RII: Enhancing Alabama's Research Capacity in Nano/Bio Science and Sensors

RII：增强阿拉巴马州在纳米/生物科学和传感器方面的研究能力

• 批准号: 1158862
• 负责人: Mahesh Hosur
• 金额: $ 908.22万
• 依托单位: Tuskegee University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1158862&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RII; Enhancing; Alabama; Research; Capacity

AbstractProposal Number: EPS-0814103Proposal Title: RII: Enhancing Alabama?s Research Capacity in Nano/Bio Science and Sensors Institution: Alabama A&M UniversityGoals: This Research Infrastructure Improvement award will facilitate the creation of a statewide partnership among Alabama core research institutions to enhance R&D competitiveness in the emerging area of nano/bio science and molecular sensors. This partnership is designed to foster collaborative research, and to stimulate multidisciplinary education through four centers. Each center is designed to support and train new faculty, staff, and students in key nano- and biotechnology innovation areas aligned with the state?s economic development priorities outlined in the governor?s ?Plan 2010?.Project Major Foci: The Tuskegee University led center will develop and characterize new biodegradable nanostructured materials; the Auburn University led center will use organismal models to identify mechanisms of adaptation to natural and man-made environmental challenges; the University of Alabama in Birmingham led center will develop new optical and molecular sensing technologies; and the Alabama A&M University led center will use nanopatterning and nanofabrication techniques to control structure-property relationships in order to tailor materials properties for specific applications. An additional role of this center will be the integration of the findings of each center to catalyze innovation based economic development. Intellectual MeritThe centers will ensure reciprocal transfer of information and technology between the life sciences and engineering to catalyze novel research in both fields. Biological discovery will elucidate structural and functional principles in living systems that can serve as templates for pioneering the design and synthesis of nanomaterials. Likewise, advances in nanoscale detection, quantification, and nanoengineering will open new frontiers in the life sciences. Broader ImpactsThe centers will establish statewide infrastructure that will foster collaboration, build partnerships, develop future STEM-enabled workforce, improve scientific literacy, and develop new economic opportunities. The centers research will likely have a major impact on the environment, homeland security, and industrial process control.

建议编号：EPS-0814103建议标题：RII：增强阿拉巴马州？S在纳米/生物科学和传感器方面的研究能力机构：阿拉巴马州农工大学目标：这个研究基础设施改善奖将促进阿拉巴马州核心研究机构在全州范围内建立合作伙伴关系，以增强在新兴的纳米/生物科学和分子传感器领域的研发竞争力。这一伙伴关系旨在促进合作研究，并通过四个中心促进多学科教育。每个中心都旨在支持和培训关键纳米和生物技术创新领域的新教职员工和学生，这些领域与S省长S 2010年计划中概述的经济发展优先事项保持一致。项目主要焦点：塔斯基吉大学领导的中心将开发和表征新的可生物降解纳米结构材料；奥本大学领导的中心将使用生物体模型来确定适应自然和人为环境挑战的机制；位于伯明翰的阿拉巴马大学领导的中心将开发新的光学和分子传感技术；以及阿拉巴马州A&AMP；M大学领导的中心将使用纳米技术和纳米制造技术来控制结构-性能关系，以便为特定应用量身定做材料性能。该中心的另一个作用是整合每个中心的研究结果，以促进以创新为基础的经济发展。智力价值这些中心将确保信息和技术在生命科学和工程学之间的相互转移，以促进这两个领域的新研究。生物发现将阐明生命系统中的结构和功能原理，这些原理可以作为开创纳米材料设计和合成的模板。同样，纳米级检测、量化和纳米工程方面的进步将在生命科学中开辟新的领域。更广泛的影响这些中心将在全州范围内建立基础设施，促进合作，建立伙伴关系，培养未来支持STEM的劳动力，提高科学素养，并开发新的经济机会。该中心的研究可能会对环境、国土安全和工业过程控制产生重大影响。