Targeted Infusion Project: Development of an Interdisciplinary Materials Science Graduate Certificate Program (IMS-GCP) to Strengthen STEM Education through a Bridging Approach

历史黑人学院和大学本科项目(HBCU-UP)以输血项目(TIP)为目标，支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以改善HBCU本科学生的准备和成功，使他们能够继续STEM研究生项目和/或职业生涯。费耶特维尔州立大学的这个项目旨在开发一个跨学科的材料科学研究生证书课程(IMS-GCP)。该项目的目的是为费耶特维尔州立大学的本科生提供参与合作研究项目的机会，这些项目将有助于材料科学知识，提高费耶特维尔州立大学的研究能力，并加强与塔斯基吉大学的现有合作。该TIP项目有四个目标：(1)通过与塔斯基吉大学(TU)的联系，制定和实施IMS-GCP，以加强本科生STEM教育；(2)加强材料研究和教育的研究和教育基础设施；(3)增加FSU的IMS-GCP课程的招生人数，并增加FSU毕业生进入TU攻读研究生课程的人数；(4)通过与TU的研究合作，在聚合物和生物材料两个领域发展研究能力。该项目将在两个HBCU协作进行。它将促进本科生的职业发展，使本科生为研究生学习或专业STEM职业生涯做好更好的准备。支持教师和学生合作研究绿色聚合物的机械和摩擦学特性，以开发天然、可生物降解、低成本和具有竞争力的新材料，预计将减少对化石燃料的依赖。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Targeted Infusion Projects (TIP) support 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. This project at the Fayetteville State University is intended to develop an Interdisciplinary Materials Science Graduate Certificate Program (IMS-GCP). The intent of the project is to provide undergraduate students at Fayetteville State University the opportunity to participate in collaborative research projects that will contribute to materials science knowledge, enhance the research capacity at Fayetteville State University and strengthen an existing collaboration with Tuskegee University. This TIP project has four goals: (1) to develop and implement IMS-GCP to strengthen undergraduate STEM education through a bridging approach with Tuskegee University (TU); (2) to enhance research and education infrastructure for materials research and education; (3) to increase student enrollment in IMS-GCP at FSU and number of FSU graduates to enter graduate programs at TU; and (4) to develop research capacities in two areas of polymers and biomaterials through research collaborations with TU. This project will be conducted collaboratively at two HBCUs. It will facilitate undergraduate career development so that undergraduates are better prepared for graduate studies or professional STEM careers. Faculty and students are supported to work collaboratively on mechanical and tribological properties of green polymers to develop natural, biodegradable, low-cost, and competitive new materials, which are expected to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.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.