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Future bioengineers will have
a chance to get started while still in high
school at the weeklong Summer Bioengineering
Institute at North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University. The institute is an
outreach program
of
the National Science Foundation Engineering
Research Center for
Revolutionizing Metallic
Biomaterials,
which is based at N.C. A&T. The center is
developing biodegradable, biocompatible metal
alloys for use in implantable medical devices
for rehabilitation and regeneration.
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in Nanotechnology may become a prerequisite for
many scientists and engineers that support a
wide variety of industries" which HMI NC A&T
has established a foot print in Nanoscience and
Nanoengineering |
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Nano scale,
Nanoscience, Nanoengineering is a field of
scientific investigation that addresses the
development, manipulation, and use of materials
and devices on the scale of roughly 1-100
nanometers in lengthy, and the study of
phenomena that occur on this size scale.
NC A&T is now a globally
recognized research powerhouse. "Our
vision is to be the premier interdisciplinary
research institution in the nation," says
Dr. N. Radhakrishnan, (former) vice
chancellor for research and economic
development. "We believe that not only can we
compete in mainstream research areas, but that
we can win those big, competitive
grants."
NC A&T is “well known in
areas such as advanced materials,
nanotechnology, computational science, and
engineering," says
N. Radhakrishnan, [former] vice
chancellor for research and economic development
at NC A&T. The school also
has significant strengths in other areas,
including biotechnology, energy and the
environment, information sciences and
technology, logistics and transportation
systems, public health, leadership, and
community development. All these endeavors are
aligned in eight research clusters that bring
faculty together across disciplines to develop
large research projects.
These research clusters run in parallel with a
number of multidisciplinary centers and
institutes at N.C. A&T, which develop
partnerships with private and corporate
sponsors, educational institutions, and
government agencies. This includes two US Army
Centers of Excellence that are working on
projects to enhance the capabilities of soldiers
on the battlefield. NCA&T 12-year
history in nanoresearch and two centers of
excellence for nanotechnology and Nanoscience.
Sharlini Sankaran , October 8, 2007,http://www.ncnanotechnology.com/public/features/UNCG-NCAT.asp |
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State University has been funded at an average rate of
$3-5 million per year in the area of nanoscience and
nanotechnology. Most of the research in
Nanoengineering is done in the Center for Advanced
Materials and Smart Structures (CAMSS). Several
Centers and projects are under CAMSS, including the NSF
Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology
(CREST), the DoD Center for Nanoscience, Nanomaterials
and Multifunctional Materials (CNN) for Homeland
Security, the NSF Nanoscale
Science and Engineering Center (NSEC), the NSF
project on US/Europe Materials Collaboration:
Self-Organized Nanostructured Thin Films for Catalysis,
the NSF project on Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research
Teams (NIRT), the NSF Major Research Instrumentation for
Nanoengineering Research, and the NSF Nanotechnology
Undergraduate Education (NUE) program. CAMSS also
facilitates many of the materials research activities of
the NASA-National Institute for Aerospace (NIA). In
addition, the Center for Composite Materials Research (CCMR)
does research in nano-enhanced composite materials and
the Army Center of Excellence for Battlefield Capability
Enhancements (Flexible Displays) does research in
material characterization and development of novel
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University Researcher Receives UNC Board of Governors’
Highest Faculty Honor |
Jagannathan Sankar, Distinguished
University Professor of mechanical and chemical
engineering and White House
Millennium Researcher at at North Carolina Agricultural
 &Technical
State University, received the O. Max Gardner
Award today (Friday, April 9) from the Board of
Governors of the multi-campus University of North
Carolina. Recognized as one of the
world’s leading authorities on the development of
advanced biomaterials and smart structures, Sankar’s
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potential for improving medical implants and surgical
procedures and enabling advances in adaptive
engineering, construction safety, and homeland
security. Over the course of his tenure, Sankar has
methodically built the research capacity and the
physical infrastructure that was necessary for NC A&T
to become a key player in federally funded research. He
also serves as director of the Center for Advanced
Materials and Smart Structures, director and principal
investigator for the Navy Center for Nanoscience and
Nanomaterials, and site coordinator for the National
Science Foundation’s (NSF) Nanoscale Science and
Engineering Center. Also under his leadership, NC A&T
was chosen last year to house the NSF’s Engineering
Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic
Biomaterials. NC A&T is the first historically black
university in the nation to ever be awarded one of these
prestigious NSF centers, which will channel more than
$18 million to NC A&T researchers over five years. -
Joni Worthington
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NC
Agricultural & Technical State University Nanoscience
Research Centers |
- Center for Advanced Materials and Smart
Structures
- Center for Nanoscale
Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems
- Engineering Research Center for
Revolutionalizing Metallic Biomaterials
- Center for Nanoscience
and Nanomaterials
- Transitioning Undergraduate Research to the
Undergraduate Classroom
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UNC Greensboro Nanoscience Research Centers |
- Center of Research Excellence in
Nanobiosciences
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Science and Technology |
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NC A&T ADVANCED MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY CLUSTER
WHITE PAPER |
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 COLLEGES
MEET TO DISCUSS IU-HBCU STEM INITIATIVE
Nettie Rowland
GREENSBORO, N.C.
