PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
A Member of the Texas A&M University System
JANUARY 1999
Dear Supporters of Prairie View A&M University:
Charles A. Hines, Ph.D.
President
Willie F. Trotty, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
& Development
A. Anil Kumar, Ph.D.
Director of Research &
Special Assistant to the
President for Science &
Technology
Marcia Shelton, M.S.Ch.E
Compliance Officer
It is indeed a pleasure to present this 1998-1999
Statement of Capabilities booklet as a summary of expertise
and capabilities present at Prairie View A&M University. The
University has invested heavily in educational, research and
service infrastructure in a variety of scientific, technical and
related fields. This investment yielded outstanding results, in
terms of original research, community activities, and wellprepared graduates in all disciplines who have contributed
tremendously to the workforce of the State of Texas and the
nation. These accomplishments are an important part of and
the underpinnings of a broader effort to maintain and enhance
the economic stability of Waller County, the State of Texas and
the nation.
The areas of research discussed in this booklet form the
nucleus of present research efforts and will strongly influence
the theme of our future endeavors. Each area has
interdisciplinary faculty and student support in addition to
specialized laboratories.
Now, at the dawn of the Third Millennium, the University
is enhancing the fourth component of its mission - relevance. In
addition to pursuing the already successful research directions,
we are ready and anxious to pursue commercialization and
technology transfer scenarios. We are poised with several
proof-of-concept results that should provide the basis for just
such scenarios.
We feel that it is imperative for Prairie View A&M
University to make critical partnerships with other academic,
industry and government organizations. These partnerships can
significantly strengthen focus areas and enhance our capability
for the future. We invite you to work with us so that both our
organizations may prosper.
Sincerely,
A. Anil Kumar
A Strategic Framework of Research & Development for
PVAMU of the Twenty-First Century
Economic and Technological
Security of Texas and the Nation
Solution
to
Juvenile
Crime
Problems
State & Federal
Better Trained Work
Force
Structure
Faculty &
Teachers of the
Future Technology
Prototypes
Communities
External Organizations
Federal
Labs
Industry
HBCU/
MIS
Community
Centers
Academia
Small
Businesses
Interfaces/Liaisons
Technology Industrial
Cluster
Incubators
Technology
ORD Advisory
Panels
Research
Co-Op
Foundation Extension
Major Activities
PVCC
Texas CARR/
JCPC CM3
Research
Training/
Retraining
Programs
FAST
CARC
Outreach
High School
&
Pre-College
Programs
TSRC TXGED NRTS
Education
Community
Programs
RESEARCH - AREAS OF INTEREST AND EXPERTISE
Communications &
Signal Processing
Biosystems
• models of cancer spreading
• bone conduction and other
hearing mechanisms
• biometrics
Computational
Fluid Dynamics
• combustion CFD studies
• air breathing propulsion
• rocked based combines
cycle systems
• industrial ecology
• hot gas clean-up
• coding & data compression
• covert communication systems
• signal detection & classification
• image processing
• signal analysis
• computer software processing
Modeling & Simulation
• device, system
simulations
• novel simulation algorithm
development
• database design and
development
Materials Testing, Characterization & Processing
Mechanical
• tribology
• ceramics
• composites
• high temp materials
• coatings
• structures
• failure analysis
Electronic
• defects
• high Tc
Superconductivity
• a-Si:H
• sensors
• thin films
• smart materials
Operations Research
• analysis of management information flows and needs
• efficiency analysis of shipping and receiving operations
Urban/Rural Planning Development
• community center design and building
• community economic development plan
• community outreach partnership center
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY - STRATEGIC
LOCATION FOR INTERACTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
