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Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA)
UNC Charlotte’s student chapter of the American Society for Precision Engineering (ASPE) is providing two research awards to undergraduates (individuals or teams) participating in projects affiliated with precision engineering. The Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) for the academic year 2007-2008 consists of:
  • $180 cash prize for each of the winning project
The cash prize for each project will be awarded in March pending advisor’s approval.


Recipient Commitment
The USRA recipient is expected to fulfill the following criteria during the academic year of 2007 - 2008: Submit project summary in 500 words or less by March 22, 2008 to the student chapter of ASPE.
  • Suitable projects will be evaluated and two awards given by the end of March 2008.
  • Upon receiving the USRA award, the project team will orally present the finalized project and results to the student body of ASPE at the end of the spring semester on April 30, 2008.


USRA Application
Interested students are encouraged to complete the USRA application form and submit it to the ASPE mailbox in the Center for Precision Metrology office, DUKE-161 of the Duke Centenial building.


Contact Information for any Questions
ASPE OfficerEmailPhone
Wesley Williams, President ASPEaspe@uncc.edu704-687-8210


Project
Projects will be evaluated on relevance to the precision engineering community, quality of work, and thought process.

Examples of precision engineering topics follow.
  • Applications of Precision Engineering in Manufacturing
  • Precision Fabrication and Assembly
  • Design of Precision Machines and Instruments
  • Control of Precision Machines and Processes
  • Machine tool metrology
  • Dimensional Metrology
  • Ultraprecision Machining
  • Grinding, Polishing, and Lapping
  • Design and Fabrication of Structure Surfaces
  • Micro-Electromechanical Devices
  • Nanotechnology
  • Optics and Interferometry
  • Scanning Probe Microscopy
  • Surface Metrology
  • Novel Equipment and Processes
  • Measurement Uncertainty
For more information on the research work of faculty and students, please see the web site of the Center for Precision Metrology.


Previous Recipients of the USRA award include :
Elizabeth Corcoran Frequency Characterization of Pitch Tooling

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Jon Ellis Design of a Nano Indenter

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Eric Buice Assessment of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Bearings

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Student Chapter of the ASPE
Center for Precision Metrology
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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28223
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