Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Polymers

9312548 Kantor该奖项为马萨诸塞州大学阿默斯特工业/大学聚合物合作研究中心的“自给自足的研究伙伴关系”计划提供三年持续奖的第一年资金。中心继续满足I/UCRC项目的更新标准要求。一个为期三年的持续奖励也包括评估者研究大学/行业在中心发生的互动。为少数族裔本科生提供额外资金，以增加中心的研究项目，研究“聚合物溶液的光学性质”。能源部的环境恢复和废物管理办公室正在提供资金，以获得该中心的无投票权会员资格。美国陆军纳蒂克研发中心和美国陆军研究实验室也提供资金，以获得该中心的成员资格。项目经理建议马萨诸塞大学阿姆赫斯特分校获得奖励：在为期三年的持续奖励中，第一年奖励4万美元；为期三年的连续奖第一年为8,000美元；每年5000美元，由妇女、少数民族和残疾人工程研究助理项目提供资金；1万美元，一年，由美国能源部提供资金；每年2万美元，由美国陆军纳蒂克研发中心提供资金；每年2万美元，由美国陆军研究实验室提供资金。在每12个月结束时，项目经理和/或工程教育中心部门的部门主管将根据一系列更新标准审查中心的进展情况，包括以下内容：1)大学/行业互动的发展程度；2)支撑基础的发展程度；3)一个强有力的研究项目正在发展的程度。如果评审令人满意，项目经理将推荐对该持续奖励的下一阶段的支持。

9312548 Kantor This award provides funding for the first-year of a three-year continuing award for the "Self-Sufficient Partnership for Research" Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Polymers. The Center continues to meet the renewal criteria requirements of the I/UCRC Program. A three-year continuing award is also included for an evaluator to study the university/industry interaction occurring in the Center. Additional funding is provided for a minority undergraduate student to augment the Center's research program with a study "Optical Properties of Polymer Solutions." The Department of Energy's Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Office is providing funding to obtain a non-voting membership in the Center. Funding is also provided by the U.S. Army Natick RD&E Center and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to obtain memberships in the Center. The Program Manager recommends the University of Massachusetts, Amherst be awarded: $40,000 for the first year of a three-year continuing award; $8,000 for the first year of a three-year continuing award; $5,000 for one year with funds provided by the Women, Minorities and Disabled Engineering Research Assistants Program; $10,000 for one year with funds provided by the U.S. Department of Energy; $20,000 for one year with funds provided by the U.S. Army Natick RD&E Center; and $20,000 for one year with funds provided by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Near the end of each 12-month period, the Program Manager and/or the Division Director of the Engineering Education Centers Division will review the progress of the Center on a number of renewal criteria, including the following: 1) the extent to which the university/industry interaction is developing; 2) the extent to which the support base is developing; and 3) the extent to which a robust research program is developing. If the review is satisfactory, the Program Manager will re commend support for the next period of this continuing award.