Modular Laboratory Experiments on Organic Electronics and Liquid Crystal Displays for Undergraduates

工程-电气（55）本项目为高级电气工程本科学生开发一系列实验室实验，提供有机电子材料和液晶显示技术的实践经验。模块化实验室实验提出了四个器件的制造和表征：单像素液晶显示器（LCD），聚合物发光二极管（pLED），聚合物场效应晶体管（pet）和有机光伏（OPV）太阳能电池。研究人员正在编写一份全面的实验室手册，并开发一套低成本的材料和设备“工具包”，以提高其在其他大学的可转移性。两名独立专家的访问以及学生参与者的反馈被用来评估实验的有效性。这些模块与北卡罗来纳农业技术州立大学共享。材料通过在材料科学与工程教育会议上的演讲、教师研讨会和课程网站上的发布来传播。更广泛的影响包括传播材料，将模块转移到HBCU，并通过现有的项目为少数民族高中生提供服务。

Engineering - Electrical (55)This project is developing a series of laboratory experiments for advanced undergraduate electrical engineering students that give hands-on experience with organic electronic materials and liquid crystal display technology. Modular laboratory experiments are proposed for the fabrication and characterization of four devices: a single-pixel liquid crystal display (LCD), a polymer light-emitting-diode (pLED), a polymer field-effect-transistor (pFET), and an organic photovoltaic (OPV) solar cell. The investigator is writing a comprehensive lab manual and developing a low-cost "kit" of materials and equipment necessary for its implementation to increase transferability to other universities. Visits by two independent experts are being used to evaluate the effectiveness of the experiments, along with feedback from student participants. The modules are being shared with North Carolina Agricultural & Technology State University. Materials are being disseminated through presentations at material science and engineering education conferences, through a faculty workshop, and through the posting on course website. Broader impacts include the dissemination of the material, the transfer of the modules to an HBCU, and outreach efforts through an existing program to serve minority high school students.