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PVAMU is 45 miles northwest of Houston
Houston is the 4th largest city in the US
Major materials and microelectronic industries are within reach
PVAMU is positioned along the northwest corridor of Houston - the
direction of all future development
DALLAS
COLLEGE STATION
AUSTIN
PRAIRIE VIEW
HOUSTON
SAN ANTONIO
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Founded in 1876
2nd Oldest University in the A&M System and in the State of Texas
1 of 3 "Institutions of the First Class" in State of Texas
1 of 4 HBCUs in State of Texas
1 of 9 HBCUs in Nation with Accredited Engineering Programs
1 of 4 HBCUs in Nation with Accredited Engineering, Computer Science
and Architecture Programs
Among top four of the largest producer of African American
Baccalaureates in engineering degrees
PARTNERSHIPS AND ALLIANCES
ACADEMIC
Alabama A&M
Clark Atlanta
Fisk
Florida A&M
GeorgiaTech
Jackson State
North Carolina A&T
Purdue
Tennessee State
Texas A&M - College station
Texas A&M-Kingsville
Tuskegee
University of Alabama
University of Dayton
GOVERNMENT
Air Force
Army
CIA
DOD
DOE
NASA
NIH
NSF
State of Texas
INDUSTRY
3M
AT&T
Lucent Technologies
Boeing
General Electric
General Motors
Hewlett-Packard
Honeywell
Lockheed Martin
Motorola
Nortel
Northrop
SAIC
Texas Instruments
TRW
SMALL BUSINESSES
GHG Corporation
Metters Industries
Smith Research Corporation
TEXCOM
ALLIANCES
HBCU/MI Consortium
NASA NERTS
Science & Engineering Alliance
South Central Computational Sciences at
Minority Institutions Consortium
STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES
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Accredited Education, Engineering, Technology, Computer Science and
Architecture Programs
Efficient Research Administration Infrastructure
Efficient Overhead Utilization Policy
Excellent Physical Infrastructure
Growth of Northwest Houston Corridor
Effective partnerships with Academia, Industry & Government
Geographical Location Relative to Other HBCUs
Three Trans Texas Video Network Locations on Campus
Comprehensive distance learning facilities
CONTRACTS AND GRANTS MANAGEMENT
• PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
- Office of Sponsored Programs
- Selected “Best Fiscal Report of the Year” in the TAMU System
• PRAIRIE VIEW A&M RESEARCH FOUNDATION (PVAMRF)
- A subsidiary of Texas A&M Research Foundation
- An incorporated not-for-profit organization
- Proposal and budget preparation, grants & contracts management,
technology transfer & commercialization
DISTANCE LEARNING CAPABILITIES
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Hub for North Star Telecommunications Network
Electronic classroom with standards-based VTel Codec operating at
384K
Direct connection to TTVN (Trans Texas Video Network) and dial-ondemand to Texas VidNet
Eight port multi-point control unit for eight site conferences
Direct connection from classroom to the Internet
Direct connection to tunable C/Ku band satellite dish
Direct connection to campus for free and cable television channels
VCR, Laser Video Disc and Computer inputs
COE - 177,000 Square Feet - 4 Building Complex
S. Collins
Engineering Technology
A. Greaux
Chemical
Engineering
COE Complex
Collins
79,000 Sq.. Ft.
Office, Classroom and
Laboratory Space
Special Purpose Facilities
in the Areas of Computer
Science, Engineering
Technology and
Industrial Technology
FAST Center Lab
Greaux
12,000 Sq.. Ft.
Office, Classroom and
Laboratory Space
Special Purpose Facilities
in the Areas of
Fluids, Chemical Processes
and Dynamics
Wilson
63,000 Sq.. Ft.
Office, Classroom and
Laboratory Space
Special Purpose Facilities
in the Areas of
Computer Aided Design,
Robotics, Structures,
and Mechanical Materials,
CFD Institute
VLSI Design Facility
w/MAGIC, LEdit
CARR & CM3 Offices
C. L. Wilson
Engineering
Annex
G. Gilchrist
Gilchrist
23,000 Sq.. Ft.
Office, Classroom and Laboratory Space
HP-TelLabs Communications Lab
Motorola Digital Lab.
Modeling & Simulation Lab
Environmental Testing Lab
Device fabrication Lab - clean room, dark room
Solar Car Design Lab
Materials Testing Lab
Undergraduate EE Labs
All 4 buildings are connected to campus-wide
network and the national networks via Internet.
