REU Site: Tuskegee University Research Experience for Undergraduates in Nano-Bio Materials Science and Engineering

REU 网站：塔斯基吉大学纳米生物材料科学与工程本科生研究经验

• 批准号: 1659506
• 负责人: Shaik Zainuddin
• 金额: $ 37.8万
• 依托单位: Tuskegee University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-03-15 至 2023-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1659506&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Tuskegee; University; Research

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY Tuskegee University (TU) has, over the years developed a center of research and education in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other federal agencies, which is not only very comprehensive but also very effective in recruiting, motivating, mentoring and graduating students with advanced degrees in MSE. In our previous two NSF funded REU sites, 65 students have participated of which 96% were underrepresented minority students and more than 60% were females. 78% of these students were from four-year and community colleges. Four African American REU participants from our first REU have received PhDs in MSE. Several of the REU participants in the last funding cycle have joined graduate programs, medical school, or transitioned from community college to 4-year colleges, and the majority of the remainder plan on pursuing graduate studies. Their participation has resulted in journal and conference publications, and oral and poster presentations. Through this REU Site, Tuskegee University will continue to expose undergraduates from four-year and community colleges in Alabama and neighboring states to the research environment. The research projects chosen for students are in Nano-Bio Materials Science and Engineering, an area of high national interest that is vital for technological developments in engineering, science, and medicine. Involvement of REU students in these emerging research areas and existing on-campus multidisciplinary research and education centers will enable them to develop skills needed to excel in academia and STEM careers. Some of the highlights of this REU site include: participant mentoring by minority Ph.D. students, interactions with deans of various colleges at TU and MSE minority Ph.D. alumni as seminar speakers, workshops, summer presentations, and field trips that will give students a broad appreciation and an incentive for pursuing graduate studies in STEM disciplines. This REU Site is made possible by generous support from the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences Office of Multidisciplinary Activities and Division of Materials Research, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program at the National Science Foundation. TECHNICAL SUMMARYThe Tuskegee University Research Experience for Undergraduates site is focused on training undergraduate minority students for a 10-week period each summer in the fields of Nano-Bio Materials Science and Engineering under the mentorship of interdisciplinary research faculty and their Ph.D. students. Research activities will be focused on a wide range of important areas including synthesis of nanoparticles from agriculture and poultry waste for biomedical applications and antimicrobial properties, drug loading and cell adhesion properties of agarose-based hydrogel films, synthesis of protein coated gold nanoparticles (GNPs) for prostate cancer diagnosis, fabrication of nanocomposite scaffolds using electrospinning and forcespinning techniques for bone regeneration applications, and structure-property relationship of nano-bio composites through experiments and simulations. Involvement of REU students in these challenging and meaningful research areas with minority Ph.D. students as mentors will have a significant impact on their decision to pursue graduate studies and STEM based careers. REU students will also participate in several unique activities including a 2-credit hour Introduction to Research course and preparation for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Students will learn critical thinking, qualitative reasoning, mathematical, analytical and research skills through these activities that will be integral in their transition toward graduate studies and STEM careers. Site activities will also support student professional development including professional seminars by role models, field trips to local industrial sites, summer presentations and workshops. Finally, a comprehensive assessment plan will be implemented to assess the impact of the project on students including interest in research, progress in education, and long-term professional development. This REU Site is made possible by generous support from the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences Office of Multidisciplinary Activities and Division of Materials Research, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program at the National Science Foundation.

