TSUFI PREM

TSUFI PREM is a partnership between Tennessee State University (TSU), Fisk University, and the Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (TSU-Fisk-Illinois, or TSUFI), funded through the National Science Foundation Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) program. The Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (I-MRSEC) is located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).

TSUFI PREM creates strategic research opportunities and exchanges, structured within a supportive framework of education, career preparation, and cross-institutional mentoring, that will increase access to advanced materials facilities and training of underrepresented minority (URM) undergraduates. It will build recruitment pathways to increase the enrollment of URMs in materials-related graduate programs at TSU, Fisk, and UIUC, ultimately increasing the number of minority STEM graduates prepared for materials science careers in industry, government, and academia.

Tennessee State University
Fisk University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
I-MRSEC
Thrust I

Low-Dimensional (NFs and Films) Polymeric Materials Synthesis and Characterization

Photoconductivity measurement of ZnO nanowire doped and undoped with electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride nanofibers. Establish design rules of materials synthesis to optimize the functionality of ferroelectric polymeric materials and develop scalable manufacturing through fundamental understanding of the basic science and physical materials processing
Members
Richard Mu, Frances Williams
Thrust II

Production and Modeling of Heterostructures Containing 2D Materials

Schematic of a surface acoustic wave sensing device based on parallel nanofibers as an acoustic wave generation and detection platform. Integrate the materials with other deformable materials through interface engineering to achieve nanosystems and nanodevices whose properties and functionality are far beyond that of the single materials alone. 2D materials, for example, can serve as excellent deformable electrodes and be used for high-mobility electronics.
Members
Ranganathan Parthasarathy

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