NTU Center for Advanced Manufacturing

部落学院和大学计划（TCUP）的一个目标是增加TCUP机构的智力领导，使他们能够满足科学或工程的需求或兴趣，特别是为他们的部落或社区，或广泛地为国家。TCU企业发展中心（TEA中心）链允许TCUP机构利用他们在STEM教学和研究方面的投资。该项目直接符合这一目标，而且通过促进新的STEM工业增长和提供这些行业所需的高技能劳动力，将影响纳瓦霍民族的经济实力。纳瓦霍技术大学（NTU）将建立先进制造中心（NTUAMC），旨在通过纳瓦霍民族的教育、研究和经济发展进一步追求增材制造技术。项目目标是：1。提供一个实际操作的、与文化相关的学习环境，培养受过良好教育的高技能劳动力，以支持先进的制造业；2. 开展和支持前沿的先进制造研究；3. 提供服务生态系统，支持先进制造业，特别是增材制造；和4。支持纳瓦霍族的先进制造业经济发展重点。学校将开设四门先进制造技术专业的学位和证书培训课程，包括机械工程学士学位；持有二级金属增材制造技师副学士学位；1 .南大将提供基础设施，建立增材制造生态系统，特别是聚合物和金属3d打印，作为教学工程和先进制造专业学生的共同教育平台。生态教育方法全面培养学生进入劳动力市场，高质量的研究和实习机会也伴随着这个项目。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the intellectual leadership of TCUP institutions so that they can address scientific or engineering needs or interests, specifically for their tribes or communities, or broadly for the Nation. The TCU Enterprise Advancement Centers (TEA Centers) strand allows TCUP institutions to capitalize on their investments in STEM instruction and research. This project aligns directly with that goal, and moreover will impact the economic strength of the Navajo Nation by fostering new STEM industrial growth and providing the high-skilled workforce required by such industries. Navajo Technical University (NTU) will establish the Advanced Manufacturing Center (NTUAMC) with the aim to further pursue additive manufacturing technology through education, research and economic development on the Navajo Nation. Project objectives are to: 1. provide a hands-on, culturally relevant learning environment that results in an educated and highly skilled workforce to support the advanced manufacturing industry; 2. conduct and support leading-edge advanced manufacturing research; 3. provide an ecosystem of services to support the advanced manufacturing industry, specifically, additive manufacturing; and 4. support the Navajo Nation's advanced manufacturing economic development focus.NTUAMC will develop four new degree and certificate training programs in advanced manufacturing technology, including a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering; an associate's degree in metal additive manufacturing technician II; and certificates in quality control inspection and metal additive manufacturing technician I. NTUAMC will provide the infrastructure to establish the additive manufacturing ecosystem, specifically polymer and metal 3-D printing, as the common educational platform for teaching students enrolled in engineering and advanced manufacturing programs. The ecosystem education method comprehensively trains students to enter the workforce, as will the high quality research and internship opportunities accompanying this project.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.