Texas State University PREM: Center on Interfaces in Materials. A Partnership with the Research Triangle MRSEC

德克萨斯州立大学 PREM：材料界面中心。

• 批准号: 1205670
• 负责人: William Brittain
• 金额: $ 313.8万
• 依托单位: Texas State University - San Marcos
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-06-01 至 2019-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1205670&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Texas; State; University; PREM; Center

Abstract The PREM Center: Interfaces in Materials at Texas State University - San Marcos (Texas State) will advance minority participation by integration of discovery-based materials research into innovative education and outreach programs. The Texas State PREM is partnered with the Research Triangle Materials Research Science & Engineering Center (Triangle MRSEC). The proposed research outcome of this joint effort will be a better understanding of how very small objects (10-1000 times smaller than a human hair) can organize into arrays. Dispersions of nanometer-sized proteins, polymers, and inorganic materials are known as colloids. This research will be integrated into education and public outreach via Propagation of Knowledge through Shared Mentorship, a model for collaboration between educational levels that will ensure a pipeline for increased participation in the STEM disciplines. Texas State is a Hispanic serving institution (HSI) located in Central Texas and has been recently classified as an Emerging Research University within Texas. The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is growing with research foci of 1.) science education, and 2.) interdisciplinary research at the biochemistry/materials interface. The Department participates in a new Ph.D. program in Materials Science Engineering and Commercialization. A partnership with world-class MRSEC scientists from Duke University, North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina and North Carolina Central University will significantly amplify infrastructure, educational innovation, scientific advances and prestige to outreach activities. The combination of regional demographics, Texas State institutional commitment to materials research and the emerging research productivity of the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry creates an ideal environment to advance the goals of the PREM program.Intellectual Merit The proposed research is divided into two thrusts: 1.) Multiscale Colloid Interfaces, and 2.) Regulatory Control of Polymer Self-Assembly into Functional Nanomaterials. In Thrust 1, an externally applied force (e.g., electric field) will guide the assembly of polymers, clay platelets and nanoparticles. Controlled colloid assembly can dramatically affect properties such as conductivity and heat dissipation. Thrust 2 is focused on assembly of proteins using small-molecule modifiers and nature's built-in regulatory processes. Using a combination of theory and experiment, the outcome of this research will be a "set of rules" for building larger assemblies of proteins. Both colloid research programs require the combined efforts of the Texas State PREM and the Triangle MRSEC. Broader Impacts A principle objective of the proposed PREM is to increase minority participation in STEM disciplines. Research results will be augmented with knowledge transfer concepts in our education program. Entitled "Propagation of Knowledge through Shared Mentorship - The Pipeline to Success in STEM Education," this pipeline will connect Texas State and MRSEC participants at all educational levels. Elements in Thrust 3 that exemplify Propagation of Knowledge include: 1.) MRSEC graduate student/Texas State undergraduate collaborative pairings, 2.) the PREM Academy for high school teachers, 3.) the PREM Postdoctoral SEED Program, and 4) leadership development through a ladder of shared mentorship. Using discovery-based projects, this center will produce transformative science and create effective models and methods to elevate participation of the regional minority population.

摘要Prem Center：德克萨斯州立大学材料的界面 - 得克萨斯州圣马科斯（德克萨斯州）将通过将基于发现的材料研究整合到创新教育和外展计划中来提高少数群体的参与。 德克萨斯州立大学与研究三角材料研究科学与工程中心（三角MRSEC）合作。 这项联合努力的拟议研究结果将更好地理解非常小的物体（比人头发小的10-1000倍）可以组织成阵列。 纳米尺寸蛋白质，聚合物和无机材料的分散体称为胶体。 这项研究将通过共同的指导来传播知识，这是一种教育水平之间的合作模型，将其纳入教育和公共活动，这将确保增加参与STEM学科的管道。 得克萨斯州是位于德克萨斯州中部的西班牙裔服务机构（HSI），最近被归类为德克萨斯州的一所新兴研究工艺。化学与生物化学系正在以1的研究重点为1。 该部门参加了新的博士学位。材料科学工程和商业化计划。 与杜克大学，北卡罗来纳州立大学，北卡罗来纳大学和北卡罗来纳州中央大学的世界一流MRSEC科学家的合作伙伴关系将大大扩大基础设施，教育创新，科学进步和声望来推广活动。 德克萨斯州国家机构对材料研究的承诺以及化学与生物化学系的新兴研究生产力的结合创造了一个理想的环境，以促进Prem Program的目标。Intleltectual值得一提的研究分为两个推力：1：1 。）多尺度胶体界面和2.）聚合物自组装对功能性纳米材料的调节控制。 在推力1中，外部施加力（例如电场）将指导聚合物，粘土血小板和纳米颗粒的组装。 受控的胶体组件可以极大地影响电导率和散热等特性。 推力2专注于使用小分子修饰符和自然的内置调节过程组装蛋白质。 结合理论和实验，这项研究的结果将是建立较大蛋白质组装的“规则”。这两个胶体研究计划都需要得克萨斯州PREM和Triangle MRSEC的综合努力。 更广泛的影响拟议的PER的主要目标是增加少数人参与STEM学科。 研究结果将通过我们的教育计划中的知识转移概念来增强。 该管道题为“通过共同的指导传播通过共同的指导 - 成功的STEM教育的管道”，将在所有教育水平上连接德克萨斯州和MRSEC参与者。 举例说明知识传播的推力3中的元素包括：1。）MRSEC研究生/德克萨斯州本科生合作配对，2。）高中教师的Prem Academy，3。）。3。）共同指导的阶梯。 使用基于发现的项目，该中心将产生变革性的科学，并创建有效的模型和方法来提升区域少数群体的参与。