CREST: Center for Innovative Manufacturing of Advanced Materials

塔斯基吉大学提议建立一个高性能材料创新制造中心，该中心建立在20多年来材料研究的坚实基础之上。拟议的NSF/CREST中心的活动将旨在实现以下目标：使现有的高性能复合材料研究多样化。通过让少数民族初高中学生参加各种大学预科课程，为他们提供数学和科学方面的额外培训，并让他们接触材料科学和工程领域。增加本科生和研究生对高性能材料研究的参与。启动材料科学与工程博士课程。先进材料研究：该中心将解决与经济实惠、高性能、快速制造的液态成型复合材料制造相关的关键问题。这些复合材料和结构是国防和商业应用的主要候选材料。本研究分为四个主要部分：1。液态成型用树脂的化学合成与分析2. 创新树脂转移/树脂注射成型和无损评价；3. 3 .性能建模与仿真；静态和动态性能评估和失效分析。参与拟议中心的研究人员将积极与来自几所研究型大学、工业和国家实验室的同行合作。作为正在进行的研究工作的一部分，广泛的合作已经存在，预计拟议中心的研究活动将进一步加强这种合作。本科生将通过研究组成部分中内置的本科生研究经验（REU）计划参与研究活动。大学预科项目：该中心将招收、激励和培训科学和工程领域的少数民族学生，从早期开始。由该基金和工业界提供的配套资金支持的大学预科课程包括：星期六学院（面向8 -12年级学生）、新生预科课程（面向8 - 10年级学生，为期6周的暑期课程）、少数民族工程入门（面向11年级学生，为期一周的暑期课程）、针对弱势高中生的研究学徒（针对11年级学生的8周暑期项目）和分析化学项目（针对10年级和11年级学生的8周暑期项目）。作为这些项目的一部分，还将举办为期一周的暑期教师培训。博士项目：博士项目的发展和实施代表了塔斯基吉大学董事会最近授权的关键战略方向之一。塔斯基吉大学材料科学与工程博士项目的建立将由拟议的中心牵头。该中心在博士课程中的作用主要是为学生提供最先进的材料科学和工程研究。这将是塔斯基吉大学开设的第一个博士课程。

Tuskegee University proposes to establish a Center for Innovative Manufacturing of High Performance Materials based on a strong foundation in materials research developed over two decades. The activities of the proposed NSF/CREST Center will be directed towards achieving the following objectives: Diversify existing research in high performance composite materials. Provide additional training in mathematics and science and exposure to the areas of materials science and engineering to minority middle and high school students by involving them in various pre-college programs. Increase the involvement of undergraduate and graduate students in the research of high performance materials. Launch a doctoral program in Materials Science and Engineering. Advanced Materials Research: The proposed Center will address the critical issues related to the manufacturing of affordable, high performance, and rapidly fabricated liquid molded composites. These composite materials and structures are primary candidates for defense and commercial applications. The research is divided into four major components: 1. Chemical synthesis and analysis of resins for liquid molding; 2. Innovative resin transfer/resin infusion molding and non-destructive evaluation; 3. Performance modeling and simulation, and 4. Static and dynamic performance evaluation and failure analysis. The researchers involved with the proposed Center will actively collaborate with their counterparts from several research universities, industry, and national laboratories. An extensive collaboration already exists as part of on- going research efforts and the research activities of the proposed Center is expected to further strengthen them. Undergraduate students will take part in the research activities through the research experience for undergraduates (REU) program built into the research components. Pre-College Programs: The proposed Center will recruit, m otivate and train minority students in the field of science and engineering starting at an early age. The pre-college programs that will be offered with support from this grant and matching funds from industry include Saturday Academy (for 8th -12th graders during the academic year), Pre- Freshman Enrichment Program (six week summer program for 8th - 10th graders), Minority Introduction to engineering (one week summer program for 11th graders), Research Apprenticeship for Disadvantaged High Schoolers (eight week summer program for 11th graders) and Analytical Chemistry Program (eight week summer program for 10th and 11th graders). A one week summer institute for teachers will also be held as part of these programs. Doctoral Program: The development and implementation of Ph.D. programs represents one of the key strategic directions authorized recently by the Board of Trustees of Tuskegee University. The establishment of a Ph.D. program in Materials Science and Engineering at Tuskegee University will be spearheaded by the proposed Center. The Center's role in the Ph.D. Program is primarily to provide access to the students to the state-of-the-art research in materials science and engineering. This will be the first doctoral program offered at Tuskegee University.