CSULA-Caltech PREM Collaborative

该奖项的广泛目标是通过扩大加州理工大学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。它专注于培养训练有素的本科生和硕士研究生，通过一个全面的计划，包括科学研究、研讨会和研讨会，以及教师指导和建议，为研究职业发展培养人才。该计划将被称为CSULA-加州理工大学材料研究和教育合作伙伴关系(PREM)合作。材料研究的重点将放在新材料的开发和应用上。具体地说，他们将把重点放在三个子项目上：1.耐溶剂微流体。用弛豫、自扩散和显微成像等方法研究端氟烷基聚乙二醇的自组装药物释放。Ir和Pt络合物作为单重态氧敏剂和Quencher与纳米粒子捆绑在一起。在智力方面，这种合作将具有不同兴趣的合格研究人员聚集在一个跨学科的环境中，以一种创造性和新颖的方法研究材料科学问题。加州大学洛杉矶分校和加州理工学院的设施足以进行拟议的工作。为了让更多来自加州大学洛杉矶分校的教师参与到PREM项目中来，我们提出了一项年度种子资助计划。这项计划将是一个有竞争力的内部资助计划，并将为创造性的小型研究项目、学生津贴和旅行以及用品提供资金。获得资助的教职员工将有资格在整个PREM计划期间继续获得资助。该教育计划将包括学生研究计划、研究培训研讨会和科学研讨会，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，进行科学研究，以及研究中的伦理问题。学生将被持续评估他们的学业进步，课程建议将在每个季度的教学之前进行。还提议与当地三所少数族裔高中(罗斯福高中、加菲尔德高中和威尔逊高中)合作，为学业优秀的高中生提供暑期研究体验，拉丁裔入学率超过95%。

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.