TEA Center Renewal: Sustaining Technological Excellence Pursuit in Advanced Manufacturing at Navajo Technical University (S.T.E.P)

TEA 中心更新：纳瓦霍技术大学 (S.T.E.P) 持续追求先进制造技术卓越

• 批准号: 2332354
• 负责人: Harold Halliday
• 金额: $ 350万
• 依托单位: Navajo Technical University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-03-01 至 2029-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2332354&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: TEA; Center; Renewal; Sustaining; Technological

A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the intellectual leadership of TCUP institutions, thereby positioning them to address scientific or engineering priorities for their communities, or broadly for the United States. The TCUP Enterprise Advancement Centers (TEA Centers) strand supports TCUP institutions in applying their STEM instructional and research capacity to address this goal. This project, submitted by Navajo Technical University (NTU) and titled “TEA Center Renewal: Sustaining Technological Excellence Pursuit in Advanced Manufacturing at Navajo Technical University (S.T.E.P)", aligns directly with TCUP goals through the renewal of the TEA Center for Advanced Manufacturing housed at Navajo Technical University. Focusing on the theme of advanced manufacturing (AM), the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) has experienced great success in integrating AM research, education, and workforce development through activities such as the provision of student internships and faculty research experiences, the advancement of AM techniques, and the publication of six research articles. The center’s synergistic partnerships with national laboratories, industry, and other institutions of higher education have fostered leveraging of resources across organizations, collaborative interdisciplinary research, and cutting-edge student internship and workforce development experiences. The renewal of the center will build and expand on these foundational successes to advance its goals.During the next phase of the CAM, the center will move forward into high priority research areas such as cybersecurity and green energy technologies. Additional educational opportunities will be offered such as micro-certifications in specific areas of AM, workshops for faculty, and sponsored graduate student research experiences. Partnering with regional and national organizations will continue and include new collaborators, promoting the advancement of knowledge and partners’ AM education and R&D goals. The center will further its contribution to the economic stability of the Navajo Nation through the continued development of a skilled technical workforce and preparation of students for the pursuit of advanced degrees. The CAM will also continue collaborations with Navajo Nation representatives in the identification of STEM priorities and design of activities that address the specific needs of the Tribe.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.

部落大学和大学计划（TCUP）的目标是提高TCUP机构的智力领导，从而定位它们以解决其社区或广泛为美国的科学或工程优先事项。 TCUP企业发展中心（TEA CENTER）链链支持TCUP机构运用其STEM教学和研究能力来解决这一目标。该项目由纳瓦霍技术大学（NTU）提交，标题为“茶中心更新：在纳瓦霍技术大学（S.T.E.P）的高级制造业中维持技术卓越追求”，直接通过在纳瓦霍科技术大学的茶中心的茶中心续签来与TCUP目标保持一致。高级制造中心（CAM）专注于高级制造业（AM）的主题，在整合AM研究，教育和劳动力发展方面取得了巨大的成功，例如提供学生实习和教师研究经验，AM技术的发展以及六篇研究文章的出版物。该中心与国家实验室，行业和其他高等教育机构的协同合作伙伴关系促进了整个组织的资源，协作跨学科研究以及尖端的学生实习和劳动力发展经验。该中心的更新将建立和扩展这些基本成功以促进其目标。在CAM的下一阶段，该中心将继续进入高优先研究领域，例如网络安全和绿色能源技术。将提供其他教育机会，例如在AM的特定领域，教师研讨会以及赞助研究生的研究生研究经验等其他教育机会。与区域和国家组织合作将继续并包括新的合作者，促进知识和合作伙伴的AM教育和研发目标的进步。该中心将通过持续发展熟练的技术劳动力和学生为追求高级学位的学生准备，以进一步进一步贡献纳瓦霍国家的经济稳定。 CAM还将继续与纳瓦霍国家（Navajo Nation）的合作，代表STEM的优先级和针对部落特定需求的活动的设计。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子的优点和更广泛的影响来评估NSF的法定任务，并被认为是宝贵的支持。