South Carolina 2001 Research Infrastructure Improvement Grant

南卡罗来纳州EPSCoR研究基础设施改进奖将通过在这些目标领域增加关键数量的研究人员来加强纳米科学、结构和化学生物学以及生物工程方面的研究基础设施。目标是通过继续开发和利用三所主要研究型大学(克莱姆森大学、南卡罗来纳大学和南卡罗来纳医科大学)的科学和技术资源，以及学术界、政府和私营部门之间富有成效的长期合作伙伴关系，提高南卡罗来纳州的研发竞争力。该项目将加强克莱姆森大学与南卡罗来纳大学合作的纳米材料研究，扩大克莱姆森大学的生物工程/生物材料研究，开发和升级南卡罗来纳医科大学的生物分子结构研究，并在教育/推广方面建立和扩大全州范围的倡议。支持与该州四年制大学、HBCU和私营部门对接的外联倡议也将由这笔资金产生。HBCU的教师与主要研究型大学的教师之间的合作机会将进一步发展该州的研究事业。克莱姆森大学纳米材料/纳米技术专业的教师招聘将补充该州现有的专业知识，有利于研究生和本科教育，并有助于刺激南卡罗来纳州新兴的以知识为基础的高科技经济的进一步发展。南卡罗来纳医科大学将通过增加5名新教员来扩大其生物分子结构能力并发展化学生物学。与查尔斯顿学院的伙伴关系以及与州和联邦机构的互动将增加其他研究领域的协同效应和竞争力。生物工程/生物材料计划将用于在南卡罗来纳医科大学建立克莱姆森大学生物工程系的分支机构，配备新的克莱姆森大学生物工程人员，并在克莱姆森增加具有分子生物学专业知识的新教师。

The South Carolina EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Award will enhance the research infrastructure in nanoscience, structural and chemical biology, and bioengineering by adding a critical mass of researchers to these targeted areas. The goal is to improve South Carolina's R&D competitiveness through the continued development and use of science and technology resources in the three major research universities (Clemson University, University of South Carolina, and the Medical University of South Carolina) and through productive, long-term partnerships between academia, government, and the private sector. This project will enhance nanomaterials research at Clemson University in collaboration with the University of South Carolina, expand bioengineering/biomaterials research at Clemson University, develop and upgrade biomolecular structure research at the Medical University of South Carolina, and establish and expand statewide initiatives in education/outreach. Outreach initiatives to support interfaces with the state's four-year colleges, HBCUs and the private sector will also result from this funding. Collaborative opportunities between faculty from HBCUs and those residing within the major research universities will further develop the state's research enterprise. Faculty hires in the nanomaterials/nanotechnology program at Clemson University will complement existing expertise in the state, benefit graduate and undergraduate education, and serve to stimulate the further development of the emerging knowledge-based, high-tech economy in South Carolina. The Medical University of South Carolina will expand its biomolecular structure capacity and develop chemical biology through the addition of five new faculty. Partnerships with the College of Charleston and interactions with state and federal agencies will add synergism and competitiveness in additional areas of research. The bioengineering/biomaterials program will be used to establish a branch of the Clemson University Bioengineering Department at the Medical University of South Carolina staffed with new Clemson University bioengineering hires, and add new faculty at Clemson with expertise in molecular biology.