PREM: Cal State L.A. & Penn State Partnership for Materials Research and Education

PREM：加州州立大学洛杉矶分校

• 批准号: 1523588
• 负责人: Frank Gomez
• 金额: $ 330万
• 依托单位: California State L A University Auxiliary Services Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2024-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1523588&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PREM; Cal; State; L.A.; Penn

Non-Technical Summary:This is a Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) between California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), and Penn State University (PSU). Through collaboration between three CSULA departments (Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Mechanical Engineering) in two colleges (Natural and Social Sciences and Engineering and Technology) and the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) for Nanoscale Science at PSU, this PREM is designed to enhance the research and education of materials sciences and engineering at CSULA, a minority-serving institution. Its focus is on mentoring, guiding and training undergraduate and master's students for careers in materials via a comprehensive scientific and educational program that also facilitates the development of a Master's of Science Degree in Materials Science and Engineering at CSULA while establishing a bridge structure for CSULA students to continue on to PhD studies at Penn State or other leading institutions, or to seek employment in the field after graduation. Technical Summary:The PREM integrates three research topics with one educational component as follows. (T1) Magnetic, Electrical, Thermal and Ferroelectric Properties of the Oxygen-isotope Substituted Half-doped Manganites seeks to study and develop new interfaces using isotope substitutions in specific multiferroic materials that present potentially controllable electric and magnetic properties near room temperature. Such materials are very promising for the development of low-power spintronic devices. (T2) Oxygen-evolving Electrocatalysts and Photoelectrocatalysts Immobilized onto Light-absorbing Perovskite Metal Oxides seeks to develop new routes to renewable energy sources (hydrogen production) by extracting the catalytic cluster that allows the process of water splitting in plants and stabilize it onto perovskite substrates using synthetic methods. (T3) Development of Catalytic Nanopumps Utilizing Carbon Nanotubes and Layer-by-Layer Processing studies catalytic, non-mechanical, nanopumps able to function without a power source and deliver controllable microscale flows that respond to specific stimuli. This project utilizes catalytic enzymes attached to vertically aligned carbon nanotubes and fabricated using layer-by-layer techniques. The educational, long-lasting, impact of this PREM is reflected in the development of curriculum and the implementation of a higher degree in the field of materials science and engineering though (T4) Development of CSULA's Master of Science Degree in Materials Science and Engineering and Educational Plan for the PREM. A central theme in all PREM activities is the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities in sciences and technology. These activities are critical to the vision and strategic planning of CSULA and its service to the community, given its location in the Los Angeles area, its ever-increasing role in the education of underrepresented students, and the expanding and evolving field of materials science. A summer research experience for talented high schools students is also offered in collaboration with four local minority high schools (Roosevelt, Garfield, Lincoln and Wilson) with 95% Latino enrollment.

非技术摘要：这是加州州立大学洛杉矶分校 (CSULA) 和宾夕法尼亚州立大学 (PSU) 之间的材料研究和教育 (PREM) 合作伙伴关系。通过两个学院（自然科学和社会科学以及工程与技术）的三个 CSULA 系（物理、化学、生物化学和机械工程）与 PSU 纳米科学材料研究科学与工程中心 (MRSEC) 的合作，设计了这个 PREM加强 CSULA（一家为少数族裔服务的机构）的材料科学与工程研究和教育。其重点是通过全面的科学和教育计划指导、指导和培训本科生和硕士生在材料领域的职业生涯，该计划也促进 CSULA 材料科学与工程理学硕士学位的发展，同时为 CSULA 学生建立桥梁结构继续在宾夕法尼亚州立大学或其他领先机构攻读博士学位，或毕业后在该领域寻找工作。技术摘要：PREM 将三个研究主题与一个教育部分整合在一起，如下所示。 (T1) 氧同位素取代的半掺杂锰酸盐的磁、电、热和铁电性质寻求在特定多铁性材料中使用同位素取代来研究和开发新的界面，这些材料在室温附近呈现出潜在的可控电和磁性质。此类材料对于低功耗自旋电子器件的开发非常有前景。 (T2) 固定在吸光钙钛矿金属氧化物上的析氧电催化剂和光电催化剂寻求通过提取允许植物中水分解过程的催化簇并将其稳定在钙钛矿基底上来开发可再生能源（氢气生产）的新途径使用合成方法。 (T3) 利用碳纳米管和逐层处理开发催化纳米泵研究催化、非机械纳米泵能够在没有电源的情况下运行，并提供响应特定刺激的可控微尺度流。该项目利用附着在垂直排列的碳纳米管上的催化酶，并使用逐层技术制造。该 PREM 的教育性、持久性影响体现在课程的开发和材料科学与工程领域更高学位的实施上，通过 (T4) CSULA 材料科学与工程理学硕士学位的发展和PREM 教育计划。所有 PREM 活动的中心主题是招募和保留科学技术领域代表性不足的少数群体。鉴于 CSULA 位于洛杉矶地区、在教育代表性不足的学生方面日益发挥的作用以及材料科学领域的不断扩展和发展，这些活动对于 CSULA 的愿景和战略规划及其对社区的服务至关重要。还与当地四所少数族裔高中（罗斯福高中、加菲猫高中、林肯高中和威尔逊高中）合作，为有才华的高中生提供暑期研究体验，其中拉丁裔入学人数占 95%。