Research and Sponsored Programs Expenditures
FY 1994 - FY 1997 - College of Engineering
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$6.4M
$5.8M
$5.3M
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1994-95
1995-96
1997
Academic Year
Research and Sponsored Programs Expenditures
FY 1992 - FY 1996 - PVAMU
$12M
$10M
$8M
$6M
$4M
$2M
$0M
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FY
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RESEARCH CENTERS AT PVAMU - ONGOING
FAST Future Aerospace Science & Technology Center
CARR Center for Applied Radiation Research
CM3 Center for Microdesign, Microelectronics, and Microfabrication
CARC Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
NRTS NASA Southwest Regional Network Resources and Training Site
IDGRC International Dairy Goat Research Center
Technology Resource Center for Independent Oil Producers
TEXGED Texas Gulf Coast Environmental Data Center
TSRC Thermal Science Research Center
NISE Novel Intelligent Systems Explorers Group
RESEARCH CENTERS AT PVAMU - PROPOSED/PLANNED
CEYE2I Community Empowerment Through Youth Education, Economic
Development and Innovation
CODC Community Outreach Development Center
CIT Center for Intelligent Transportation
CNISE Center for Novel Intelligent Systems Exploration
CRETR Coalition for Research/Education/Training/Retraining
CSE Center for Software Engineering
CSET Center for Environmental Sciences, Engineering & Technology
LRRL Long Range Research Laboratory
RECENT & ONGOING PROJECTS - A PARTIAL LISTING
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Instrumentation for the Interdisciplinary Materials Research Program (ONR)
Photovoltaics (ONR)
Signal Processing in Noisy Environments (US Army CECOM)
Voice/Image Processing Using Novel Techniques (US Army CECOM)
Radiation Effects in Quantum Devices (AFOSR)
Intelligent Resin Transfer Molding for Integral Armor Application (Army)
Combustion CFD studies (NASA)
Industrial ecology program (NSF/Lucent)
Self-propagating high temperature synthesis of advanced materials (NSF)
Characterization of ceramic filters (DOE)
Advanced processing of tantalum-based alloys (DOE/Los Alamos)
Characterization and testing of superplasticity in aluminum alloys
Software Engineering Initiative (SEI) (NASA)
Orbital debris research (NASA)
Red River Depot Operations Study (Red River Army Depot)
MAJOR RESEARCH CENTERS/INSTITUTES/GROUPS
Prairie View A&M University has extensive ongoing research, in the form of grants and contracts, and
has excellent collaborative interactions among the disciplines in the University as well as with
industry, government, national laboratories and academia. A major involvement is the formation of
research centers which are multi-disciplinary, and which provide faculty, staff and students with
modern facilities for conducting state-of-the-art research. Each center is an academic center of
knowledge and technology transfer with partners and
collaborators from NASA Centers,
Universities, Government Laboratories & Industry.
PVAMU-NASA
CENTER FOR
APPLIED RADIATION
RESEARCH
(CARR)
T. N. Fogarty, Ph.D.
Director
http:\\www.carr.pvamu.edu
CARR Facilities/Equipment
• Parametric Analyzer system
• Charge Pumping System
• Cosmic ray simulation (TAMU
Cyclotron Institute)
• Fully equipped 500 Sq..ft. Clean
Room for 5 design rules for MOS
devices and circuits
• SEM modified for e-beam lithography for submicron test devices
• Workstations and plotters
• X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
• Ion scattering spectroscopy
• Scanning electron microscopy
• Energy dispersive spectroscopy
• X-ray diffractometer
• Scanning tunneling microscopy
• Ambient atomic force microscopy
• Deep level transient spectroscopy
• Scanning Auger spectroscopy
• PSPICE circuit design simulator
• In-house developed fault-tolerance
simulation program (CSPIFF)
• MAGIC
• LEdit
The Center for Applied Radiation Research (CARR),
funded by NASA and headed by Dr. Thomas N. Fogarty,
has as its goal to significantly contribute to NASA’s vast
technology base, in particular, provide enabling technologies
- new materials, electronics, shielding and radioprotectorants for humans - that will make major NASA
missions even more successful, more safe and less costly,
by examining the space radiation environment and
developing an effective ground based testbed in the areas of
radiation effects on electronic and photonic materials,
devices, and systems, and on bio-systems. The outcomes
of the CARR are expected to have tremendous dual-use
potential in addition to initiating, at PVAMU and other
HBCUs/OMUs, related and newer research areas.
CARR has developed, over the years, an impressive set
of laboratories specialized to study radiation-related
phenomena at the materials, devices and systems levels.
