Targeted Infusion Project: Enhancing Retention in the Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Program at Florida A and M University through Integrated Research, Teaching and Retention

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，实施和研究以证据为基础的创新模式和方法，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以追求科学，技术，工程或数学（STEM）研究生课程和/或职业。该项目的目标是制定干预措施，吸引，留住和指导佛罗里达A M大学（FAMU）化学和生物医学工程系的学生。对HBCU学生的有效指导在他们的成功中起着至关重要的作用，创新的干预措施被注入到本科生中，以成功地留住STEM学科的研究生，这一点至关重要。该项目旨在1）与行业合作伙伴合作开发课程增强，2）让学生参与3D生物打印研究项目，3）为学生提供在国家实验室实习的机会。这些努力不仅会留住FAMU化学和生物医学工程系的学生，更重要的是，激励和帮助学生看到科学原理在真实的世界应用中的作用，从而为他们提供必要的知识基础和技术技能，以增加就业前景和研究生院的竞争力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得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。

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 science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) graduate programs and/or careers. The goal of this project is to develop interventions that will attract, retain and mentor students in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Florida A&M University (FAMU).Effective mentoring of students at HBCUs plays a pivotal role in their success and it is critical that innovative interventions are infused into undergraduate curriculums to successfully retain, and graduate students historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines. This project aims to 1) develop curricular enhancements in collaboration with industry partners, 2) engage students in 3D bioprinting research projects, and 3) provide students with internship opportunities at national labs. These efforts will not only retain students in the Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Department at FAMU, but more importantly, motivate and help students to see the principles of science in play in real world applications, thus providing them with the requisite knowledge base and technical skills to increase job prospects and competitiveness for graduate school.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.