The goal of the technical seminar series is to expose CENS students and faculty to various CENS related topics, evoke cross-disciplinary discussions and stimulate new ideas. Please visit the CENS main page to view a listing of current technical seminars.
- August 13, 2010 - CENS Technical Seminar Series: Summer@CENS Final Poster Symposium
- September 24, 2010 - Prof. Pai Chou (UCI) Eco: the ultra-compact wireless sensor platform and applications
2010 CENS Poster Projects:
Activity Classification Using Accelerometers
Dynamic Analysis of Buildings Using Vibration Data
Effects of Antimony Surfactant Layer on InAs Quantum Dots
Examining FIB Contamination of the Santa Monica Pier
Image Enhancement Techniques for STEAM Microscopy
Incorporating an Inverted Pendulum into the UCLA Controls Course Curriculum
Inverted Pendulum Control: Hardware
Inverted Pendulum System: Software
Laboratory and Field Soil Testing
Large Scale Testing of Backfill Soil
Large-Scale Bridge Abutment Wall with Granular Backfill
Large-Scale Destructive Testing of Structural Components
System Identification of an Inverted Pendulum Device
Program Coordinator: Wesley Uehara (wuehara@cens.ucla.edu)
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