Introducing Science Faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Materials Science and Engineering

技术概述：该项目旨在通过介绍来自传统黑人学院和大学(HBCU？S)转向材料科学与工程。将这些学者引入材料学科的课程包括将上午的传统和非传统课程与实验室实验相结合，并在下午以戈登会议风格的课程设置参观工业材料工厂。典型的一天可能从早上的传统讲座开始，然后是计算机参与的小组合作学习会议，以发展计算机辅助学习技能。下午将轮流进行动手实验活动和参观工业设施。例如，距离阿拉巴马大学校园几分钟车程的地方就有纽柯钢铁（金属）、兰迪奇氨纶（聚合物）和拉法基水泥（陶瓷）。大约30名来自全国的教师？114 HBCU？S每年都会被邀请参加这个项目。为了进一步发展与一些机构的长期关系，我们发展了一个研究组成部分。该研究部分包括邀请两名参加过之前项目的前参与者进行为期6-10周的夏季研究机会。HBCU的教职员工将与阿拉巴马大学的一名教职员工合作开展一项与材料相关的研究项目。这个项目将提供来自HBCU的教职员工和教育工作者。通过对材料科学和工程学科的全面介绍，以及开发基于材料科学的示例和/或实验所需的仪器，以传达材料的重要性及其与数学和物理科学（例如，物理，化学，天文学等）基本原理的关系。非技术总结：尽管我们每天遇到的几乎所有东西都是由玻璃、陶瓷、金属、聚合物（塑料）或复合结构组成的，但与其他工程学科相比，材料科学与工程这门建立良好的学科相对来说鲜为人知。材料科学与工程领域对今天的许多人来说仍然是一个隐藏的机会。年代的学生。这种情况存在于许多没有重点材料系的主要大学中，甚至存在于一些在其他系中存在次要材料活动的机构中。只有在那些拥有强大材料系的院校，学生才会认识到材料领域及其职业机会。在大多数传统黑人学院和大学(HBCU？5)材料科学与工程学科在本科阶段几乎是未知的。为了解决这一空白，阿拉巴马大学的dr。维奥拉·l·阿科夫和马克·l·韦弗来介绍HBCU的理科教员？在材料科学与工程领域。这个为期三周的项目包括上午的传统和非传统课程，下午的实验室实验和参观工业材料工厂。为了进一步发展与一些机构的长期合作关系，我们将邀请两位之前参加过为期三周的项目的前参与者再次参加为期6-10周的暑期研究机会。HBCU的教职员工将与阿拉巴马大学的一名教职员工合作开展一项与材料相关的研究项目。出席HBCU的教师将获得材料方面的知识，获得对材料学科的欣赏，并带着“工具”离开。使学生熟悉材料学科。这项研究有可能通过增加学科的多样性来影响材料科学领域。

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:This program is designed to acquaint more minority students with the field of Materials Science and Engineering by introducing faculty and educators from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU?s) to materials science and engineering. The program to introduce these academics to the materials discipline consists of coupling traditional and non-traditional classes during the mornings with a combination of laboratory experiments and visits to industrial materials plants during the afternoons in a Gordon Conference style program setting. A typical day might begin with a traditional lecture in the morning, followed by a group cooperative learning session with computer involvement to develop computer assisted learning skills. Afternoons will alternate between hands-on laboratory activities and industrial facility visits. For example, within a few minutes by car of the University of Alabama campus are Nucor Steel (metals), Radici Spandex (polymers) and Lafarge Cement (ceramics). Approximately 30 faculty from the nation?s 114 HBCU?s will be invited to participate in the program each year. To further develop a long-term relationship with some of the institutions, a research component was developed. This research component consists of inviting two former participants who participated in one of the previous programs for a 6-10 week summer research opportunity. The HBCU faculty will be teamed with a University of Alabama faculty member to work on a materials-related research project. This program will provide faculty members and educators from HBCU?s with a thorough introduction to the materials science and engineering discipline and the instruments needed to develop materials science based examples and/or experiments to convey the importance of materials and their relationship to the basic principles in mathematics and the physical sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, astronomy, etc.). NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY:Although almost everything we encounter on a daily basis is composed of either glass, ceramics, metals, polymers (plastics), or a composite structure, the well established discipline of Materials Science and Engineering is relatively unknown compared to other engineering disciplines. The field of Materials Science and Engineering remains a hidden opportunity for many of today?s students. This situation exists at many major universities which do not have a focused materials department and even at some institutions where minor materials activities exist within other departments. Only at those institutions where strong materials departments exist are the students cognizant of the field of materials and its career opportunities. At most Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU?s), the discipline of Materials Science and Engineering is practically unknown at the undergraduate level. To address this void, a program was developed at The University of Alabama by Drs. Viola L. Acoff and Mark L. Weaver to introduce science faculty from HBCU?s to the field of Materials Science and Engineering. The 3-week program consists of coupling traditional and non-traditional classes during the mornings with a combination of laboratory experiments and visits to industrial materials plants during the afternoons. To further develop a long-term relationship with some of the institutions, two former participants who participated in one of the previous 3-week programs will be invited back for a 6-10 week summer research opportunity. The HBCU faculty will be teamed with a University of Alabama faculty member to work on a materials-related research project. The attending HBCU faculty will gain knowledge of materials, obtain an appreciation for the materials discipline and leave with the ?tools? to familiarize their students with the discipline of materials. This study has the potential to impact the field of materials science by increasing the diversity of the discipline.