2012 — 2014 |
Xiao, Zhigang [⬀] Alim, Mohammad Heidary, Kaveh Yang, Shujun Budak, Satilmis |
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Mri: Acquisition of An Advanced E-Beam Evaporation Thin Film Deposition System For Research in Micro and Nanofabrication
The objective of this research is to acquire a state-of-the-art e-beam evaporation thin-film deposition system to enable researchers at the Alabama A&M University to fabricate the micro- and nanoscale devices. The approach is to combine the thin-film deposition capability with the state-of-the-art UV and e-beam lithography tools to enable expanded research efforts in the fabrication of micro- and nanoscale devices.
Intellectual Merit: Multiple research projects at Alabama A&M University require an advanced thin film deposition capability. The acquisition of the advanced deposition instrument will make these projects to be completed successfully. The research projects include carbon nanotube field-effect transistors and logic circuits, thermoelectric devices, phase shifter and nano antennas, metal-insulator-semiconductor structures, nanostructured solar cells, single crsytalline tin oxide nanowires, and magnetic properties of Co/Cu. The research accomplishments will greatly benefit the research community.
Broader Impact: Acquisition of the e-beam system will greatly enhance educational opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students. The use of the state-of-the-art instrument provides essential training to the majority underrepresented students who will become tomorrow?s researchers in government, academia, and industries. Undergraduates will be exposed to the exciting and rich possibilities of nanofabrication through the research projects. High school teachers and students will be trained on the instrument. Collaboration between the researchers and local industrials will be enhanced by the instrument. This project will further promote the development of local and national economy, and contribute to meeting the Congress? goals for enhancing national education, research, and economy.
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0.943 |
2018 — 2021 |
Yang, Shujun Andrei, Petru (co-PI) [⬀] Nyarko, Kofi [⬀] Attia, John Albin, Sacharia (co-PI) [⬀] |
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Reu-Ret Mega-Site: Research Experiences For Undergraduates and Teachers in Smart and Connected Cities @ Morgan State University
The goal of this project, REU-RET Mega-Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates and Teachers in Smart and Connected Cities (led by Morgan State University), is to recruit and train a diverse population of underrepresented minority students and teachers who work in minority-serving K-12 schools and community colleges - focusing on highly relevant Electrical and Computer Engineering research topics. The project involves the development of a combined Research Experiences for Undergraduates and Research Experiences for Teachers (REU-RET) Mega-Site that is centered on the following research topics that are related to Smart and Connected Cities: IoT Security, Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Smart Grid, Human Computer Interaction, and Advanced Materials. The consortium of institutions involved in this effort are 14 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and 1 Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). The project targets lower division students who are less likely to have the opportunity to participate in research as undergraduates. Participation in this type of experience has been demonstrated to be transformative and to have the potential to increase retention and graduation rates at these institutions. RET participants will be recruited from local community colleges and high schools that serve as feeder schools to the consortium institutions.
Providing quality research experiences to an underserved group of undergraduate students and teachers will lay the foundation for positively impacting the retention and graduation of engineering students for years to come, while also increasing the number of minority students who will eventually pursue graduate degrees. In addition, the program will improve the quality of science and engineering education at local high schools and community colleges, further stimulating the interest and imagination of underrepresented minority students who might not otherwise be inclined to pursue higher education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The project will serve as a national model for how to broaden participation in engineering by successfully implementing multi-institution undergraduate research programs, which others can adopt/adapt and build upon. The evaluation of this effort will be conducted by the SageFox Consulting Group and the project's outcomes will be broadly disseminated through Morgan State University's website, presentations at conferences, and articles that are published in peer-reviewed journals.
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.
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0.948 |