WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The Department of Defense announced a $50.1 million grant for HBCUs and minority-serving institutions (MIs) to receive research and science equipment. And Hampton University and Old Dominion University will be taking a piece of the pie.
Hampton University's instrumentation award will have implications for the Army. They will be getting a "transmission electron microscope" and the principal investigator is Aswini Pradhan, an associate professor of physics.
ODU's instrumentation award will have implications for the Navy. Their proposal is titled "Enhancing Research and Education Through the Acquisition of a Selective Laser Melting System for Advanced 3D Metal Printing," and the principal investigator is Hamid Eisazadeh, an engineering professor.
This year's awards continue the DoD HBCU/MI Research and Education Program's support of research in critical defense technology areas.
"Equipping universities with relevant instrumentation and other equipment is imperative for advancing novel research aligned with defense science and technology priorities while fostering innovation at the institutions," Evelyn Kent, the director of the DoD HBCU/MI Program and Outreach says. "These awards help enrich the curricula offered to scholars pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees and support the training of the next generation workforce."
