NSF RISE: Enhancement of Research Capability and Development of Early Career Faculty at Tuskegee University

NSF RISE：塔斯基吉大学研究能力的增强和早期职业教师的发展

• 批准号: 2122985
• 负责人: Shaik Zainuddin
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: Tuskegee University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2122985&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; RISE; Enhancement; Research; Capability

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE) activity within the Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program supports the development of research capability at HBCUs that offer doctoral degrees in science and engineering disciplines. HBCU-RISE projects have a direct connection to the long-term plans of the host department(s) and the institutional mission and plans for expanding institutional research capacity as well as increasing the production of doctoral students in science and engineering. With support from the National Science Foundation, Tuskegee University intends to mentor five early career STEM faculty by immersing them in four interconnected activities. The proposed interventions enhance research and education in advanced materials, provide research experiences at national laboratories, foster grantsmanship and provide training in career-life balance. The goal of the Tuskegee University (TU) RISE proposal is to develop, implement and disseminate a model to increase the number of junior faculty with the expertise in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at TU who will in turn increase the production of PhDs in MSE. Five early career STEM faculty will be immersed in the following four interconnected mentored interventions designed to bolster their expertise in MSE research and develop skills in the preparation of competitive proposals for research funding while adopting positive work-like balance practices: Intervention 1 (Research) will enhance research and educational capabilities in advanced materials; Intervention 2 (Research) will provide research experiences at national laboratories; Intervention 3 (Grantsmanship) will foster Grantsmanship through mentored support in all pre and post award processes; and 4) Intervention 4 (Work-Life Balance) will provide a Workshop Series on Career-Life Balance. These interventions will allow TU junior faculty to become more competitive in attracting research grants from Federal agencies and foundations and increase the number of underrepresented African American doctoral students. The processes and knowledge developed through interventions 1 & 2 in advanced materials will help in product development in areas such as biomedical, agriculture and polymer science. Additionally, the knowledge that will be generated by the RISE model is scalable and can be replicated at other HBCUs to overcome the challenges faced by their junior faculty. The broader impacts also include improved research capabilities at TU in advanced materials and the production of many minorities and women with B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. Participating students will be trained in cutting-edge research and learn communication and interpersonal skills which will enable them to become role models for other students. Moreover, these graduates will help bring much-needed diversity to the nation's advanced technological workforce. The human and physical scientific infrastructure established by the RISE grant will contribute to TU’s long-term vision of reaching the Carnegie classification as a doctoral granting institution.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.

科学与技术卓越研究中心 (CREST) 计划内的传统黑人学院和大学科学与工程研究基础设施 (HBCU-RISE) 活动支持提供科学与工程博士学位的 HBCU 的研究能力发展HBCU-RISE 项目与主办部门的长期计划和机构使命以及扩大机构研究能力以及增加科学和工程博士生的支持的计划有直接联系。从塔斯基吉大学国家科学基金会打算通过让五名早期职业 STEM 教师参与四项相互关联的活动来指导他们。拟议的干预措施加强了先进材料的研究和教育，提供国家实验室的研究经验，培养资助精神并提供职业与生活平衡方面的培训。塔斯基吉大学 (TU) RISE 提案的目标是开发、实施和传播一种模型，以增加 TU 具有材料科学与工程 (MSE) 专业知识的初级教师的数量。增加 MSE 博士学位的产出。五名早期职业 STEM 教师将参与以下四项相互关联的指导干预措施，旨在增强他们在 MSE 研究方面的专业知识，并培养准备竞争性研究资助提案的技能，同时采取积极的工作平衡。实践：干预 1（研究）将增强先进材料的研究和教育能力；干预 2（研究）将提供国家实验室的研究经验；干预 3（资助）将通过指导支持培养资助。 4) 干预措施 4（工作与生活平衡）将提供职业与生活平衡研讨会系列。这些干预措施将使 TU 初级教师在吸引联邦机构和基金会的研究资助方面更具竞争力。通过先进材料干预措施 1 和 2 开发的流程和知识将有助于生物医学、农业和聚合物科学等领域的产品开发。 RISE模型是更广泛的影响还包括提高TU在先进材料方面的研究能力以及培养许多拥有学士、硕士学位和女性学位的人。参与的学生将接受前沿研究的培训，并学习沟通和人际交往能力，这将使他们成为其他学生的榜样，此外，这些毕业生将有助于为国家的先进技术带来急需的多样性。人力和体力。 RISE 资助建立的科学基础设施将有助于 TU 作为博士授予机构达到卡内基分类的长期愿景。该奖项是 NSF 的法定使命，并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，被认为值得支持。