CREST: Center for Innovative Manufacturing of Advanced Materials

塔斯基吉大学提议建立一个高性能材料创新制造中心，该中心建立在二十多年来材料研究的坚实基础上。 拟议的NSF/CREST中心的活动将致力于实现以下目标： 使现有的高性能研究多样化 复合材料 提供数学和科学方面的额外培训 和接触材料科学领域， 工程少数民族中学生， 让他们参与各种大学预科课程。 增加本科生和研究生的参与 学生在高性能材料的研究。 启动材料科学博士课程， 工程. 先进材料研究：拟议的中心将解决与制造负担得起的，高性能的，快速制造的液体成型复合材料的关键问题。 这些复合材料和结构是国防和商业应用的主要候选者。 研究分为四个主要部分： 1. 液体用树脂的化学合成与分析 成型; 2. 创新的树脂转移/树脂灌注成型和非破坏性评估; 3. 性能建模与仿真; 4. 静态和动态性能评估和故障分析。 参与拟议中心的研究人员将积极与来自几所研究型大学，工业和国家实验室的同行合作。 作为正在进行的研究工作的一部分，已经存在广泛的合作，拟议中心的研究活动预计将进一步加强这种合作。 本科生将参加研究活动，通过研究经验的本科生（REU）计划内置到研究组件。 大学预科课程：拟建的中心将招收、激励和培训少数民族学生，从小就开始学习科学和工程学。 大学预科课程，将提供与支持，从这个赠款和配套资金，从行业包括星期六学院（在学年期间为8 - 12年级的学生），预新生充实计划（8 - 10年级学生为期六周的暑期课程），少数民族介绍工程（11年级学生为期一周的暑期课程），为残疾高中生提供的研究学徒制（11年级学生为期八周的暑期课程）和分析化学课程（10年级和11年级学生为期八周的暑期课程）。 作为这些方案的一部分，还将举办为期一周的教师暑期研究所。 博士课程：博士的发展和实施。该计划代表了塔斯基吉大学董事会最近授权的关键战略方向之一。 设立博士学位。塔斯基吉大学的材料科学与工程专业将由拟议中的中心牵头。 该中心在博士学位中的作用该计划主要是为学生提供材料科学与工程方面最先进的研究。 这将是塔斯基吉大学提供的第一个博士课程。

Tuskegee University proposes to establish a Center for Innovative Manufacturing of High Performance Materials based on a strong foundation in materials research developed over two decades. The activities of the proposed NSF/CREST Center will be directed towards achieving the following objectives: Diversify existing research in high performance composite materials. Provide additional training in mathematics and science and exposure to the areas of materials science and engineering to minority middle and high school students by involving them in various pre-college programs. Increase the involvement of undergraduate and graduate students in the research of high performance materials. Launch a doctoral program in Materials Science and Engineering. Advanced Materials Research: The proposed Center will address the critical issues related to the manufacturing of affordable, high performance, and rapidly fabricated liquid molded composites. These composite materials and structures are primary candidates for defense and commercial applications. The research is divided into four major components: 1. Chemical synthesis and analysis of resins for liquid molding; 2. Innovative resin transfer/resin infusion molding and non-destructive evaluation; 3. Performance modeling and simulation, and 4. Static and dynamic performance evaluation and failure analysis. The researchers involved with the proposed Center will actively collaborate with their counterparts from several research universities, industry, and national laboratories. An extensive collaboration already exists as part of on- going research efforts and the research activities of the proposed Center is expected to further strengthen them. Undergraduate students will take part in the research activities through the research experience for undergraduates (REU) program built into the research components. Pre-College Programs: The proposed Center will recruit, m otivate and train minority students in the field of science and engineering starting at an early age. The pre-college programs that will be offered with support from this grant and matching funds from industry include Saturday Academy (for 8th -12th graders during the academic year), Pre- Freshman Enrichment Program (six week summer program for 8th - 10th graders), Minority Introduction to engineering (one week summer program for 11th graders), Research Apprenticeship for Disadvantaged High Schoolers (eight week summer program for 11th graders) and Analytical Chemistry Program (eight week summer program for 10th and 11th graders). A one week summer institute for teachers will also be held as part of these programs. Doctoral Program: The development and implementation of Ph.D. programs represents one of the key strategic directions authorized recently by the Board of Trustees of Tuskegee University. The establishment of a Ph.D. program in Materials Science and Engineering at Tuskegee University will be spearheaded by the proposed Center. The Center's role in the Ph.D. Program is primarily to provide access to the students to the state-of-the-art research in materials science and engineering. This will be the first doctoral program offered at Tuskegee University.