NRT: Research Training in Sustainable Packaging and Biodegradable Polymer Composites for the Next Generation of STEM Graduates

NRT:为下一代 STEM 毕业生提供可持续包装和可生物降解聚合物复合材料的研究培训

基本信息

  • 批准号:
    2125606
  • 负责人:
  • 金额:
    $ 200万
  • 依托单位:
  • 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 2026-08-31
  • 项目状态:
    未结题

项目摘要

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). Current generation packaging materials are made of polymer composites that are derived from petroleum sources. These materials are not degradable and either end up in landfills or are incinerated, releasing toxic gases. Factors such as greater environmental awareness, societal concerns, and the depletion of petrochemical resources collectively drive a desire to develop new materials and products based on plant fibers and degradable biopolymers. This National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) award to Tuskegee University will establish a multidisciplinary traineeship in Sustainable Nanobiomaterials. The program is a partnership between three doctoral programs to collaboratively develop innovative sustainable biomaterials for biodegradable packaging systems, including biomedical and food packaging. The project anticipates training 40 students (30 Ph.D. and 10 Masters), including 30 funded trainees, from Materials Science and Engineering, Integrative Biosciences, and Integrative Pathobiology. The Tuskegee NRT effort will produce a large number of minority graduates, including a significant number of women with Ph.D. degrees in STEM. An area of focus for the traineeship includes support and training of faculty to mentor the trainees and provide trainees with training and opportunities to mentor as well. These graduates will become excellent role models for many young students and help bring much-needed diversity to the nation’s advanced technological workforce in Sustainable Nanobiomaterials.The multidisciplinary project team will train emerging scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and managers to develop the next generation of sustainable, biodegradable food and medical packaging applications. The trainees will carry out research in: (a) Synthesis of calcium and silica-based nanoparticles from waste resources such as bone ash, fish scales, egg and seashells, (b) Antimicrobial functionalization of nanoparticles and short plant fibers using green synthesis methods, (c) Structural, morphological, and spectral characterization of as-prepared nanoparticles, (d) Fabrication of antimicrobial polymer packaging films using polymer blow films, 3D printing, and solution casting, (e) Nanomechanical, structural, morphological, and thermal characterization of as-prepared polymer composite films, and (f) Antimicrobial inhibition, product design, prototyping, biodegradability, and commercial feasibility studies. The knowledge and training gained by the trainees will eventually result in new design and manufacturing methodologies. The program emphasizes mentoring at three levels. Students will be co-advised and mentored by a minimum of two faculty members. Faculty and trainees will be involved in outreach to and mentoring of high school students. Moreover, an annual mentoring workshop will be conducted to provide both faculty and trainees with strategies for effective mentoring. Other professional development activities are also in place to ensure students receive formal and informal preparation in proposal development and technical writing, teamwork, and ethics. The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, potentially transformative models for STEM graduate education training. The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas through comprehensive traineeship models that are innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs.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.
该奖项全部或部分根据2021年美国救援计划法案(公法117-2)资助。目前的包装材料是由来自石油的聚合物复合材料制成的。这些材料是不可降解的,最终要么被填埋,要么被焚烧,释放出有毒气体。诸如更高的环境意识、社会关注和石化资源的耗尽等因素共同推动了开发基于植物纤维和可降解生物聚合物的新材料和产品的愿望。这个国家科学基金会研究培训(NRT)奖塔斯基吉大学将建立可持续纳米生物材料的多学科培训。该计划是三个博士课程之间的合作伙伴关系,共同开发创新的可持续生物材料,用于生物降解包装系统,包括生物医学和食品包装。该项目预计将培训40名学生(30名博士)。和10名硕士),包括30名资助的学员,来自材料科学与工程,综合生物科学和综合病理生物学。塔斯基吉NRT的努力将产生大量的少数民族毕业生,包括大量的女性博士。在STEM的程度。培训的一个重点领域包括支持和培训教员,以指导学员,并为学员提供培训和指导机会。这些毕业生将成为许多年轻学生的优秀榜样,并有助于为美国可持续纳米生物材料领域的先进技术人才带来急需的多样性。多学科项目团队将培训新兴科学家,工程师,企业家和管理人员,以开发下一代可持续,可生物降解的食品和医疗包装应用。受训人员将在以下领域开展研究:(a)从废物资源如骨灰、鱼鳞、蛋和贝壳合成钙和二氧化硅基纳米颗粒,(B)使用绿色合成方法对纳米颗粒和短植物纤维进行抗微生物功能化,(c)对所制备的纳米颗粒进行结构、形态和光谱表征,(d)使用聚合物吹塑膜制造抗微生物聚合物包装膜,3D打印和溶液浇铸,(e)制备的聚合物复合膜的纳米机械,结构,形态和热表征,以及(f)抗菌抑制,产品设计,原型制作,生物降解性和商业可行性研究。受训人员获得的知识和培训最终将产生新的设计和制造方法。该计划强调在三个层次的指导。学生将由至少两名教师共同建议和指导。教师和学员将参与对高中生的宣传和指导。此外,将举办年度辅导讲习班,为教师和学员提供有效辅导的战略。其他专业发展活动也到位,以确保学生在提案开发和技术写作,团队合作和道德方面获得正式和非正式的准备。NSF研究培训(NRT)计划旨在鼓励开发和实施大胆的,新的,潜在的变革性模型,用于STEM研究生教育培训。该计划致力于通过创新的、基于证据的、与不断变化的劳动力和研究需求相一致的综合培训模式,在高优先级的跨学科或融合研究领域对STEM研究生进行有效培训。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命,并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估,被认为值得支持。

