Introducing Science Faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Materials Science and Engineering

技术摘要：该计划旨在通过介绍来自历史上黑人学院和大学（HBCU？材料科学与工程。该计划将这些学者介绍给材料学科，包括在上午将传统和非传统课程与实验室实验相结合，并在下午以戈登会议风格的程序设置访问工业材料工厂。一个典型的一天可能开始与传统的讲座在上午，其次是一个小组合作学习会议与计算机参与发展计算机辅助学习技能。下午将轮流动手实验室活动和工业设施的访问。例如，从亚拉巴马大学校园开车几分钟就可以到达Nucor Steel（金属）、Radici Spandex（聚合物）和Lafarge Cement（陶瓷）。全国约30名教师？114 HBCU？每年都将被邀请参加该计划。为了进一步发展与一些机构的长期关系，开发了一个研究部分。这个研究部分包括邀请两名前参与者谁参加了6 - 10周的夏季研究机会以前的计划之一。HBCU的教师将与亚拉巴马大学的一名教师合作，开展一个与材料有关的研究项目。该计划将提供教师和教育工作者从HBCU？s与材料科学和工程学科的全面介绍和开发材料科学为基础的例子和/或实验所需的仪器，以传达材料的重要性及其与数学和物理科学基本原理的关系（例如，物理学、化学、天文学等）。 非技术总结：虽然我们每天遇到的几乎所有东西都是由玻璃，陶瓷，金属，聚合物（塑料）或复合材料结构组成的，但与其他工程学科相比，材料科学与工程的成熟学科相对未知。材料科学与工程领域仍然是一个隐藏的机会，许多今天？的学生。这种情况存在于许多没有重点材料部门的主要大学，甚至在其他部门内存在次要材料活动的一些机构。只有在那些强大的材料部门存在的机构是材料和它的职业机会领域的学生认识。在大多数历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCU？s），材料科学与工程学科在本科阶段几乎是未知的。为了解决这一空白，亚拉巴马大学的维奥拉·L. Acoff和Mark L.韦弗从HBCU引进科学教师？材料科学与工程专业。为期3周的课程包括上午的传统和非传统课程，下午的实验室实验和参观工业材料工厂。为了进一步发展与一些机构的长期关系，两名参加过前3周课程的前参与者将被邀请回来参加为期6 - 10周的夏季研究机会。HBCU的教师将与亚拉巴马大学的一名教师合作，开展一个与材料有关的研究项目。参加HBCU教师将获得材料的知识，获得材料学科的赞赏和离开？工具？让他们的学生熟悉材料的规律。这项研究有可能通过增加学科的多样性来影响材料科学领域。

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:This program is designed to acquaint more minority students with the field of Materials Science and Engineering by introducing faculty and educators from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU?s) to materials science and engineering. The program to introduce these academics to the materials discipline consists of coupling traditional and non-traditional classes during the mornings with a combination of laboratory experiments and visits to industrial materials plants during the afternoons in a Gordon Conference style program setting. A typical day might begin with a traditional lecture in the morning, followed by a group cooperative learning session with computer involvement to develop computer assisted learning skills. Afternoons will alternate between hands-on laboratory activities and industrial facility visits. For example, within a few minutes by car of the University of Alabama campus are Nucor Steel (metals), Radici Spandex (polymers) and Lafarge Cement (ceramics). Approximately 30 faculty from the nation?s 114 HBCU?s will be invited to participate in the program each year. To further develop a long-term relationship with some of the institutions, a research component was developed. This research component consists of inviting two former participants who participated in one of the previous programs for a 6-10 week summer research opportunity. The HBCU faculty will be teamed with a University of Alabama faculty member to work on a materials-related research project. This program will provide faculty members and educators from HBCU?s with a thorough introduction to the materials science and engineering discipline and the instruments needed to develop materials science based examples and/or experiments to convey the importance of materials and their relationship to the basic principles in mathematics and the physical sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, astronomy, etc.). NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY:Although almost everything we encounter on a daily basis is composed of either glass, ceramics, metals, polymers (plastics), or a composite structure, the well established discipline of Materials Science and Engineering is relatively unknown compared to other engineering disciplines. The field of Materials Science and Engineering remains a hidden opportunity for many of today?s students. This situation exists at many major universities which do not have a focused materials department and even at some institutions where minor materials activities exist within other departments. Only at those institutions where strong materials departments exist are the students cognizant of the field of materials and its career opportunities. At most Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU?s), the discipline of Materials Science and Engineering is practically unknown at the undergraduate level. To address this void, a program was developed at The University of Alabama by Drs. Viola L. Acoff and Mark L. Weaver to introduce science faculty from HBCU?s to the field of Materials Science and Engineering. The 3-week program consists of coupling traditional and non-traditional classes during the mornings with a combination of laboratory experiments and visits to industrial materials plants during the afternoons. To further develop a long-term relationship with some of the institutions, two former participants who participated in one of the previous 3-week programs will be invited back for a 6-10 week summer research opportunity. The HBCU faculty will be teamed with a University of Alabama faculty member to work on a materials-related research project. The attending HBCU faculty will gain knowledge of materials, obtain an appreciation for the materials discipline and leave with the ?tools? to familiarize their students with the discipline of materials. This study has the potential to impact the field of materials science by increasing the diversity of the discipline.