CARR is unique in the sense that its activities address all
aspects of radiation research - “vertical” integration materials to systems. In particular, CARR possesses a
surface characterization facility which is very comprehensive
and is one of its kind in the country. The laboratories of
CARR can also be employed to provide a well-proven
facility for testing and characterizing ICs, surfaces and
interfaces, as well as for design and Modeling. The following
is a list of major equipment (available and planned for the
near future).
The Center has several novel research results, among
which are: novel circuit architectures for radiation hardened
memories, novel circuit simulation algorithms for operational
behavior of circuits to estimate reliability and fault-tolerance,
novel materials (such as non-traditional semiconductors Ilmenite), and novel approaches to radiation immunity for
biological systems.
CARR is supported by more than fifteen faculty members,
over twenty undergraduate students and four graduate
students.
CARR’s collaborations are national - NASA centers,
universities (Texas A&M, Penn State, North Carloina A&T,
U of Alabama, Vanderbilt, Hampton, Texas A&M-Kingsville,
among others), major industry (Boeing, Motorola, among
others), and government laboratories (Los Alamos, Sandia,
Brookhaven), and small businesses (GB Tech).
RESEARCH CENTERS (continued)
CENTER
FOR MATERIALS
MICRODESIGN AND
MICRO-FABRICATION
(CM3)
Thomas N. Fogarty, Ph.D.
Director
FUTURE
AEROSPACE
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
(FAST) CENTER
Paul O. Biney, Ph.D.
Director
FAST Facilities/Equipment
• C Scan
• DSC
• TGA
• DMA
• FTIR
• HPLC
• NMR
• Platen Press
• Autoclave
• RTM
• Heated blanket
• Micromet Dielectrometer
• SEM and Instron machines.
A related center is the Center for Materials,
Microdesign and Micro-fabrication (CM3), headed by Dr.
Thomas N. Fogarty, has been approved by the Texas A&M
University Board of Regents. This center serves as an
umbrella structure for the CARR and several other
materials and micro-electronics related projects.
The capabilities of the center include: a state-of-the-art
laboratories in: surface and interface analysis and
characterization (SEM, XPS, AFM, XRD), semiconductor
material and device characterization (C-V, DLTS).
The primary goal of the FAST (Future Aerospace Science and
Technology) Center, funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific
Research and headed by Dr. Paul Biney, is to develop a selfsupporting and nationally recognized organization which conducts
basic and applied research in high temperature lightweight
materials in line with the needs of the Air Force, the industry and
the government (DOD, DOE, NASA) while providing a strong
education and training program for minority students leading into
advanced degrees in the materials area. The center's research
work is focused on three areas of polymeric composites: resin
formulation and modification, polymer and composite processing,
and testing/microstructural characterization of polymers and
composites.
The center's capabilities include: 1. Resin synthesis,
modification, and characterization with the objective of developing
new high temperature polymers with improved oxidative and
hydrolytic stability. 2. Polymer processing 3. Evaluation of
processing-property relationships 4. Cure cycle optimization 5.
Long and short term studies of environmental degradation of
polymers and composites 6. Non-destructive evaluation of
polymers and composites 7. Mechanical testing and
microstructural characterization of polymers and composites.
The Center has received composite research and testing
contracts from Bell Helicopter, Textron, Inc and former McDonnell
Douglas Aerospace Division, now part of Boeing North America.
The Center has collaborative research on optimum cure cycle
development for SuperImide800 with BF Goodrich Aerospace,
and a collaborative research with University of Dayton Research
Institute as well as the Wright Lab on high temperature polymers
and composites.
RESEARCH CENTERS (continued)
COMPUTATIONAL
FLUID
DYNAMICS
INSTITUTE
(CFDI)
Ziaul Huque, Ph.D.
Director
The Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Institute, established in
partnership with the Rocketdyne Division of Boeing North America and
headed by Dr. Ziaul Huque, was established in 1996. It has its own well
equipped shop and laboratory facilities in addition to the elaborate
computer and library facilities at the college and university level. The
institute currently has two ongoing research projects with NASA
Marshall and Rocketdyne. The Marshall grant is a two-year project to
develop CFD technology for supersonic ramjet/scramjet combustion.
The work involves detailed analysis using CFD of a Rocket Based
Combined Cycle propulsion system for Single-Stage-to-Orbit (SSTO)
space vehicle. The Rocketdyne subcontract is to perform detailed
analysis of an Air Argumented Rocket (AAR).
