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STC Broadening Participation Workshop
Norfolk State University - MDITR PartnershipCarl E. Bonner, Jr.,
Center for Materials Research, Norfolk State University, 700 Park Avenue, Norfolk VA 23504
[email protected] (757) 823-2097
STC Broadening Participation Workshop
Range of Collaborations
• Potential for collaborative project within STC-MDITR- Georgia Tech, University of Arizona, University of Washington
PREM Purdue University, Cornell University
• Visits to collaborator’s lab
• Summer at partner institution
• Semester at partner institution
• Multiple research advisors
STC Broadening Participation Workshop
Research Outcomes• Presentations at regional, national and international conferences:
Optical Society of AmericaAmerican Chemical SocietyThe International Society for Optical EngineeringNational Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Eng.National Society of Black Physicists
• Publications at peer-reviewed journals • 85 in the last 5 years, ~ 4/faculty member
J. Optical Society of AmericaPhysical ReviewJ. Applied PhysicsAppl. Phys. Lett.J. Modern OpticsChemistry of MaterialsApplied Surface Physics
STC Broadening Participation Workshop
Research and Education @ The CMR
STC Broadening Participation Workshop
Objectives of the Partnership
• Facilitate institutional change to enhance research and educational capabilities
• Facilitate integration of Research and Education across disciplines
• Broaden student experience and integration of students into the STC and wider community of science
STC Broadening Participation Workshop
STC partnership with MDITR
3 formal components• Seed grant funding for research
Photovoltaic materials and devices - flexible with high efficiency
• Support for development of Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering at NSU– additional course development and implementation– Video conferencing and live onsite lectures from STC faculty
• Faculty development and faciltated institutional change– Sabbatical leave for faculty and hosting of faculty student
teams– Administrator Discussion groups for Deans and VPAA– Participation in state approval process
STC Broadening Participation Workshop
STC partnership with MDITR
• Informal components• GPAC Graduate and Post-doc advisory council
– Center wide student and postdoc voice• COACHe workshops• International internship opportunities• GEM-STC partnerships• Feedback on diversity from HBCU
STC Broadening Participation Workshop
Outcomes
• Hosting of Future Tech workshop, November 2006• Ph.D. in Materials Science
A 3 year process that began in 2003 with support from NASA and NSF
Will begin August 2007