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Vijaya Rangari其他文献

High-pressure high-temperature melting and recrystallization of nanolamellar high-entropy alloys
纳米层状高熵合金的高压高温熔化和再结晶
  • DOI:
    10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.179470
  • 发表时间:
    2025-03-15
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    6.300
  • 作者:
    Kallol Chakrabarty;Andrew D. Pope;Abhinav Yadav;Wuxian Yang;Jie Ren;Vijaya Rangari;Wen Chen;Yogesh K. Vohra
  • 通讯作者:
    Yogesh K. Vohra
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Interactions with Nanoparticles Using Transmission Electron Microscopy
  • DOI:
    10.1016/j.bpj.2009.12.3594
  • 发表时间:
    2010-01-01
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
  • 作者:
    Komal Vig;Seyhan Boyoglu;Vijaya Rangari;Michael Miller;Shreekumar Pillai;Shree R. Singh
  • 通讯作者:
    Shree R. Singh

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{{ truncateString('Vijaya Rangari', 18)}}的其他基金

MRI: Acquisition of a powder X-ray diffractometer for Research and Educational Training in Crystallographic Characterization of Nanostructured materials
MRI:购买粉末 X 射线衍射仪,用于纳米结构材料晶体学表征的研究和教育培训
  • 批准号:
    2117242
  • 财政年份:
    2021
  • 资助金额:
    $ 200万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
Partnership for Research and Education in Multiferroic Polymer Nanocomposites Between Tuskegee University and University of Nebraska-Lincoln
塔斯基吉大学和内布拉斯加大学林肯分校之间的多铁聚合物纳米复合材料研究和教育合作
  • 批准号:
    1827690
  • 财政年份:
    2018
  • 资助金额:
    $ 200万
  • 项目类别:
    Continuing Grant
CREST Center for Sustainable Lightweight Materials (C-SLAM)
CREST 可持续轻质材料中心 (C-SLAM)
  • 批准号:
    1735971
  • 财政年份:
    2018
  • 资助金额:
    $ 200万
  • 项目类别:
    Continuing Grant
NSF-RISE: Enhancement of Research and Educational Infrastructure in Nanobiomaterials Science and Engineering at Tuskegee University
NSF-RISE:加强塔斯基吉大学纳米生物材料科学与工程的研究和教育基础设施
  • 批准号:
    1459007
  • 财政年份:
    2015
  • 资助金额:
    $ 200万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
MRI: Acquisition of a Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope for Research and Educational Training in Microscopic Characterization of Nanomaterials
MRI:购买场发射扫描电子显微镜,用于纳米材料微观表征的研究和教育培训
  • 批准号:
    1531934
  • 财政年份:
    2015
  • 资助金额:
    $ 200万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant

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