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

这一材料研究和教育伙伴关系(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，以建立多铁聚合物纳米复合材料方面的世界级合作研究计划。总体目标是提供最高质量的研究和教育机会，并增加新兴材料科学和工程领域高级学位中代表性不足群体的招生、留住和毕业人数。合作研究计划的另一个目标是发展基础知识和一种将聚合物与多铁纳米材料相结合的新型纳米复合材料。这项工作有可能在许多领域产生重大影响，包括结构纳米复合材料和传感应用。Tuskegee Prem致力于通过研究和教育活动，增加未被充分代表的群体在材料科学领域的更广泛参与。这一合作关系将通过接触多铁复合材料及其应用领域的尖端研究，培养出材料科学与工程新兴领域的非裔美国毕业生。这些毕业生将有助于为国家的先进技术劳动力带来亟需的多样性。还预计，学生通过参与通过这笔赠款开发的新研究领域而获得的知识，最终将导致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。合作研究将集中在开发由聚合物和多铁纳米颗粒组成的新型复合材料。这些新型材料有望在结构、电子、能源和传感等方面得到应用。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)利用多铁纳米颗粒开发多功能聚合物纳米复合材料并研究其机械、热、磁和电性能。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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.