| NSF Org: |
DMR Division Of Materials Research |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | June 17, 2013 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | May 15, 2015 |
| Award Number: | 1261910 |
| Award Instrument: | Continuing Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Lynnette Madsen
lmadsen@nsf.gov (703)292-4936 DMR Division Of Materials Research MPS Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
| Start Date: | July 1, 2013 |
| End Date: | June 30, 2017 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $420,000.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $420,000.00 |
| Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2014 = $140,000.00 FY 2015 = $140,000.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
1400 TOWNSEND DR HOUGHTON MI US 49931-1200 (906)487-1885 |
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| Primary Place of Performance: |
1400 Townsend Drive Houghton MI US 49931-1295 |
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Performance Congressional District: |
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| NSF Program(s): |
SOLID STATE & MATERIALS CHEMIS, CERAMICS |
| Primary Program Source: |
01001415DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001516DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.049 |
ABSTRACT
NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION:
New carbon materials such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and graphene have attracted tremendous research interests and led to two Nobel Prizes. The structures of boron nitride (BN) materials are similar to those of carbon solids but have intriguing and different properties. However, the synthesis of BN nanostructures is very challenging. This project supports the efforts to synthesize, characterize, and functionalize single wall boron nitride nanotubes (SW-BNNTs) and boron nitride nanoribbons (BNNRs) by catalytic chemical vapor deposition, which will enable the creation of new electronic and optical materials with tunable properties. This project offers integrated education and outreach activities to future STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) workforces, includes high school students and teachers, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, scientists, engineers, and underrepresented groups.
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
This project supports the efforts to synthesize, characterize, and functionalize single wall boron nitride nanotubes (SW-BNNTs) and boron nitride nanoribbons (BNNRs) by catalytic chemical vapor deposition. These research themes are challenging, unexplored, and will lead to cutting edge discoveries on new functional BN nanostructures with tunable electronic and optical properties. This project contributes to a series of education and outreach activities, including, i) minor, enterprise, and certificate programs in nanoscale science and technology; ii) research training to postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students; iii) nanotech workshops for high school students (girls, minorities, persons with disabilities) and their teachers; iv) development of a new book and encyclopedia chapters; v) organization of an international conference series; and vi) collaboration with researchers at national laboratories.
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PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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New carbon materials such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and graphene have attracted tremendous research interests and led to two Nobel Prizes. The structures of boron nitride (BN) materials are similar to those of carbon solids but have intriguing and different properties. However, the synthesis of BN nanostructures is very challenging. This project supports the efforts to synthesize, characterize, and functionalize boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) and boron nitride nanoribbons (BNNRs) by catalytic chemical vapor deposition, which will enable the creation of new electronic and optical materials with tunable properties. The project also develop a new water purification approach to address the environmental concerns of nanotechnology. One US patent application, four book and encyclopedia chapters, and fifteen peer-reviewed journal articles were published. Several more manuscripts are under preparation.
This project offers integrated education and outreach activities to future workforces, including high school students and teachers, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, scientists, engineers, and underrepresented groups. Two research associates and four graduate students were engaged in the research and educational outreach activities of this project. There have participate in research collaboration with national laboratories and universities. In addition, we have provided summer research experience to six undergraduate students. Furthermore, we have organized three nanotech workshops to about 300 underrepresented high school students and their teachers. These high schools received relatively limited educational resource, as we are located south of Lake Superior, 550 miles away from the Detroit area. Michigan Tech is the only research university in the area to provide educational support to the local students.
Last Modified: 09/06/2017
Modified by: Yoke Khin Yap
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