DENA0004004

Florida A&M University

Project Title: Integrated Additive Manufacturing – Establishing Minority Pathways: Opportunities for Workforce Development in Energy Research and Education (IAM-EMPOWERED)

Project Description: This proposal, Integrated Additive Manufacturing – Establishing Minority Pathways: Opportunities for Workforce Development in Energy Research and Education (IAM-EMPOWERED), tackles a major concern to the United States regarding the lack of qualified Americans in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), which is causing a huge gap in the STEM employment market.

The pathway program involving Florida A&M University, Benedict College, and University at Texas Rio-Grande Valley will form a Southeastern Community (SEC)-Consortia. The project focus is to develop inter-connected cyber additive manufacturing planning and control through NNSA/DOE energy/device-related processing and assisted-manufacturing, and therefore demonstrate student efficacy by having them perform research at national labs.

This program will integrate aspects of the basic research in composite fabrication and advanced additive manufacturing technologies (utilizing recent infrastructure in high-precision direct writing, e.g. Three NSCrypt, Inc. machines), and advanced characterization amongst the consortia, for processing of complex materials and developing high-efficient flexible devices for renewable energy sources, which should result in an increase of the nation's renewable energy footprint.

Florida A&M University

THIS PROPOSAL, INTEGRATED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING – ESTABLISHING MINORITY PATHWAYS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKFORCE-DEVELOPMENT IN ENERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (IAM-EMPOWERED), TACKLES A MAJOR CONCERN TO THE UNITED STATES REGARDING THE LACK OF QUALIFIED AMERICANS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING & MATH (STEM), WHICH IS CAUSING A HUGE GAP IN THE STEM EMPLOYMENT MARKET. THE PATHWAY PROGRAM INVOLVING FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY, BENEDICT COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY AT TEXAS RIO-GRANDE VALLEY WILL FORM A SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY (SEC)-CONSORTIA. THE PROJECT FOCUS IS TO DEVELOP INTER-CONNECTED CYBER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PLANNING AND CONTROL THROUGH NNSA/DOE ENERGY/DEVICE-RELATED PROCESSING AND ASSISTED-MANUFACTURING, AND THEREFORE DEMONSTRATE STUDENT EFFICACY BY HAVING THEM PERFORM RESEARCH AT NATIONAL LABS. THIS PROGRAM WILL INTEGRATE ASPECTS OF THE BASIC RESEARCH IN COMPOSITE FABRICATION AND ADVANCED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES (UTILIZING RECENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN HIGH-PRECISION DIRECT WRITING, E.G. THREE NSCRYPT, INC. MACHINES), AND ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION AMONGST THE CONSORTIA, FOR PROCESSING OF COMPLEX MATERIALS AND DEVELOPING HIGH-EFFICIENT FLEXIBLE DEVICES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF THE NATION’S RENEWABLE ENERGY FOOTPRINT.

81.123 - National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Program

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) [DOE]

NNSA Weapons Activities [DOE - NNSA]

Tallahassee, Florida United States

City-Wide

Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (DE-FOA-0002144)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 50% from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000.