Center of Analysis of Structures & Interfaces (CASI)

纽约城市大学提议建立一个结构和界面分析中心。该中心的研究人员将研究半导体和吸附物的光谱学以及表面之间相互作用现象的时间相关分析。这些研究的结果将影响表面和材料科学、太阳能电池开发、光催化系统和光电子学。此外，该中心还将制定战略，加强与工业界和其他主要研究机构的伙伴关系，并帮助激励少数民族学生考虑从事科学和工程职业。该项目符合少数民族卓越研究中心（MRCE）计划的主要目标：通过提供大量资源来提升最具研究生产力的少数民族机构的研究能力，以增加少数民族在科学和工程领域的存在。同时，该项目将使该机构能够利用研究作为一种工具，提高其区域内少数群体相关科学和工程活动的效力。该中心将主要通过为城市学院的教师和学生提供机会来实现这一目标，并协助附近其他有相当多少数民族学生入学的机构从事有价值的研究，从而在经评审的期刊上发表文章。

City College - CUNY proposes the establishment of a Center for the Analysis of Structures and Interfaces. Investigators at the Center will study the optical spectroscopy of semiconductors and adsorbates and the time-dependent analysis of interactive phenomena between surfaces. Results from these studies will impact surface and materials science, solar cell development, photocatalytic systems, and optoelectronics. In addition, the Center will develop strategies to strengthen partnerships with industry and other major research institutions and help motivate minority students to consider careers in science and engineering. This project meets the major goal of the Minority Research Centers of Excellence (MRCE) program: to increase the minority presence in science and engineering by making substantial resources available to upgrade the research capabilities of the most research productive minority institutions. The project will at the same time enable this institution to use research as a tool to increase the effectiveness of related science and engineering activities for minority groups in its region. The Center will accomplish this primarily by providing opportunities for faculty and students at City College and assisting other nearby institutions with sizable minority student enrollments to engage in meritorious research that leads to publications in refereed journals.