Partnership for Research and Education in Materials:Fueling Opportunities for Successful and TransformativE Retention of Chemistry Majors (PREM to FOSTER-Chem) in Graduate Programs

材料研究和教育合作伙伴关系：为研究生课程中化学专业（PREM 至 FOSTER-Chem）的成功和变革性保留提供机会

• 批准号: 2122142
• 负责人: Natalie Arnett
• 金额: $ 80万
• 依托单位: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2122142&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Partnership; Research; Education; Materials; Fueling

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY The overarching purpose of PREM to FOSTER-Chem alliance between Florida A & M University (FAMU) and Virginia Tech (VT) GlycoMIP is to increase the number of underrepresented minority students (URM) from FAMU Masters of Science (M.S.) in Chemistry program enrollment, retention, and attainment of doctoral degrees in chemistry and related fields. The proposed partnership with GlycoMIP will use novel polymeric materials as the foundation for FAMU students to work jointly with junior and mid-career faculty at both universities to build a new research platform to connect more strongly with students. Linking PREM to FOSTER-Chem affiliates (faculty, students, and staff) through research, teaching, and mentorship will create a pipeline to recruit and matriculate more URM students into graduate programs in STEM. Ultimately, this project will allow FAMU to grow toward leadership in polymer research and toward a national standard to form programs for URM students to successfully transition into PhD programs and obtain advanced degrees. The major impact of this PREM to FOSTER-Chem initiative will be the production of three cohorts of graduate and undergraduate URM students (~6 graduate and 6 undergraduate students) completing a MS in chemistry at FAMU and enrolling in PhD programs. TECHNICAL SUMMARY The PREM to FOSTER-Chem research team from FAMU chemistry and GlycoMIP at Virginia Tech will create hybrid semi-synthetic materials using phenolphthalin (PPLn)/phenolphthalein (PPL) monomers and polymers to prepare grafts and blends with glycans such as cellulose and dextran. The inclusion of these monomers in poly(arylene ether sulfone) (PAES), as well as the polymer microstructures will be varied to achieve distinct structural/functional features using glycans (GLY) with versatile chemical, physical, and architectural properties for a wide range of applications. The PREM to FOSTER-Chem will allow FAMU and GlycoMIP faculty to merge expertise to accomplish the following research aims: 1) Prepare graft and blended PAES and GLY polymers with enhanced properties; 2) Determine the effect of graft content on phase morphology and physical properties; 3) Electrospin of PAES-g-GLY materials and study conformational changes and nanostructure formation; 4) Develop coarse-grained models for solvated and microphase separated PAE-GLY systems; 5) Assemble layered PAES-g-GLY/photocatalyst nanocomposite from electrospun heterojunction nanofibers. GlycoMIP will support FAMU Department of Chemistry faculty by collaborating on research projects, assisting with use of GlycoMIP/VT facilities, co-advising students in MS program, and providing support for undergraduate students to carry out research at VT. The graduate students budgeted in current work will be given the opportunity to be part of GlycoMIP and spend time at collaborators' labs. The planned research, incorporation of GlycoMIP, and formed partnerships will enhance further understanding of semi-synthetic composite materials for various applications such as water purification, fuel cells, or energy harvesting.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.

该奖项是根据2021年《美国救援计划法》的全部或部分资助（公共法第117-2）。否则，佛罗里达州A＆M大学（FAMU）和弗吉尼亚大学（FAMU）与弗吉尼亚大学（FAMU）Glycomip之间的PREM的总体目的是将不足的少数族裔学生（FAMUS）（FAMUS）纳入Sciention and ofer and trongriention and trongriention insollions ofer，获得化学和相关领域的博士学位。拟议的与Glycomip的合作关系将使用新颖的聚合物材料作为FAMU学生与两所大学的初中和职业教师共同合作的基础，以建立一个新的研究平台，以与学生更加紧密联系。通过研究，教学和指导将PREM与Foster-Chem分支机构（教职员工，学生和员工）联系起来，将创建一条管道，将更多的URM学生招募和缩放为STEM研究生课程。最终，该项目将使FAMU能够在聚合物研究中的领导地位发展，并朝着国家标准迈进，以制定URM学生成功过渡到博士学位课程并获得高级学位的计划。该PREM对Foster-Chem倡议的主要影响是生产三个研究生和本科URM学生（约6名毕业生和6名本科生），完成了FAMU化学硕士学位并参加博士学位课程。 技术摘要弗吉尼亚理工学院的FAMU化学和Glycomip的Foster-Chem研究团队的PREM将使用苯甲酸盐（PPLN）/苯酚胺（PPL）单体和聚合物来制作混合半合成材料，以制备与诸如细胞纤维液和脱氧剂的甘细胞的植物和混合。将这些单体纳入聚（芳基醚磺基）（PAE）以及聚合物微观结构将变化，以实现具有多种化学，物理和建筑特性的聚糖（GLY），以实现不同的结构/功能特征。 PREM到Foster-Chem将允许FAMU和GlyComip教师合并专业知识，以完成以下研究的目的：1）配备具有增强特性的Graft和Choldend Paes和Gly Paes和Gly聚合物； 2）确定移植物含量对相形态和物理特性的影响； 3）Paes-G-Gly材料的静电素并研究构象变化和纳米结构的形成； 4）开发用于溶剂化和麦粒分离的Pae-gly系统的粗粒模型； 5）从电气传播异质结纳米纤维组装出分层的PAES-GLY/光催化剂纳米复合材料。 Glycomip将通过合作研究研究项目，协助使用Glycomip/VT设施，共同审议MS计划的学生，并为本科生在VT进行研究。在当前工作中预算的研究生将有机会成为Glycomip的一部分，并在合作者实验室度过时光。计划的研究，合并GlyComip和成立的合作伙伴关系将进一步了解半合成的复合材料，例如水净化，燃料电池或能源收获等各种应用。这项奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并认为通过基金会的知识分子优点和广泛的影响，通过评估来评估NSF的法定任务。

项目成果

Fabrication of Thermally Stable Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Containing Sulfonic Acid Based Additives for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

用于质子交换膜燃料电池的含磺酸基添加剂的热稳定磺化聚(亚芳基醚砜)的制备

• DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203309
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: ChemistrySelect
• 影响因子: 2.1
• 作者: Moxey, D'Andra;Devendhar Singh, Sanjay Kumar;Plunkett, Emily;Moore, Robert B.;Arnett, Natalie Y.
• 通讯作者: Arnett, Natalie Y.