A Materials Characterization and Testing System for Enhancing Transdisciplinary Research and Education at Howard University
Abstract
This DURIP proposal seeks to procure a laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM), a scanning electron microscope (SEM), a thermal conductivity meter, and a tensile testing machine to enhance inter- and transdisciplinary education and research at Howard University (HU) and increase the contribution of its STEM faculty and researchers to the Department of Defense’s missions of research. The instrumentations will 1) make HU more competitive in attracting and retaining talented researchers and 2) be complementary to the laboratory and computational resources available to the PIs and capacitate them to foster inter- and transdisciplinary, education-intense research collaborations with other STEM faculty at Howard University (HU) and neighboring institutions toward contributing to the AFOSR research priorities, particularly the dynamics of heterogeneous materials in extreme environments, developing integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) models for materials in severe fields, and mechanisms of natural materials, among others.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2021
- Source ID
- FA95502010325
Entities
People
- Hessam Yazdani
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Howard University
- United States Air Force