Recruitment of a Materials Science Faculty with Expertise on Synthesis and Application of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene.
Abstract
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) has a long-standing commitment to serving a diverse population of students including student veterans. For six consecutive years, FAU has achieved Military Friendly~ Schools status. This designation is only given to the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools in the country that demonstrate best practices in serving military students. FAU offers over 170 degree programs in ten colleges to more than 30,000 students from 49 states and 133 countries. Combined, FAU~s student population makes it the most diverse institution in Florida~s State University system. More than 50 percent of these students identify themselves as minority or international students, and of these, more than 25% are undergraduate, degree-seeking Hispanic students. In October of 2016, FAU received a FY 2016 Title III, Part F, Hispanic-Serving Institutions STEM and Articulation (HSI STEM) award from the U.S. Department of Education and is now officially a designated Hispanic-servinginstitution. In addition to enrolling, the university also graduates a high number ofunderrepresented minority students. For the last several years, FAU has consistently ranked in the top 100 universities in the U.S. for total minority bachelor~s degrees awarded. In this proposal, we plan to take advantage of recent classification as a Minority-serving institution and apply for the NAVY HBCU_MI Faculty Start-up Program in Materials. We propose to recruit a faculty hire with expertise in nanoengineering of materials with specific experience with carbon allotropes such as Graphene and nanotubes. This area of research is selected because of its synergistic potential with existing materials research across FAU. The home department of the recruit will be the Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering which has a rich, historical, and symbiotic relationship with US Navy through academic research and workforcedevelopment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 10, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812321
Entities
People
- Michele Hawkins
Organizations
- Florida Atlantic University
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy