CREST: Nanotechnology Center for Biomedical and Energy-Driven Systems and Applications

CREST：生物医学和能源驱动系统及应用纳米技术中心

• 批准号: 0833112
• 负责人: Oscar Suarez
• 金额: $ 500万
• 依托单位: University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0833112&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CREST; Nanotechnology; Center; Biomedical; Energy

The University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (UPRM) seeks to integrate education and research by establishing a Nanotechnology Center for Biomedical and Energy-Driven Systems and Applications (NCBEDSA). The overall Center strategy will secure national competitiveness of UPRM in the area of materials engineering research and nanotechnology. The Center?s mission is to integrate ongoing research and education efforts in engineered nanostructured materials focused on two strategic areas for the institution and the island: biomedical and energy-driven systems. Within this framework, the NCBEDSA faculty will broaden and strengthen graduate and undergraduate education throughout the institution by supporting existing and upcoming pertinent graduate programs and developing new ones. This will form a cadre of lifelong-learning materials professionals with a robust interdisciplinary training. To achieve the aforementioned goals the Center will be organized into four interdisciplinary research groups (IGRs) and one interdisciplinary educational group (IEG). The Center?s transformative research focuses on fundamental and applied aspects of nanomaterials encompassing: IGR1) multifunctional nanoparticles for magnetically actuated siRNA delivery; IGR2) quantum dot systems for cancer therapy; IGR3) nanoporous materials for separations and catalysis; and IGR4) nanoengineered composite materials for energy efficient devices and applications. The Center?s research will impact society by developing novel nanomaterials to be used in improved therapies and diagnostics, cleaner and more efficient energy alternatives. In addition, the Center?s proposed activities will foster the in-corporation of Hispanics in the workforce pipeline leading to advanced degrees in engineering areas related to Nanotechnology.

波多黎各大学mayagez分校（UPRM）寻求通过建立生物医学和能源驱动系统与应用纳米技术中心（NCBEDSA）来整合教育和研究。该中心的整体战略将确保upm在材料工程研究和纳米技术领域的国家竞争力。中心吗?S的任务是将工程纳米结构材料方面正在进行的研究和教育工作整合在一起，重点关注该机构和该岛的两个战略领域：生物医学和能源驱动系统。在此框架下，NCBEDSA的教师将通过支持现有和即将开展的相关研究生课程以及开发新课程来扩大和加强整个机构的研究生和本科教育。这将形成一支具有强大跨学科培训的终身学习材料专业骨干队伍。为实现上述目标，中心将组织成四个跨学科研究小组（IGRs）和一个跨学科教育小组（IEG）。中心吗?s变革性研究侧重于纳米材料的基础和应用方面，包括：用于磁驱动siRNA递送的IGR1多功能纳米颗粒；用于癌症治疗的IGR2量子点系统；用于分离和催化的纳米多孔材料；和IGR4)纳米工程复合材料的节能器件和应用。中心吗?美国的研究将通过开发用于改进治疗和诊断、更清洁和更有效的能源替代品的新型纳米材料来影响社会。此外，中心？美国政府提议的活动将促进西班牙裔美国人融入劳动力队伍，从而获得与纳米技术相关的工程领域的高级学位。