University of Hawaii - University of Washington PREM: Materials Research and Education Consortium (MRE-C)

该奖项全部或部分由《2021年美国救援计划法案》（公法117-2）资助。夏威夷大学马诺阿分校（UH）位于夏威夷瓦胡岛，拥有多元化的学生群体，包括夏威夷原住民和其他太平洋岛民（NHPI, 18.9%）和女性（61.8%）。夏威夷大学和华盛顿大学（UW） NSF资助的材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）旨在利用UH学生人数的多样性，为招募、留住和确保10多名STEM学生参与者获得学位创造途径，这些学生大多来自代表性不足的少数群体。PREM Seed采用多方面和综合的方法来招募学生参与者，利用校内/校外的多样性资源和一个新的PREM网站。uh - w的协同合作伙伴关系强调学生指导(M)，独特的校内/校外外展(O)，能源和空间材料研究(R)，以及材料科学教育(E)。该PREM Seed还支持uh - w的基础合作，使不同的学生参与到世界上最大的材料研究挑战的前沿研究中。研究和教育计划包括：由华盛顿大学和华盛顿大学的资深参与者提供强有力的学生双重指导，包括个性化的专业发展计划；每年面对面的教师/学生暑期研究交流，并定期进行虚拟交流；与威斯康星大学合作开发教材；联合研讨会;还有一年一度的学生座谈会。这种合作关系通过增加为材料研究做好准备的学生数量，并帮助提升休斯敦大学在材料科学教育方面的地位，直接影响了休斯敦大学的研究和教育产出。PREM Seed开发了一个可持续的渠道，以增加西华大学少数族裔研究生的参与。此外，PREM Seed在K-12学校的推广工作推动了STEM中代表性不足群体的可持续长期增长，并提高了材料科学的知名度和公众欣赏度。UH-UW PREM Seed的成功指标包括联合出版物、演讲和PREM Seed学生的保留率/毕业率。UH-UW MRSEC PREM将开发先进的纳米到宏观尺度的缺陷承载和掺杂材料（硼化合物、黄铜矿、层状量子材料和质子辐照固体）及其控制其独特行为的特性的基础知识，并研究它们在未来能源和空间技术中的应用。PREM利用在材料合成和表征方面的协同专业知识和卓越资源，在休斯敦大学和华盛顿大学MRSEC建立密切的跨学科研究合作，强调多元化的下一代科学家和工程师的教育和培训。对含缺陷和掺杂材料的研究与华盛顿大学MRSEC关于纳米结构和层状量子材料缺陷的IRGs相一致，分为四个重点：1)硼化合物中的掺杂控制以实现定制气体吸附；2)光伏用有序空位化合物黄铜矿缺陷建模、表征及工程研究；3)氢在质子辐照固体化学中的作用；固体材料的电子和磁性能应变控制。这项研究将导致新材料和新现象的理解，对于解决能源存储和耐用空间技术的新需求至关重要。PREM的研究和教育活动旨在最大限度地为学生参与者解决新兴材料挑战做好准备。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 award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). Non -Technical SummaryThe University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH), located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, has a diverse student population that includes Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (NHPI, 18.9 %), and women (61.8 %). With this Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) Seed award, the University of Hawaii and the University of Washington's (UW) NSF funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) aim to utilize this diversity in UH’s student popularion to create a pathway to recruit, retain, and ensure degree attainment by over 10 student STEM participants, mostly from underrepresented minority groups. The PREM Seed implements a multifaceted and integrated approach to recruitment of student participants, using on/off-campus diversity resources and a new PREM website. The UH-UW synergistic partnership emphasizes student mentoring (M), unique on/off campus outreach (O), energy and space materials research (R), and materials science education (E) [MORE]. This PREM Seed also enables foundational UH-UW collaborations that engage diverse student participants in research at the frontiers of the world’s greatest materials research challenges. The research and education initiatives encompass: strong student dual-mentoring by both UH and UW senior participants, including individualized professional development plans; annual in-person faculty/student summer research exchanges, complimented by regular virtual exchanges; UH-UW co-development of teaching materials; joint seminars; and an annual student symposium. The partnership directly impacts research and education output at UH by increasing the number of students prepared for opportunities in materials research and assisting in elevating UH’s standing in materials science education. The PREM Seed develops a sustainable pipeline to increase participation of underrepresented minority graduate students at UW. In addition, the PREM Seed outreach effort to K-12 schools drives sustainable long-term growth for underrepresented groups participation in STEM, and it enhances visibility and public appreciation of materials science. The UH-UW PREM Seed success metrics include joint publications, presentations, and retention/graduation rates of PREM Seed students. Technical Summary The UH-UW MRSEC PREM will develop foundational knowledge about advanced nano-to-macroscale defect-bearing and doped materials (boron compounds, chalcopyrites, layered quantum materials, and proton-irradiated solids) and the properties controlling their unique behaviors, and it investigates their use for future energy and space technologies. The PREM capitalizes on synergistic expertise and exceptional resources in materials syntheses and characterization available at UH and the UW MRSEC to create close interdisciplinary research collaborations emphasizing the education and training of a diversified next generation of scientists and engineers. The research on defect-bearing and doped materials is organized into four thrusts aligned with UW’s MRSEC IRGs on Defects in Nanostructures and Layered Quantum Materials: 1) Dopant control in boron compounds for tailored gas sorption; 2) Defect modeling, characterization, and engineering in ordered vacancy compound chalcopyrites for photovoltaic applications; 3) Role of hydrogen in the chemistry of proton-irradiated solids; 4) Strain control of electronic and magnetic properties of solid materials. This research will lead to new materials and understanding of new phenomena critical for solving emerging needs in energy storage and durable space technologies. The PREM research and education activities are designed to maximize preparation of student participants for solving emerging materials challenges.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.