NSF RISE: Enhancement of Research and Education Infrastructure - Laboratory for Prototype Devices Based on Functional Materials

HBCU-RISE：加强研究和教育基础设施-基于功能材料的原型设备实验室历史悠久的黑人大学-科学和工程研究基础设施（HBCU-RISE）计划支持历史悠久的黑人学院和大学的研究能力发展，提供科学和工程学科的博士学位。支持的项目在美国国家科学基金会支持的研究领域中有一个统一的研究重点，与主办部门的长期计划，机构战略计划和使命，扩大机构研究能力的计划直接联系，以及增加博士生的生产，特别是那些在科学，技术，工程和数学方面代表性不足的博士生。在美国国家科学基金会的支持下，克拉克亚特兰大大学将开展一项名为“增强研究和教育基础设施——基于功能材料的原型设备实验室”的项目。该项目的愿景是增加材料科学跨学科领域中代表性不足的科学家的数量。该项目将加强克拉克亚特兰大大学的研究和教育基础设施。学生将通过大学/行业合作伙伴关系获得高质量的研究经验机会。夏季研究项目将为本科生提供丰富的学术经验，并将作为材料科学领域的介绍。将开设一门新的材料科学课程，涵盖固体结构与其物理和机械性能相关的基本定律和概念。该项目将显著增加获得材料科学专业博士学位的非裔美国人的数量。这些努力还将通过发展多学科教育计划来增加研究生的就业机会。该项目的研究部分将侧重于原型锂空气电池的设计、开发和测试。用于混合动力和电动汽车的传统锂离子电池正接近其理论极限。锂-空气技术提供了十倍于目前锂离子技术性能的潜力。拟议的研究预计将导致新的电子材料的发展，如锂空气电池和锂离子电池的电解质和阳极。实验工作将辅以计算分析。电池研究将产生数据集，以确定改善功能性能的材料设计。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。

HBCU-RISE: Enhancement of Research and Education Infrastructure - Laboratory for Prototype Devices Based on Functional MaterialsThe Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE) program supports the development of research capability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities that offer doctoral degrees in science and engineering disciplines. Supported projects have a unifying research focus in one of the research areas supported by the National Science Foundation, a direct connection to the long-term plans of the host department, institutional strategic plan and mission, and plans for expanding institutional research capacity, as well as increasing the production of doctoral students, especially those underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. With National Science Foundation support, Clark Atlanta University will conduct a project entitled "Enhancement of Research and Education Infrastructure - Laboratory for Prototype Devices Based on Functional Materials". The vision of this project is to increase the number of underrepresented scientists in the interdisciplinary field of materials science. This project will strengthen the research and education infrastructure at Clark Atlanta University. High quality research experience opportunities for students will be available through a university/ industry partnership. A summer research program will provide undergraduate students with academic enrichment experience and will serve as an introduction to the field of materials science. A new materials science course will be developed covering the basic laws and concepts relating the structures of solids to their physical and mechanical properties. This project will significantly increase the number of African-Americans earning doctoral degrees with expertise in materials science. These efforts will also enhance career opportunities for graduate students through the development of a multidisciplinary educational program.The research component of this project will focus on the design, development and testing of prototype lithium-air batteries. Conventional lithium-ion batteries in use in hybrid and electric vehicles are approaching their theoretical limit. Lithium-air technology offers the potential for ten-times the performance of today's lithium-ion technology. Proposed research is expected to lead to the development of new electronic materials such as electrolyte and anodes for lithium-air and lithium-ion batteries. Experimental work will be complemented by computational analyses. Battery studies will generate data sets to determine material design for improved functional performance.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.