CREST:Center for Functional Nanoscale Materials

功能纳米材料中心成立于2006年，是美国国家科学基金会第一阶段的顶峰。第二阶段的奖励将使该中心能够进一步提高克拉克·亚特兰大大学在物理科学领域培养有才华的少数民族科学家的能力，并将促进人类对纳米材料科学的理解。中心将继续在缓解国家技术劳动力需求方面发挥重要作用，将为保持美国在世界舞台上竞争力的技术知识基础做出重大贡献，并将继续使有才华和准备充分的中心校友在行业、政府和学术界担任领导角色。智力优势：在第二阶段，中心将实施其五年计划(2011年至2016年)，以建立中心在第一阶段牢固建立的专业知识、经验、资源、关系和伙伴关系？S工作。三个研究子项目构成了该中心的基础--S研究和教育活动。子项目是：*基于碳纳米管的多组分纳米杂化材料的开发，*作为氧化催化剂和有机分子和结构合成的纳米相无机氧化物衍生物的设计，以及*用于生物传感器和药物的功能纳米材料。这些研究的结果有可能转化为新的能源储存技术，以充分利用太阳能和风能等间歇形式的能源。研究还将导致开发新的纳米级功能材料作为单分子检测传感器中的探测器，从而促进纳米医学的进步中心的教育计划完全融入这些研究计划，目标是刺激有才华和准备充分的少数民族科学家队伍的发展。广泛影响：这个由NSF CREST资助的中心将继续作为大学内部变革的有效推动者，为学生提供支持，为教师提供行政和技术支持，并更新和采购新设备。该中心将通过其暑期项目为就读于其他大学的学生提供暑期研究机会。该中心将继续与该地区的初中和高中合作，提供新的教学方法培训，创建新的教学材料，并赞助在当地课堂上工作的研究生-教师小组。通过其多样化的活动，该中心将继续提供高质量的研究生和本科生培训，这是全方位的，并将培养出准备好在各自领域担任领导角色的个人。

The Center for Functional Nanoscale Materials was established in 2006 as a NSF Phase I CREST. The Phase II award will enable the Center further to increase the capacity of Clark Atlanta University to train talented minority scientists in the area of the physical sciences and will advance human understanding of nanoscale materials science. The Center will continue to play a major role in mitigating the Nation's technical workforce needs, will make significant contributions to the technical knowledge base that has kept the U.S. competitive on the world stage, and will continue to enable talented and well-prepared Center alumni and alumnae to assume leadership roles in industry, government and academia.Intellectual Merit: In Phase II the Center will implement its five year plan (2011 to 2016) to build on the expertise, experience, resources, connections and partnerships that have been firmly established by the Center?s work during Phase One. Three research subprojects form the foundation of the Center?s research and educational activities. The subprojects are: * The Development of Carbon Nanotube-Based Multicomponent Nanohybrids, * The Design of Nanophase Inorganic Oxides Derivatives as Oxidation Catalysts and for the Synthesis of Organic Molecules and Structures, and * Functional Nanomaterials for Biosensors and Drugs. The results of these studies can potentially be translated into new energy storage technologies to fully utilize the intermittent forms of energy such as solar and wind. Studies will also result in the development of novel nanoscale functional materials to serve as detectors in sensors for single molecule detection and thus contribute advances in nanomedicine The Center's educational programs thoroughly integrates into these research programs with the goal of stimulating the development of a cadre of talented and well-prepared minority scientists.Broader Impact: This NSF CREST funded Center will continue to function as an effective agent for change within the University by providing support for students, administrative and technical support for faculty and upgrades to and acquisition of new equipment. The Center will provide summer research opportunities for students attending other universities through its summer programs. The Center will continue to work with area middle and high schools by providing training in new instructional methodologies, creation of new instructional materials and sponsoring graduate student-teacher teams that work in local classrooms. Through its diverse activities, the Center will continue to provide top quality graduate and undergraduate training that is holistic and will produce individuals who will be well prepared to assume leadership roles in their fields.