The Institute has one Silicon Graphics workstation, two IBM RS6000
workstations and several SUN workstations. The Unix based
applications available include USA, UNIS, Mentor Graphics, SoftPc 3.1,
ANSYS, Aries, FLUENT CFD software and ADAMS dynamic analysis
software. The institute also has the STARCD code that is popular with
the automobile industry and the KIVA code for internal combustion
engine research computations. For geometrical specifications the
institute uses the popular Pro-Engineer CAD program. The CAD
drawings are transferred to grid generating software. The institute
currently has two grid programs, Genie++ and TrueGrid. It has close
collaboration with the team of the National Grid Project System (NGP)
at Mississippi State University, that enables us to obtain state of the art
grid generation software.
The Institute recently acquired the NPARC (Navier Stokes Equation
solver) and ALLSPD(combustion code) from NASA for use in research
and training of graduate students. Planned research include the use of
these codes in a parallelized environment consisting of Pentium based
PC workstations. This will enable Parallel High Performance CFD
Computations including optimization to be performed at Low Cost.
THERMAL SCIENCE
RESEARCH CENTER
(TSRC)
Ronald D. Boyd, Ph.D.
Director
Another Center approved by the Board of regents is the
Thermal Science Research Center (TSRC), headed by Dr.
Ronald D. Boyd, addresses research areas such as: nucleate
boiling; subcooled flow boiling; local heat transfer; natural
convection in enclosures; mixed convection in internal and
external geometries; optical interferometry of thermal transport
problems; environmental flows; and microconvection. This
center is well-equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation in
optical interferometry, flow boiling laboratory and a thermal
convective laboratory.
The capabilities of this center include: providing correlational
assessment of sub-cooled flow boiling, thermal management
systems for space applications and flow boiling for fusion
applications.
RESEARCH CENTERS (continued)
TEXAS
GULFCOAST
ENVIRONMENTAL
DATA CENTER
(TEXGED)
Safwat Shakir, Ph.D.
Director
http:\\texged.ips4.pvamu.edu
TEXGED Facilities/Equipment
• Ultra Sun 140 workstations
• A rewritable CD ROM
• ARC/Info and ArcView GIS Software
• IDL Image Analysis Software
• Oracle Database System
The Texas Gulf Coast Environmental Data Center
(TEXGED), funded by the National Aeronautic and Space
Administration (NASA) and headed by Dr. Safwat Shakir, is an
academic center for knowledge and technology of Remote
Sensing . This center is the result of the partnership and
collaboration from NASA, Universities, and TRW Space &
Technology.
TEXGED will be a center for collecting data from space
through the TRW HyperSpectral Imaging System. The center
will establish a database management system which will
provide researchers and decision makers with information they
need in planning and assessing the environmental problems
facing the southern region along the Gulf Coast of Mexico and
the United States of America. TEXGED will provide services to
local and state agencies regarding the environmental data
analysis.
One of the main research themes of TEXGED Center is to
explore the capability of Hyperspectral Imager to detect stress
in agricultural crops. The study will be conducted jointly with
Purdue University. In addition, Hyperspectral images will be
collected from Waller/Harris Counties, Texas, and the
geometrical quality of the images will be analyzed. Information
on ground truth is being collected based on reports and maps
on soil survey and land use of the area. In addition to ground
survey, analysis of relevant data will be conducted at Prairie
View A&M University Laboratories.
TEXGED in cooperation with TRW Space & Technology and
NASA held its first Remote Sensing and Hyperspectral Imaging
Workshop at Prairie View A&M University between May 21-22,
1996. University faculty, TEXGED team, and students from
Hempstead High School participated in the Workshop. The
theme of this training was in Hyperspectral Imaging, Internet
Archive Access and Usage, downloading Remotely Sensed
Image and Analysis.
RESEARCH CENTERS (continued)
NOVEL INTELLIGENT
SYSTEMS EXPLORERS
(NISE)
A. Anil Kumar, Ph.D.
Director
NISE Facilities/Equipment
• Sun SPARC 20s
• Pentiums
• MATLAB
• FORTRAN
• C, C++
• Radiation Immunity
• EMC-WorkBench
• CSPIFF
• CSIM
The Novel Intelligent Systems Explorers Group, headed by Dr. A.
