MRCE: Materials Research Center of Excellence

9353547 Elizondo University of Texas at El Paso（UTEP）建议继续其卓越的材料研究中心。 卓越的UTEP材料研究中心强调对材料的结构，组成，性能，合成，加工和性能的跨学科研究。 该中心的目标是： (1)建立一个具有全国竞争力的，跨学科的大学材料科学与工程研究中心，由具有高水平专业知识和最先进的设备和设施的教师支持，（2）发展大学作为博士学位授予机构的能力，以及（3）增加在材料科学和工程领域中为国家提供的代表性不足的少数民族科学家和工程师的数量。 卓越材料研究中心成立于1988年，由国家科学基金会在少数民族卓越研究中心（MRCE）计划下资助。 卓越中心是大学的顶点计划，以吸引少数民族学生在科学，数学和工程学的研究。 卓越的材料研究中心符合MRCE计划的目标，特别是（1）通过提供大量资源来提升强大和富有成效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，（2）允许该机构继续其区域内少数民族相关科学和工程活动的有效性，以及（3）为UTEP和附近机构的少数民族教师和学生提供机会，使他们能够从事有价值的研究，从而在经过评审的期刊上发表文章。 ***

9353547 Elizondo University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) proposes to continue its Materials Research Center of Excellence. The UTEP Materials Research Center of Excellence is emphasizing interdisciplinary research on the structure, composition, properties, synthesis, processing, and performance of materials. The center's goals are: (1) to establish a nationally competitive, crossdisciplinary university research center in materials science and engineering, supported by faculty with high levels of expertise and state-of- the-art equipment and facilities, (2) to develop the university's capabilities as a doctoral granting institution, and (3) to increase the number of underrepresented minority scientists and engineers available to the nation in the field materials science and engineering. The Materials Research Center of Excellence was established in 1988 with funding from The National Science Foundation under the Minority Research Centers of Excellence (MRCE) Program. The Center of Excellence is the University's capstone program to attract minority students to study in science, mathematics, and engineering. The Materials Research Center of Excellence meets the goals of the MRCE Program especially (1) to increase the minority presence in science and engineering by making substantial resources available to upgrade the research capabilities of strong and productive minority institutions, (2) to allow the institution to continue the effectiveness of related science and engineering activities for minority groups in its region, and (3) to provide opportunities for minority faculty and students at UTEP and nearby institutions to engage in meritorious research that leads to the publications of refereed journals. ***