Targeted Infusion Project: Development of an Interdisciplinary Materials Research and Education Laboratory (IMREL) at Fayetteville State University

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科生计划（HBCU-UP）通过有针对性的输液项目支持开发，实施和基于证据的创新模式和方法的研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以追求STEM研究生课程和/或职业。费耶特维尔州立大学将实施一个题为“发展跨学科材料研究和教育实验室”的项目。材料科学是一个跨学科的领域，研究材料的合成和制造，加工，结构，性能和应用。该项目旨在通过课程改进，改善研究和教育基础设施，教师参与以及学生参与研究的机会对500多名本科生产生影响。该项目的目标是：（1）在大学建立一个跨学科的材料研究和教育实验室，将材料科学教育融入课程，并提高本科生在这一领域的参与;（2）通过实验室设备现代化加强该机构的研究和教育基础设施;（3）通过跨学科合作促进教师参与研究;（4）增加化学和物理专业的招生和毕业人数。材料实验室将允许教师和学生从事研究，包括通过一种新的电子显微镜方法使用闪烁体纳米线进行X射线辐射检测，以及使用成分和尺寸可控的纳米线进行紫外和红外辐射检测。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. Fayetteville State University will implement a project entitled: Development of an Interdisciplinary Materials Research and Education Laboratory. Materials Science is an interdisciplinary field, studying materials synthesis and fabrication, processing, structures, properties and applications. The project seeks to have an impact on over 500 undergraduate students through curricular improvements, improvements to the research and education infrastructure, faculty engagement, and opportunities for students to participate in research. The goals of this project are to (1) develop an interdisciplinary materials research and education laboratory at to infuse materials science education into the curricula and to enhance undergraduate students' participation in this field; (2) enhance the institution's research and education infrastructure through laboratory equipment modernization; (3) promote faculty engagement in research through interdisciplinary collaborations; and (4) increase student enrollment and graduation in chemistry and physics. The Materials Laboratory will allow faculty and students to engage in research including X-ray radiation detection using scintillator nanowires by a novel electron microscopy method, and ultraviolet and infrared radiation detections using composition- and size-controllable nanowires.