HBCU-RISE: Enhancement of Research and Education Infrastructure in the Chemistry and Engineering of Multifunctional Materials

该奖项全部或部分根据2021年美国救援计划法案（公法117-2）资助。卓越的科学技术研究中心（CREST）历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCU）科学与工程研究基础设施（RISE）计划支持在历史上的黑人学院和大学提供科学和工程学科博士学位的研究能力的发展。来自佛罗里达A M大学（FAMU）的这个项目旨在整合多功能材料的化学和工程方面的研究和教育，以教育下一代STEM科学家多功能材料，并为学生在这个新兴领域的职业生涯做好准备。该项目将为许多行业和联邦机构生产新型设备和结构，同时提高本科生和研究生的参与度。该项目预计将在新的材料科学与工程（MATSci）博士课程中发挥关键作用。 MATSci博士课程将汇集来自多个部门的教师，就材料相关问题进行合作。一个机构的目标是让佛罗里达A M大学（FAMU）到2030年达到卡内基研究1级。该项目旨在合成新型材料，对其进行表征，开发加工设计规则，并使用增材制造将其组装成设备。该项目利用以前的投资，以及与陶氏化学公司和空军研究实验室的现有合作，将来自多个部门的科学家聚集在一起，以提高FAMU进行世界级研究的能力，同时增加少数民族在STEM中的参与。除了在全国范围内招募学生外，还将从塔拉哈西和希尔斯伯勒社区学院招募学生，为社区学院与大学的合作提供一个模式，使社区学院的学生能够尽早参与大学的前沿研究，并成功及时毕业。预计拟议的工作将提高FAMU教师的研究生产力，提供更可持续的研究基础设施，并为学生参与，成功和STEM领域的毕业提供模式。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE) program supports the development of research capability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities that offer doctoral degrees in science and engineering disciplines. This project from Florida A&M University (FAMU) aims to integrate research and education in the chemistry and engineering of multifunctional materials to educate the next generation of STEM scientists in multifunctional materials, and to prepare students for careers in this emerging field. The project will produce novel devices and structures for a number of industries and federal agencies and at the same time increase student engagement at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The project is expected to play a key role in a new Materials Science and Engineering (MATSci) PhD program. The MATSci PhD program will bring together faculty from several departments to work collaboratively on materials-related issues. An institutional goal is to have Florida A&M University (FAMU) achieve Carnegie Research 1 status by 2030.The project aims to synthesize novel materials, characterize them, develop design rules for processing, and assemble them into devices using additive manufacturing. The project leverages previous investments, as well as existing collaborations with Dow Chemical Company and Air Force Research Labs, to bring together scientists from multiple departments to enhance FAMU’s ability to perform world-class research while increasing minority participation in STEM. In addition to the recruitment of students nationally, students will be recruited from Tallahassee and Hillsborough Community Colleges, providing a model for community college-university collaborations for the early engagement of community college students in cutting-edge research at universities and their successful and timely graduation. It is expected that the proposed work will increase research productivity of FAMU faculty, provide a more sustainable research infrastructure, and provide a model for student engagement, success, and graduation in STEM fields.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.