Anil Kumar, addresses problems relating to future communication
systems, their components and the network and component
(processor and memory) hardware architecture underlying them. The
research encompasses software simulation program development to
system level testing and characterization. Complex integrated traffic
requirements will be supported including voice, data, image and
video. Of importance is the need to provide, secure and efficient
connectivity between high speed networks using Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM) and Synchronous Optical NETwork (SONET)
technologies and low-bandwidth users using tactical legacy systems.
Also, until recently, communication systems consisted largely of
hardware components with software playing only a small part.
However, the changing trends in the market forces (demand,
technology and standards) are driving the industry towards making
the basic functionality of communication devices to be incorporated
into the software. Everything except the physical interface will be
implemented in software, including control and error correction. This
approach would simplify communications among heterogeneous/
dissimilar devices as well as allowing to set communications
functions depending upon one's usage pattern, leading to the new
concept of "communications customization on the fly."
NISE Group's approach was to create the building blocks for
various technological needs of the twenty-first century
communication and information processing systems. The active
projects include: (i) signal and image processing (Army CECOM and
DOE); characterization of complex communication channels
(especially wireless channels) employing higher order statistics;
exploration of new concepts in modulation schemes such as vector
quantization modulation (VQM); image compression, storage and
retrieval employing wavelet-based techniques; (ii) design and
development of the prototype of a bone conduction headset (NASA);
(iii) development of an electromagnetic compatibility simulation
laboratory - ECSL (Motorola); (iv) development of novel
computational and simulational algorithms - Communications
Systems Simulator (CSIM) and Circuit Simulation Program In the
presence of Fatal Faults - CSPIFF for reliability and fault-tolerance
(NASA); (v) application of novel image processing techniques to
biometrics and biotechnology; (vi) design and development of an
adaptive noise canceller/filter for use in hearing systems; (vII)
application of higher-order statistics algorithms for energy-related
problems.
The NISE Group has currently three faculty members, three
graduate students, and two undergraduate students. Four Master’s
theses have been completed over the past two years.
The NISE personnel have extensive collaborations with: NASA,
Motorola, Lucent Technologies, Department of Energy, Science &
Engineering Alliance, Southern University-Baton Rouge, Alabama
A&M University, Jackson State University, North Carolina A&T State
University, Rice University, Texas A&M University, US Army
CECOM, Dynamic Technology Systems, among others.
RESEARCH CENTERS (continued)
NETWORK RESOURCE
AND TRAINING SITE
(NRTS)
John R. Williams, Ph.D.
Director
http://endeavor.nrts.pvamu.e
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The PVAMU NRTS was established to substantially
increase the use of the Internet and its resources by
faculty and students. The establishment of the NRTS
was made possible with a grant from NASA funded
through
the
Minority
University
Space
Interdisciplinary Network (MU-SPIN). The main object
of the program is to transfer computer network
technology and promote its use in support of
collaborative interdisciplinary, scientific research
among faculty and students, and other scientists.
The major components of the program are: Provide
HBCU/OMU(Historically
Black
Colleges
and
Universities/Other Minority Universities) institutions
with the expertise necessary to establish local and
wide area network connectivity and other services in
support of campus based networks. Provide User
Support Services to enhance the campuses capability
to manage and use the network and its resources
effectively. Provide activities that will accelerate the
development of MU-SPIN faculty and student expertise
in network technology and its application to support
information exchange between NASA and the MUSPIN community. Provide a mechanism for integrating
HBCUs and OMUs into scientific and technical
programs sponsored and/or supported by NASA.
Establish a MU-SPIN Users Working Group as a
vehicle for exchanging scientific and technical
information between NASA and the MU-SPIN
community
The MU-SPIN Program offers many valuable needed
services to the university community. These services
include hands-on training to faculty and students in
scientific network applications and in accessing
resources available over the Internet, a worldwide
network of networks; hands-on training to technical
staff in local area and campus network installation,
management and user support; and technical sessions
as well as annual conferences.
RESEARCH CENTERS (continued)
TEXAS JUVENILE CRIME
PREVENTION CENTER
H. Elaine Rodney, Ph.D.
Director
http://www.pvamu.edu/cspjcd
House Bill 1550, enacted by the 75th Texas
Legislature, regular Session, 1997, authorized the
establishment of the Texas Juvenile Crime
Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University
(PVAMU) under the control and management of
the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M
University System (TAMUS).
