DENA0004110

University of Texas, El Paso

Project Title: Consortium for Education and Research in Electronics for Extreme Environments (E3C)

Project Description: The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), the University of New Mexico (UNM), and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCAT) in collaboration with Nuclear Security Industrial Partners propose the Consortium for Education and Research in Electronics for Extreme Environments (E3C). Focused on the STEM topical area of engineering, in the subtopic of electrical engineering (EE), the proposed consortium aims to offer the next generation of underrepresented minority (URM) electrical engineers a strong background in electronics for extreme environments. In doing so, it will address the critical workforce demands of the US job market to increase the pool of highly qualified and motivated electrical engineering graduates, available for potential careers in the National Security Enterprise (NSE).

The proposed consortium consists of two Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) and one Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) with a strong record of accomplishments in service to and education of Hispanic and African-American electrical engineering students. The industry partners represented in the proposed consortium are Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL).

The overarching goal of the proposed MSIPP project is to build a sustainable, long-term knowledge and technology transfer between EE students, faculty, and the national security industry partners focused on electronics for extreme environments. The project goals and objectives have been designed to develop and implement pipelines, programs, and infrastructure that will enable a long-term collaborative education, research, and workforce development partnership, beyond MSIPP funding.

The University Of Texas At El Paso

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (UTEP) THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO (UNM), AND NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY (NCAT) IN COLLABORATION WITH NUCLEAR SECURITY INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS PROPOSE THE CONSORTIUM FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN ELECTRONICS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS (E3C). FOCUSED ON THE STEM TOPICAL AREA OF ENGINEERING, IN THE SUBTOPIC OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (EE), THE PROPOSED CONSORTIUM AIMS TO OFFER THE NEXT GENERATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY (URM) ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS A STRONG BACKGROUND IN ELECTRONICS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS. IN DOING SO, IT WILL ADDRESS THE CRITICAL WORKFORCE DEMANDS OF THE US JOB MARKET TO INCREASE THE POOL OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND MOTIVATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATES, AVAILABLE FOR POTENTIAL CAREERS IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY ENTERPRISE (NSE). THE PROPOSED CONSORTIUM CONSISTS OF TWO HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI) AND ONE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) WITH A STRONG RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN SERVICE TO AND EDUCATION OF HISPANIC AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS. THE INDUSTRY PARTNERS REPRESENTED IN THE PROPOSED CONSORTIUM ARE KANSAS CITY NATIONAL SECURITY CAMPUS (KCNSC), SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES (SNL), AND LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORIES (LANL) THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE PROPOSED MSIPP PROJECT IS TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE, LONG-TERM KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BETWEEN EE STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY INDUSTRY PARTNERS FOCUSED ON ELECTRONICS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS. THE PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PIPELINES, PROGRAMS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL ENABLE A LONG-TERM COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP, BEYOND MSIPP FUNDING.

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

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) [DOE]

NNSA Weapons Activities [DOE - NNSA]

City Of El Paso, Texas United States

City-Wide

MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (MSIPP) AND TRIBAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (TEPP) (DE-FOA-0002494)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 129% from $1,750,000 to $4,000,000.