CREST Phase I Center for Advanced Magnets and Semiconductors

Information

• NSF Award
• 2309672

Owner

• Morgan State University

• Award Id

  2309672

• Award Effective Date

  9/1/2023 - a year ago

• Award Expiration Date

  8/31/2028 - 3 years from now

• Award Amount

  $ 4,607,643.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing Grant

With support from the Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST), this project aims to launch a CREST Center for Advanced Magnets and Semiconductors at Morgan State University. The center will advance scientific knowledge in advanced magnets and semiconductors, a field of great importance to modern technologies and the nation’s economy. The center will support the establishment of a new research and education hub by consolidation of collaborations with neighboring institutions. This CREST center consists of three integrated research groups and one education and outreach group. The Center will conduct education and outreach activities through the following programs: (1) hosting summer institutes for high school students and science teachers, (2) launching new graduate programs in materials science, (3) organizing collaborative materials symposia and seminars, and (4) sending students to external internships for new research experiences.<br/><br/>The proposed research aims to address three emerging areas of fundamental and technological importance in the field of advanced magnets and semiconductors and will be conducted by three research groups: (1) Magnetoelectric materials; (2) Radiative and radiation active quantum material heterostructures; and (3) Wide bandgap semiconductor quantum devices. The outcomes of this center are expected to be: 1) creating new knowledge in advanced magnets and semiconductors for national technology advances; 2) creating graduate programs for underrepresented minorities (URMs) in materials science; 3) preparing high school and undergraduate URMs for STEM careers; 4) creating a research hub for advanced materials leveraging the proximity to governmental laboratories and universities; (5) establishing competitive research in advanced magnets and semiconductors at Morgan State University. The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program provides support to enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving institutions through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research.<br/><br/>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.

• Program Officer

  Luis Cubanolcubano@nsf.gov7032927941

• Min Amd Letter Date

  5/9/2023 - a year ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  9/21/2023 - a year ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Morgan State University

• City

  BALTIMORE

• State

  MD

• Country

  United States

• Address

  1700 E COLD SPRING LN

• Postal Code

  212510001

• Phone Number

  4438853200

• First Name

  Willie

• Last Name

  Rockward

• Email Address

  willie.rockward@morgan.edu

• Start Date

  5/9/2023 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Hongtao

• Last Name

  Yu

• Email Address

  hongtao.yu@morgan.edu

• Start Date

  5/9/2023 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Abdellah

• Last Name

  Lisfi

• Email Address

  Abdellah.Lisfi@morgan.edu

• Start Date

  5/9/2023 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Michael

• Last Name

  Spencer

• Email Address

  Michael.Spencer@morgan.edu

• Start Date

  5/9/2023 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Ramesh

• Last Name

  Budhani

• Email Address

  ramesh.budhani@morgan.edu

• Start Date

  5/9/2023 12:00:00 AM

• Text

  Hist Black Colleges and Univ

• Code

  1594

• Text

  Centers for Rsch Excell in S&T

• Code

  9131

• Text

  Microelectronics and Semiconductors

• Text

  CENTERS FOR RSCH EXCELL IN S&T

• Code

  9131