HBCU-RISE: Enhancement of Research and Education Infrastructure in the Chemistry and Engineering of Multifunctional Materials

HBCU-RISE：加强多功能材料化学与工程领域的研究和教育基础设施

• 批准号: 2219558
• 负责人: Subramanian Ramakrishnan
• 金额: $ 100万
• 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: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2219558&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: HBCU; RISE; Enhancement; Research; Education

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE) program supports the development of research capability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities that offer doctoral degrees in science and engineering disciplines. This project from Florida A&M University (FAMU) aims to integrate research and education in the chemistry and engineering of multifunctional materials to educate the next generation of STEM scientists in multifunctional materials, and to prepare students for careers in this emerging field. The project will produce novel devices and structures for a number of industries and federal agencies and at the same time increase student engagement at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The project is expected to play a key role in a new Materials Science and Engineering (MATSci) PhD program. The MATSci PhD program will bring together faculty from several departments to work collaboratively on materials-related issues. An institutional goal is to have Florida A&M University (FAMU) achieve Carnegie Research 1 status by 2030.The project aims to synthesize novel materials, characterize them, develop design rules for processing, and assemble them into devices using additive manufacturing. The project leverages previous investments, as well as existing collaborations with Dow Chemical Company and Air Force Research Labs, to bring together scientists from multiple departments to enhance FAMU’s ability to perform world-class research while increasing minority participation in STEM. In addition to the recruitment of students nationally, students will be recruited from Tallahassee and Hillsborough Community Colleges, providing a model for community college-university collaborations for the early engagement of community college students in cutting-edge research at universities and their successful and timely graduation. It is expected that the proposed work will increase research productivity of FAMU faculty, provide a more sustainable research infrastructure, and provide a model for student engagement, success, and graduation in STEM fields.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.

该奖项的全部或部分资金来自《2021年美国救援计划法案》(公法117-2)。科学与技术卓越研究中心(CREST)支持历史黑人学院和大学(HBCU)科学与工程研究基础设施(RISE)计划，支持历史黑人学院和大学发展研究能力，提供科学和工程学科的博士学位。该项目来自佛罗里达农工大学(FAMU)，旨在整合多功能材料化学和工程方面的研究和教育，培养下一代STEM多功能材料科学家，并为学生在这一新兴领域的职业生涯做好准备。该项目将为许多行业和联邦机构生产新的设备和结构，同时增加本科生和研究生的参与度。该项目预计将在新的材料科学与工程(MATSci)博士项目中发挥关键作用。MATSci博士项目将把来自几个系的教师聚集在一起，在与材料相关的问题上进行合作。一个机构的目标是让佛罗里达农工大学(FAMU)在2030年达到卡内基研究1级。该项目旨在合成新材料，对其进行表征，制定加工设计规则，并使用添加剂制造将它们组装成设备。该项目利用之前的投资，以及与陶氏化学公司和空军研究实验室的现有合作，将来自多个部门的科学家聚集在一起，以增强FAMU进行世界级研究的能力，同时增加STEM的少数人参与。除了在全国范围内招生外，还将从塔拉哈西和希尔斯伯勒社区学院招收学生，为社区学院和大学之间的合作提供一个典范，使社区学院的学生及早参与大学的前沿研究，并成功和及时地毕业。预计拟议的工作将提高FAMU教职员工的研究效率，提供更可持续的研究基础设施，并为学生在STEM领域的参与、成功和毕业提供一个模式。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。