Partnership for Reduced Dimensional Materials

来自霍华德大学的研究人员寻求与康奈尔大学材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）合作，形成一个材料研究和教育合作伙伴关系（PREM），称为降维材料合作伙伴关系（PRDM）。 PRDM汇集了分享NSF的国家愿景的机构，通过创造力提供全球领导力，综合研究和教育，同时扩大两者并扩大参与。霍华德大学、乔治王子社区学院（PGCC）、加劳德特大学和康奈尔材料研究中心（CCMR）共同分享这一愿景。PRDM涉及霍华德的七名研究人员，乔治王子社区学院（PGCC）的两名研究人员，Gallaudet大学的两名研究人员和康奈尔大学的两名研究人员，以利用霍华德和康奈尔大学的世界一流的研究设施和经过验证的推广计划。智力优势：PRDM研究将受益于并支持CCMR在原子膜、自旋器件和复杂电子材料方面的研究。PRDM还将利用CCMR访问其他康奈尔中心，其中霍华德PRDM参与者和康奈尔中心之间已有合作，如康奈尔高能同步加速器源（CHESS）和康奈尔纳米纤维设施（CNF）。霍华德的研究领域将包括薄膜、原子膜和纳米线的生长，原子重组形成原子膜的理论计算，以及膜与原子和分子的相互作用。其他领域是纳米线阵列的自组装，用于沉积复合氮化物和氧化物的新前体的合成以及纳米线的传输特性。更广泛的影响：我们将继续我们以前的合作伙伴关系的成功，提供一个可分配的模式，将来自不同和代表性不足的社区的学生引入前沿研究，并将他们推向材料科学和工程职业。该计划强调培训的连续性，首先在霍华德，然后在CCMR MRSEC，并假设学生将留在学年参与。这是一个整合良好的团队，结合了尖端研究的复杂方法，并在招募和培训非裔美国人和其他材料研究代表性不足的群体方面取得了成功。在PRDM，乔治王子的社区学院教师将继续创造新的材料科学课程和在线材料科学教育资源。PGCC和Gallaudet学生将继续积极参与霍华德和我们新的MRSEC合作伙伴康奈尔大学的研究，在夏季和学年期间的短期研究访问。

Reseachers from Howard University seek to partner with Cornell University's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) to form a Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) called the Partnership for Reduced Dimensional Materials (PRDM). The PRDM brings together institutions that share NSF's vision of a nation, which through creativity provides global leadership, integrated research and education while expanding both and broadening participation. Howard University, Prince George's Community College (PGCC), Gallaudet University and the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) have come together to share in this vision. The PRDM involves seven investigators at Howard, two investigators at Prince George's Community College (PGCC), two investigators at Gallaudet University and two investigators at Cornell University to leverage the world class research facilities and proven outreach programs at Howard and Cornell Universities. Intellectual Merit: PRDM research will benefit from and support CCMR research on atomic membranes, spin devices and complex electronic materials. PRDM will also leverage CCMR access to other Cornell centers where there are pre-existing collaborations between Howard PRDM participants and Cornell centers, such as the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) and the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility (CNF). Areas of research at Howard will include growth of thin films, atomic membranes and nanowires, theoretical calculations of atomic reorganization forming atomic membranes and the interaction of the membranes with atoms and molecules. Other areas are self-assembly of nanowire arrays, synthesis of new precursors for deposition of complex nitrides and oxide and transport properties in nanowires. These are all subjects of current research and development interest.Broader Impact: We will continue our previous partnership's success, providing a distributable model for introducing students from disparate and under-represented communities to cutting edge research and launching them towards materials science and engineering careers. The program emphasizes continuity of training, first at Howard, then at the CCMR MRSEC and assumes that students will stay involved during the academic year. This is a well-integrated team that combines sophisticated approaches for cutting edge research and has demonstrated success in recruiting and training African-Americans and other underrepresented groups in materials research. In the PRDM, Prince George's Community College faculty will continue to create new materials science courses and on line materials science educational resources. PGCC and Gallaudet students will continue to actively participate in research at Howard and at our new MRSEC partner, Cornell, in the summer and during short research visits during the academic year.