CREST Center for Advanced, Functional Materials: Phase II

科学和技术卓越研究中心计划通过建立有效整合教育和研究的中心，为提高少数民族服务机构的研究能力提供支持。在美国国家科学基金会的支持下，加州州立大学圣贝纳迪诺分校将在第一阶段中心的基础上，通过推进功能材料方面的知识，同时为历史上代表性不足的学生提供高质量的本科研究经验。第二阶段先进功能材料中心将支持新材料的开发，并促进对一系列功能材料中结构/功能关系的理解。二期中心将继续与内布拉斯加大学林肯材料研究中心、布法罗大学化学系和NASA阿姆斯特朗研究中心合作。新的二期合作伙伴包括加州州立大学圣巴巴拉分校、加州州立大学波莫纳分校和美国国家标准与技术研究所。美国政府的“材料基因组计划”强调了功能材料开发对构建未来技术的重要性。二期中心利用材料分子组分的结构，以及单组分和混合材料的配方，以更好地理解结构与功能之间的关系，致力于设计实际应用的材料。跨学科的研究团队将推动已知的铁电、压电、铁磁和多铁氧体材料的边界。基于结构与功能的系统研究，例如，单晶有机/有机金属晶体材料，有机和无机物薄膜，体和薄膜聚合物；材料将被修改以增强所需的功能。理论模型将用于在分子水平上解释观察到的现象，通过数据库搜索已知类似物来模拟结构设计将指导选择其他材料进行制备和评估。第二阶段中心项目将通过以下方式促进下一代STEM劳动力的生产，包括代表性不足的学生：1)加强成熟的大学预科和社区学院招聘策略；2)通过经验丰富的指导、相关研究和强有力的支持计划来留住学生；3)通过早期实习和研究经历获得事业成功，从而获得研究生录取、高级学位和STEM专业。项目改进包括实施一个新的材料科学硕士课程。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。

The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology program provides support to enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving institutions through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. With National Science Foundation support, California State University San Bernardino will build on the accomplishments with their Phase I Center by advancing knowledge in functional materials, while providing quality undergraduate research experiences for historically underrepresented students. The Phase II Center for Advanced Functional Materials will support the development of new materials and promote understanding of structure/function relationships in a range of functional materials. The Phase II Center will continue partnerships with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Materials Research Center, the University of Buffalo Department of Chemistry, and NASA Armstrong Research Center. New Phase II partners include California State University Santa Barbara, California State University, Pomona and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The U.S. Government's "Materials Genome Initiative" highlights the importance of functional materials development for building the technologies of the future. The Phase II Center exploits both the structure of the molecular components of the materials, as well as the formulation of single component and hybrid materials, to better understand the relationships between structure and function, working towards design of materials for practical applications. Interdisciplinary teams of researchers will push the boundaries on what is known about ferroelectric, piezoelectric, ferromagnetic and multiferroric materials. Based on systematic study of structure versus function in, for example, single crystal organic/organometallic crystalline materials, thin films of organic and inorganics, and bulk and thin film polymers; materials will be modified to enhance the desired function. Theoretical models will be used to explain observed phenomenon on a molecular level, and simulated structure design with database searching for known analogs will guide the selection of additional materials to prepare and evaluate.The Phase II Center project will contribute to the production of the next generation of STEM workforce including underrepresented students by: 1) strengthening proven pre-college and community college recruiting strategies; 2) retaining students through experienced mentoring, relevant research, and leveraging strong support programs; and 3) career success through early internship and research experiences leading to graduate admissions, advanced degrees and STEM professions. Project enhancements include implementation of a new Master's Program in Materials Science.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.