塔斯基吉大学（TU）多年来在国家科学基金会（NSF）和其他联邦机构的支持下，开发了材料科学与工程（MSE）的研究和教育中心，这不仅非常全面，而且在招聘，激励，指导和毕业具有MSE高级学位的学生方面非常有效。在我们以前的两个NSF资助的REU网站，65名学生参加了其中96%是代表性不足的少数民族学生和超过60%是女性。这些学生中有78%来自四年制和社区大学。来自我们第一个REU的四名非洲裔美国人REU参与者获得了MSE博士学位。在上一个资助周期中，REU的一些参与者已经加入了研究生课程，医学院，或从社区学院过渡到4年制学院，其余的大多数人计划攻读研究生课程。 他们的参与产生了期刊和会议出版物，以及口头和海报介绍。通过这个REU网站，塔斯基吉大学将继续从四年制大学和社区学院在亚拉巴马和邻近国家的本科生接触到研究环境。为学生选择的研究项目是纳米生物材料科学与工程，这是一个国家高度关注的领域，对工程，科学和医学的技术发展至关重要。REU学生参与这些新兴的研究领域和现有的校园多学科研究和教育中心将使他们能够培养在学术界和STEM职业中脱颖而出所需的技能。这个REU网站的一些亮点包括：少数民族博士的参与者指导。学生，与TU和MSE少数民族博士各学院院长的互动。校友作为研讨会演讲者，研讨会，夏季演讲和实地考察，这将使学生广泛的赞赏和追求STEM学科研究生学习的激励。这个REU网站是由多学科活动和材料研究部门的数学和物理科学办公室董事会的慷慨支持，以及国家科学基金会的历史上的黑人学院和大学本科生计划。 技术总结塔斯基吉大学本科生研究经验网站的重点是培养本科少数民族学生为10周的时间，每年夏天在纳米生物材料科学与工程领域的跨学科研究教师和他们的博士指导下。学生研究活动将集中在广泛的重要领域，包括从农业和家禽废物中合成纳米颗粒用于生物医学应用和抗菌性能，琼脂糖基水凝胶膜的载药和细胞粘附性能，用于前列腺癌诊断的蛋白质涂层金纳米颗粒（GNP）的合成，使用静电纺丝和力纺丝技术制造纳米复合材料支架用于骨再生应用，以及纳米生物复合材料的结构-性能关系。REU学生参与这些具有挑战性和有意义的研究领域与少数民族博士。学生作为导师将对他们决定继续研究生学习和基于STEM的职业产生重大影响。REU学生还将参加一些独特的活动，包括2学分的研究课程介绍和研究生入学考试（GRE）的准备。学生将通过这些活动学习批判性思维，定性推理，数学，分析和研究技能，这些活动将成为他们向研究生学习和STEM职业过渡的一部分。现场活动还将支持学生的专业发展，包括由榜样，实地考察当地工业现场，夏季演示和研讨会的专业研讨会。最后，将实施一个全面的评估计划，以评估项目对学生的影响，包括研究兴趣，教育进展和长期专业发展。这个REU网站是由多学科活动和材料研究部门的数学和物理科学办公室董事会的慷慨支持，以及国家科学基金会的历史上的黑人学院和大学本科生计划。

项目成果

Flexural fatigue and fracture toughness behavior of nanoclay reinforced carbon fiber epoxy composites

• DOI: 10.1177/0021998320935166
• 发表时间: 2020-06
• 期刊: Journal of Composite Materials
• 影响因子: 2.9
• 作者: Md Sarower Tareq;S. Zainuddin;M. Hosur;Bodiuzzaman Jony;Mohammad Al Ahsan;S. Jeelani

Investigation of the flexural and thermomechanical properties of nanoclay/graphene reinforced carbon fiber epoxy composites

• DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2019.302
• 发表时间: 2019-11-14
• 期刊: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH
• 影响因子: 2.7
• 作者: Tareq, Md Sarower;Zainuddin, S.;Syed, F.
• 通讯作者: Syed, F.

Crosslinking and interfacial behavior of carboxylic functionalized carbon nanotube Epon nanocomposites: a molecular dynamic simulation approach

羧基功能化碳纳米管Epon纳米复合材料的交联和界面行为：分子动力学模拟方法

• DOI: 10.1007/s42452-019-1441-0
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: SN Applied Sciences
• 影响因子: 2.6
• 作者: Syed, Farooq;Zainuddin, Shaik;Willis, Andrea;Hosur, Mahesh;Jeelani, Shaik
• 通讯作者: Jeelani, Shaik

Quantitative Nanomechanical Property Mapping and in situ SPM Imaging of Polyetherimide Nanocomposites

聚醚酰亚胺纳米复合材料的定量纳米力学性能测绘和原位 SPM 成像

• DOI: 10.1017/s1431927619004252
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: Microscopy and Microanalysis
• 影响因子: 2.8
• 作者: Syed, Farooq;Zainuddin, Shaik;Wilson, Isaiah;Elafandi, Mohamed;Jeelani, Shaik
• 通讯作者: Jeelani, Shaik

Mechanical, Fire Retardant, Water Absorption and Soil Biodegradation Properties of Poly(3-hydroxy-butyrate-co-3-valerate) Nanofilms

• DOI: 10.1007/s10924-019-01517-9
• 发表时间: 2019-10
• 期刊: Journal of Polymers and the Environment
• 影响因子: 5.3
• 作者: S. Zainuddin;S. M. Kamrul Hasan;Daniel Loeven;M. Hosur