Partnership for Research and Education in Multiferroic Polymer Nanocomposites Between Tuskegee University and University of Nebraska-Lincoln

该材料研究与教育合作伙伴关系（PREM）涉及塔斯基吉大学（TU）和内布拉斯加州大学林肯分校材料研究科学与工程中心（UNL-MRSEC）之间的合作，以建立一个世界级的多铁聚合物纳米复合材料合作研究项目。总体目标是提供最高质量的研究和教育机会，并在新兴的材料科学和工程领域增加来自代表性不足群体的高级学位学生的招聘，保留和毕业。合作研究计划的另一个目标是开发基础知识和新型纳米复合材料，将聚合物与多铁纳米材料结合起来。这项工作在许多领域具有潜在的重大影响，包括结构纳米复合材料和传感应用。塔斯基吉PREM致力于通过研究和教育活动，使代表性不足的群体更广泛地参与材料科学。该合作伙伴关系将通过接触多铁复合材料及其应用的前沿研究，培养材料科学和工程新兴领域的非裔美国毕业生。这些毕业生将有助于为美国的先进技术劳动力带来急需的多样性。此外，预计学生通过参与这项资助开发的新研究领域而获得的知识将最终产生新的设计和制造方法，这些方法很可能导致大规模应用的可申请专利的工艺。这一新的合作伙伴关系将加强TU在先进聚合物纳米复合材料的合成、制造和表征方面的专业知识，以及UNL-MRSEC在多铁材料方面的专业知识。合作研究将集中于开发新型复合材料，包括聚合物和多铁纳米级颗粒。这些新材料有望在结构、电子、能源和传感等领域得到应用。为此，该团队将在三个领域开展研究：1)多铁纳米颗粒的合成和表征；2)多铁聚合物复合材料的制备及其应用研究；3)利用多铁性纳米颗粒开发多功能聚合物纳米复合材料及其力学、热学、磁学和电学性能的研究。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) involves a collaboration between Tuskegee University (TU) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (UNL-MRSEC) to establish a world-class collaborative research program in multiferroic polymer nanocomposites. The overarching broad goal is to provide the highest quality research and education opportunities, and to increase recruitment, retention, and graduation of students from underrepresented groups in advanced degrees in emerging field of materials science and engineering. The other objective of the collaborative research program is to develop fundamental knowledge and a new class of nanocomposite materials combining polymers with multiferroic nanomaterials. This work has the potential for significant impact in many fields including structural nanocomposites and sensing applications. The Tuskegee PREM is committed to increasing broader participation of underrepresented groups in materials science through research and educational activities. The partnership will produce African American graduates in emerging areas of materials science & engineering through exposure to cutting-edge research in multiferroic composite materials and their applications. These graduates will help bring much-needed diversity to the nation's advanced technology workforce. It is also anticipated that the knowledge gained by the students through their involvement in new research areas developed through this grant will eventually result in new design and manufacturing methodologies that may well lead to patentable processes for large-scale applications. This new partnership will strengthen TU's expertise in synthesis, manufacturing and characterization of advanced polymer nanocomposites, along with UNL-MRSEC's expertise in multiferroic materials. The collaborative research will focus on developing new class of composite materials comprising polymers and multiferroic nanoscale particles. These novel materials are expected to have structural, electronic, energy, and sensing applications. Towards this, the team will carry out research in three areas: 1) synthesis and characterization of multiferroic nanoparticles; 2) fabrication of multiferroic polymer composites and investigation of their applications; and 3) development of multifunctional polymeric nanocomposites utilizing multiferroic nanoparticles and study of their mechanical, thermal, magnetic and electrical properties.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.