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UDC Operating Remotely on Friday, Jan. 30

The University of the District of Columbia’s academic and administrative offices will conduct business remotely on Friday, Jan. 30. All on-campus activities, including athletic-related activities, are cancelled.

Campuses will reopen on Monday, Feb. 2.

Staff: Contact your immediate supervisor with questions or for further instruction regarding remote work expectations. 

Faculty: Reach out to your immediate supervisor and/or the dean for questions and further instruction regarding the transition to emergency remote instruction (ERI).  The Center for the Advancement of Learning (CAL) is available to support faculty with instructional continuity, including support for Blackboard, Zoom, Webex and other teaching and learning technologies. 

CAL Faculty Support Resources

calhelpdesk@udc.edu 
Virtual Office Hours
Consultation Request Form

For learning technology tools and on-demand faculty resources, please visit CAL’s website.

Students: Due to inclement weather, the university will be closed to face-to-face operations. Instruction will be moved to emergency remote, including synchronous and asynchronous methods. Certain laboratory, clinical, and other hands-on classes for which in-person instruction is a requirement may necessitate a make-up lesson, but every effort will be made to pursue virtual learning to the extent possible. Where synchronous virtual instruction is intended, published class meeting times must be observed so that students’ schedules are not disrupted.

The safety and security of our students, faculty, staff, and the broader community remain our top priority. We will continue to provide updates regarding the status of the university’s academic and administrative offices as conditions change.

Please continue to check our website and social media channels for the latest information.

If you have any safety concerns, contact OPSEM at 202-274-5050. For all immediate emergencies, call 911.

Thank you for your continued dedication to our students and to UDC’s mission. 

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About

Center for Nanotechnology Research and Education

Focus

  1. Support PhD program: CNRE will fund 7-10 PhD students to research in the field of nanotechnology.
  2. Undergraduate Research: Engage UDC undergraduates in CNRE research projects under affiliated CNRE faculty and produce peer-reviewed publications. Support a nanotechnology concentration to built-in nanotechnology education in UDC engineering curriculum.
  3. Cutting edge nanotechnology research project:
  4. CNRE will support Co-PIs research in the following focus areas
    • Nanoscale devices for (i) futuristic computers, (ii) biomedical sensors, and (iii) solar cells.
    • Nanotechnology enabled additive manufacturing,
    • Nanoscale thermal energy management systems
  5. Capacity building: CNRE will strive to become self-sustainable by utilizing faculty expertise, research capacity, and lean management. CNRE will assist
    • new faculty research to enable them build their program while getting their help in CNRE objectives,
    • support UDC SEAS Research Center in  nanotechnology related industrial research and government contracfcts,
    • Support UDC’s NASA-MIRO center and DOE-NNSA supported AMP3 consortium,
    • supporting UDC startup, and
    • generating patents and intellectual property.
  6. Collaborations CNRE will facilitate partnerships with local federal laboratories (National Institute of Technology (NIST) and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)) to distant Industries (Kansas City Nuclear Security Complex, Y12, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)  to do joint research and engage UDC students in covetous internships.
  7. Local Partnerships: CNRE will partner with UDC’s non-engineering Schools and centers to broaden the impact in the field of education and professional development.
  8. Recruitment and Outreach: Attract highly talented minority students in UDC’s STEM programs via exciting CNRE’s hands on outreach activities. Offer short courses and workshops for DC-MD-VA high school teachers and students and develop long-term relation.
  9. Society 5.0: CNRE will conduct professional development activities to promote positive intelligence, student active education, lean management skills, and AI and machine learning enabled innovations. CNRE will foster the human centered society (a.k.a Society 5.0)

$4.85 Million Awarded

mission chart
The goal is to establish the Center for Nanotechnology Research and Education (CNRE) at UDC. Our mission is to use UDC faculty’s core expertise in nanotechnology to establish a nationally recognized center of excellence to support UDC’s goals:

  1. to become a research-active institution that supports undergraduates research, masters and doctoral level research, benefiting students primarily from underrepresented populations;
  2. to support UDC’s new faculty cohort performing nanotechnology research in areas such as nanoscale electronics, metal additive manufacturing, and energy systems;
  3. to advance engineering curriculum by integrating multidisciplinary nanotechnology education and hands-on laboratory experience in graduate, undergraduate, and high school courses to attract, train, and retain students, focusing on underrepresented groups, for STEM workforce; and
  4. to strengthen UDC’s ongoing collaborations and international research partnerships with NIST, NRL, KCNSC,ORL and  institutions.

Broader impact


CNRE’s research will produce new knowledge in the high-demand areas. UDC's School of Engineering will advance the newly founded research center to provide nanotechnology resources and faculty skills to solve the industry’s technological problems. CNRE will also serve as an attractive facility and resource to prospective new faculty researchers. CNRE will gain national and international significance, developing partnerships and collaborations that will benefit our faculty and students, who will be provided with opportunities to explore new ideas. The CNRE team will develop courses that integrate nanotechnology into undergraduate and graduate programs. CNRE will also engage counselors from STEM-oriented high schools as advisors for recruitment and promotion. CNRE will promote nanotechnology education for a global audience through a website and by posting videos and seminars on a YouTube channel.

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student in nano lab training session on metal 3D printer

nano lab

 

 steering committee meeting

Center for Nanotechnology Research and Education

Contact Us

Director

Dr. Pawan Tyagi
ptyagi@udc.edu
202.274.6601

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