CSULA-Caltech PREM Collaborative

该奖项的总体目标是通过扩大加州理工学院（Caltech）材料科学与工程中心（CSEM）之间的现有合作，加强加州州立大学洛杉矶分校（CSULA）的材料科学研究和教育项目。它侧重于通过包括科学研究、讲习班和研讨会以及教师指导和建议在内的综合计划，培养训练有素的本科生和硕士生从事研究工作。该项目将被称为csula -加州理工学院材料研究和教育合作伙伴关系（PREM）合作。材料研究重点将集中在新材料的开发和应用上。具体而言，他们将专注于三个研究子项目：1。Solvent-Resistant Microfluidics.2。基于核磁共振弛豫、自扩散和微成像的氟烷基端聚乙二醇自组装药物释放研究。Ir和Pt配合物系在纳米颗粒上作为单线态氧敏化剂和猝灭剂。就智力价值而言，这次合作汇集了跨学科环境中具有不同兴趣的高素质研究人员，以创造性和新颖的方法研究材料科学问题。CSULA和加州理工学院的设施足以进行拟议的工作。为了将更多来自CSULA的教师整合到PREM计划中，建议每年进行一次SEED资助计划。该计划将是一个竞争性的内部资助计划，将为创造性的小型研究项目、学生津贴、旅行和用品提供资金。获得资助的教师将有资格在整个PREM项目期间继续获得资助。该教育计划将包括学生研究计划、研究培训讲习班和科学研讨会，以及学术咨询和指导。学生将被指定为PREM研究员，并将参与三个研究子项目。研究员将参加为期一年的研讨会，主题包括材料科学和化学的职业生涯、进行科学研究以及研究中的伦理。学生将持续评估他们的学业进展，课程建议将在每个季度的教学之前进行。与三所当地少数民族高中（罗斯福、加菲尔德和威尔逊）合作，为学术上有天赋的高中生提供暑期研究经验，其中95%以上的学生是拉丁裔。

The broad goal of this award is to enhance the materials science research and education program at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) by expanding the existing collaboration between the Center for the Science and Engineering of Materials (CSEM) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). It focuses on developing highly trained undergraduate and master's students for careers in research via a comprehensive program involving scientific research, workshops and seminars, and faculty mentoring and advising. The program will be called the CSULA-Caltech Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) Collaborative. The materials research emphasis will focus on the development and application of new materials. Specifically, they will focus on three research subprojects: 1. Solvent-Resistant Microfluidics.2. The Study of Drug Release Using the Self-Assembly of Fluoroalkyl-Ended Poly(ethylene glycol) by NMR Methods of Relaxation, Self-Diffusion and Microimaging.3. Ir and Pt Complexes Tethered to Nanoparticles as Singlet Oxygen Sensitizers and Quenchers.In terms of intellectual merit, this collaboration brings together well-qualified researchers with diverse interests in an interdisciplinary setting to examine materials science problems in a creative and novel approach. The facilities at CSULA and Caltech are sufficient to conduct the proposed work. In order to integrate more faculty from CSULA into the PREM program, a yearly SEED grant program is proposed. This program will be a competitive internal grants program and will provide funding for creative small research projects, student stipends and travel, and supplies. Faculty awarded funding will be eligible for continued funding throughout the duration of the PREM program. The educational program will consist of a student research program, research training workshops and scientific seminars, and academic advising and mentoring. Students will be designated as PREM fellows and will participate in the three research subprojects. Fellows will participate in yearlong workshops on topics such as careers in materials science and chemistry, conducting scientific research, and ethics in research. Students will be continually evaluated as to their academic progress and course advisement will occur prior to each quarter of instruction. A summer research experience for academically talented high schools students is also proposed in collaboration with three local minority high schools (Roosevelt, Garfield, and Wilson) with over 95% Latino enrollment.