Enhancement of Research Infrastructure in the Materials Science and Engineering Program at Tuskegee University

塔斯基吉大学先进材料中心(T-CAM)为材料科学与工程(MSE)的基础和应用研究做出贡献。它包括一个MSE的博士项目，并支持大量少数族裔本科生和研究生的研究和教育。T-CAM教职员工开发了最先进的设施，在先进材料的许多方面进行研究，并在化学合成和分析、加工/制造、性能评估以及先进材料和结构的建模方面获得了专业知识。然而，塔斯基吉大学仍有几个研究领域需要显著加强，才能在进行MSE尖端研究的机构中具有竞争力。通过RISE计划获得资金的已确定需要加强和发展的领域包括：1)碳纳米管的内部制造，2)用碳纳米管和其他纳米填料增强的先进纤维的制造和表征，3)先进电子材料的研究，4)视频会议能力，以及5)发展非裔美国青年教职员工，使他们能够加入MSE的研究和教育计划。

The Center for Advanced Materials at Tuskegee University (T-CAM) contributesto the basic and applied research in Materials Science and Engineering(MSE). It includes a Ph.D. program in MSE and supports research and education of a large number of minority undergraduate and graduate students. T-CAM faculty have developed state-of-the-art facilities to conduct research in many aspects of advanced materials and acquired expertise in chemical synthesis and analysis, processing/manufacturing, performance evaluation, and modeling of advanced materials and structures. However, several areas of research still need significant enhancement for Tuskegee University to become competitive among institutions that conduct cutting-edge research in MSE.The areas that have been identified for enhancement and development with funding through the RISE program include: 1) in-house manufacture of carbon nanotubes, 2) manufacture and characterization of advanced fibers reinforced with carbon nanotubes and other nano fillers, 3) research in advanced electronic materials, 4) videoconferencing capability, and 5) development of junior African-American facultymembers to enable them to join the research and education programs in MSE.