- On April 3 – 4,
North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor
Harold L. Martin Sr. and Dr. Michael McRobbie, President
of Indiana University hosted a meeting of the Indiana
University STEM Initiative, which is a Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math academic and research
partnership between Indiana University and twelve
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on
the campus of N.C. A&T. The HBCU partners include:
Alabama A&M University, Bennett College for Women,
Clark Atlanta University, Hampton University, Jackson
State University, Langston University, Morehouse
College, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T
State University, North Carolina Central University,
Tennessee State University, and Xavier University of
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North
Carolina A&T State University
was selected as a host
institution for Brazilian
students participating in the
Brazil Science without Borders
program.
The
U.S. State Department
reports that last year,
President Obama and Brazilian
President Rousseff, “set
complementary goals for
international education.
President Obama announced the
“100,000 Strong for the
Americas” initiative to increase
international study with a
target of 100,000 students from
Latin America and the Caribbean
studying [in the] United States,
and a reciprocal 100,000
students from the United States
studying in the Latin American
and the Caribbean region.”
North Carolina A&T State
University was selected as a
host institution for Brazilian
students participating in the
Brazil Science without Borders
program. A&T will receive three
students beginning spring
semester who will be studying
industrial engineering. The
program is part of the Brazilian
government’s initiative to send
100,000 undergraduate Brazilian
students to study STEM
disciplines for two semesters at
U.S. universities beginning in
spring
2012.
Students will return to their
home universities |
 A&T
Professor meets President Barack
Obama
DeWayne Wickham,
USA TODAY columnist and
distinguished professor/director
of the Institute for Advanced
Journalism Studies at A&T, along
with other members of the
Trotter Group, recently
interviewed President Barack
Obama in the Roosevelt Room at
the White House. |
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in Brazil
to complete their degrees.
The Brazilian
government federal agency (CAPES) is
funding all costs for the students to
study abroad in the U.S.
The Institute
of International Education (IIE) in New
York is administering the program in the
U.S. on behalf of CAPES. For additional
information about the Brazil Science
without Borders program visit http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Brazil-Science-Without-Borders |
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HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS SPEND SIX WEEKS AS BIOENGINEERING RESEARCHERS
"[
former UNC] President Molly Broad, .... shared that by
2020, 70 percent of the World's Scientist will live and work in
Asia, unless the country does some different kinds of things.
She said that North Carolina A&T is
in a position to educated and graduate world-class scientists
because of initiatives underway within our science and
technology areas, and now is the time for the university to step
up to the plate to meet the challenges ahead", said
Dr. Speight-Buford, NC A&T Fourth Regular Board of Trustees
meeting April 20, 2005. Univ. Nebraska Photo
FIRST
LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TO KEYNOTE N.C. A&T COMMENCEMENT
FIRST
LEGO TO HOLD STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AT A&T
