NTU Center for Advanced Manufacturing

部落学院和大学计划(TCUP)的一个目标是提高TCUP机构的智力领导力，以便它们能够满足科学或工程方面的需求或兴趣，特别是为他们的部落或社区，或广泛地为国家。TCU企业发展中心(TEA中心)股允许TCUP机构利用其在STEM教学和研究方面的投资。该项目直接符合这一目标，而且将通过促进新的STEM工业增长和提供这些行业所需的高技能劳动力来影响纳瓦霍民族的经济实力。纳瓦霍技术大学(NTU)将建立先进制造中心(NTUAMC)，旨在通过纳瓦霍民族的教育、研究和经济发展来进一步发展添加剂制造技术。项目目标是：1.提供一个实践的、与文化相关的学习环境，以培养受过教育和高技能的劳动力，以支持先进制造业；2.进行和支持前沿的先进制造业研究；3.提供一个服务生态系统，以支持先进制造业，特别是添加剂制造；以及4.支持纳瓦霍民族的先进制造业经济发展重点。NTUAMC将开发四个新的先进制造技术学位和证书培训计划，包括机械工程学士学位；金属添加剂制造技术员II副学位；以及质量控制检验证书和金属添加剂制造技术员I.NTUAMC将提供基础设施，以建立添加剂制造生态系统，特别是聚合物和金属3-D打印，作为教授工程和先进制造课程学生的通用教育平台。生态系统教育方法全面培训学生进入劳动力市场，以及伴随该项目的高质量研究和实习机会。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。

A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the intellectual leadership of TCUP institutions so that they can address scientific or engineering needs or interests, specifically for their tribes or communities, or broadly for the Nation. The TCU Enterprise Advancement Centers (TEA Centers) strand allows TCUP institutions to capitalize on their investments in STEM instruction and research. This project aligns directly with that goal, and moreover will impact the economic strength of the Navajo Nation by fostering new STEM industrial growth and providing the high-skilled workforce required by such industries. Navajo Technical University (NTU) will establish the Advanced Manufacturing Center (NTUAMC) with the aim to further pursue additive manufacturing technology through education, research and economic development on the Navajo Nation. Project objectives are to: 1. provide a hands-on, culturally relevant learning environment that results in an educated and highly skilled workforce to support the advanced manufacturing industry; 2. conduct and support leading-edge advanced manufacturing research; 3. provide an ecosystem of services to support the advanced manufacturing industry, specifically, additive manufacturing; and 4. support the Navajo Nation's advanced manufacturing economic development focus.NTUAMC will develop four new degree and certificate training programs in advanced manufacturing technology, including a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering; an associate's degree in metal additive manufacturing technician II; and certificates in quality control inspection and metal additive manufacturing technician I. NTUAMC will provide the infrastructure to establish the additive manufacturing ecosystem, specifically polymer and metal 3-D printing, as the common educational platform for teaching students enrolled in engineering and advanced manufacturing programs. The ecosystem education method comprehensively trains students to enter the workforce, as will the high quality research and internship opportunities accompanying this project.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.