Discovery Corps Senior Fellowship: Expanding the Impact of Green Chemistry and Developing Green Products in Nigeria

探索团高级奖学金：在尼日利亚扩大绿色化学的影响并开发绿色产品

• 批准号: 0610157
• 负责人: Joseph Fortunak
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Howard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Fellowship Award
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-08-01 至 2008-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0610157&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Discovery; Corps; Senior; Fellowship; Expanding

Joseph Fortunak, Howard University, is a Discovery Corps Senior Fellow for the 2006-2007 academic year. Fortunak proposes an international project that would explore the feasibility of an industry in Nigeria to produce food- and pharmaceutical-grade microcrystalline cellulose from elephant grass and other biorenewable resources. The goals of the project include developing green processes for the production of microcrystalline cellulose; research new products derived from Nigerian cellulose biomass; and stimulate Green Chemistry education and manufacturing in West Africa. This Discovery Corps Senior Fellowship is supported by the Division of Chemistry, the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities, and the Africa, Near East and South Asia Program of the Office of International Science and Engineering. The Discovery Corps Fellowship Program is a pilot program seeking new postdoctoral and professional development models that combine research expertise with professional service. Discovery Corps Fellows leverage their research expertise through projects that address areas of national need. Their projects enhance research capacity and infrastructure and contribute to workforce development and job creation. The Discovery Corps Program supports both Postdoctoral Fellows and Senior Fellows.

霍华德大学的约瑟夫·斯巴克是2006-2007学年的探索军团高级研究员。 Replak提出了一个国际项目，该项目将探讨在尼日利亚建立一个工业的可行性，从象草和其他生物可再生资源中生产食品和医药级微晶纤维素。 该项目的目标包括开发生产微晶纤维素的绿色工艺;研究尼日利亚纤维素生物质衍生的新产品;并刺激西非的绿色化学教育和制造业。该探索团高级研究金由化学司，多学科活动办公室以及国际科学和工程办公室的非洲，近东和南亚方案提供支持。探索军团奖学金计划是一项试点计划，旨在寻求新的博士后和专业发展模式，将联合收割机研究专业知识与专业服务相结合。探索团研究员通过解决国家需求领域的项目利用他们的研究专长。他们的项目提高了研究能力和基础设施，并有助于劳动力发展和创造就业机会。探索队计划支持博士后研究员和高级研究员。