Targeted Infusion Project: Enhancement of Materials Science Education through Active Learning at Florida A&M University

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科生计划（HBCU-UP）通过有针对性的输液项目支持开发，实施和基于证据的创新模式和方法的研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以追求科学，技术，工程或数学（STEM）研究生课程和/或职业。该项目在佛罗里达农业和机械大学的目的是利用积极的学习方法在生物医学和化学工程课程，并将研究纳入课程。该项目的具体目标是：增加选择工程专业的工程预科学生的数量;增加选择材料科学选项的学生数量;增加参与本科研究的学生数量;并为学生攻读研究生课程和/或进入劳动力市场做好准备。为了实现这些目标，该项目将：将材料科学的模块和实验室实验注入到现有的14门化学和生物医学工程本科课程中;并让本科生和教师参与研究纳米颗粒悬浮液中结构-功能关系的后果。该项目可以作为一个模式，为小部门正在努力增加招生，而在同一时间保持教师从事研究。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University seeks to utilize active learning approaches in courses in biomedical and chemical engineering and incorporate research into the curriculum. The activities and strategies are evidence-based and a strong plan for formative and summative evaluation is part of the project.This project has the specific goals to: increase the number of pre-engineering students that choose an engineering major; increase the number of students that choose the materials science option; increase the number of students participating in undergraduate research; and prepare students to pursue graduate studies and/or enter the workforce. To achieve the goals, the project will: infuse modules and laboratory experiments in materials science into fourteen existing undergraduate courses in chemical and biomedical engineering; and involve undergraduate students and faculty in research investigating the consequences of structure-function relationships in nanoparticle suspensions. The project could serve as a model for small departments that are trying to grow enrollment, while at the same time keeping faculty engaged in research.