The Center will conduct and evaluate research
relating to juvenile crime; provide degree
programs and continuing education; serve as an
information resource; develop programs and
policies to address juvenile crime; and collaborate
with communities, state agencies, and private
entities to implement programs and policies that
target the prevention of juvenile crime and
delinquency and related social problems. Prairie
View A&M University, the second oldest public
institution of higher education in Texas, originating
in 1876, is uniquely qualified to serve as a
platform for addressing the senseless youth
violence, drug use, and gang-related activities
that are devastating communities, families, and
individuals, and consuming substantial fiscal
resources of federal, state, local, and private
agencies.
Prairie View A&M University provides
comprehensive programs that teach, research,
and provide public service to historically
bypassed and under-represented constituents
with
diverse
ethnic
and
socioeconomic
backgrounds. The clientele traditionally served
are growing at a significantly faster rate than any
other population group in Texas and across
America. This is especially revealing in the Texas
juvenile justice system, where African-American
and Hispanic males are over-represented,
compared to the state's population.
The Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center
will enable Prairie View A&M University to
undertake a comprehensive, multi-faceted effort
to target the problems of youth violence, crime,
drug use, and gang-related activity in a relevant,
collaborative, and productive manner.
SELECTED ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
 The Role of Competitive Adsorption on Suspended Sediments in
Determining Partitioning and Colloid Stability
 The Use of Oxide Thin Films in the Recovery, Recycling, and
Remediation of Aqueous Wastes Containing Hazardous Metal Ions
 Optimization of Oil Biodegradation by Mixed Bacterial and Fungal
Population: an Innovative Microbial Delivery System, and Oil-Absorbing
Natural Material
 Effect of Toxic Minerals on Fungal DNA in Relation to Growth and Toxin
Production in Contaminated Food and Food Crops
 Integration of Biological, Cultural, and Chemical Management of Pests in
Soils to Improve Environmental Quality
 Accretion of Sediments in an Old River Cove Marsh
 Wetland-Pond Ecosystem Approach for Physical, Chemical, and
Biological Integrity of Small Watersheds Impacted by Agriculture
 Dynamic Soil Processes Associated with Fluctuating Water Tables in
Wetland Soils of the Texas Gulf Coast Prairie
 Effects of Environmental Pollutants on the Metabolism of Crop Species
 Bioremediation of Sediments and Technology Development
 Development of a Computer Model to Evaluate the Global Climatic
Changes and Soil Nutrients Cycling
 Texas Gulf Coast Environmental Data Center (TXGED Center)
PROPOSALS PENDING/IN PREPARATION
 Effect of Soil Chemistry Parameters on the Lability of Organic
Contaminants in Soil. Proposal submitted to EPA, R. Kommalapati, 9/’98.
 Two proposals in preparation to EPA’s STAR Program.
 Restoration of biological activities in soil during bioremediation of oil, to
NSF
 Texas Environmental Management and Planning Center (TEXEMP) to be
specialized center in all aspects of environmental management. The center
will be a center for risk assessment, analysis and environmental Impact
assessment of the environmental problems facing the southern region of the
United States.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT/FACILITIES AVAILABLE
AT PVAMU - A PARTIAL LISTING
Electrical Characterization
• Hewlett-Packard Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) with 128 channels for testing of integrated circuits
• C-V (capacitance-voltage characteristics)
• Charge Pumping
• Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS)
• Light and Dark conductivity measurements
Structural, Microstructural and Chemical
Characterization and Thermal Analysis
• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM )
• Atomic Force Microscope/Scanning Tunneling Microscope (AFM/STM)
• x-ray Diffractometer (XRD)
• Thin film thickness measurements (Nanoscope optical interferometer, Tencor potentiometer
• Electromechanical Instron Testing Machine
• Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA)
• Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA)
• Differential Scanning Colorimeter (DSC)
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR)
Computational and Simulational Facilities
• Numerous Sun, HP, SGI workstations
• Connection to supercomputing centers across the nation
• Software - Network Analyzer, MATLAB, PSPICE, Mentor Graphics, SoftBench, IDL, FORTRAN, C, C++,
ADA compilers, FEM
Other
* a - particle and g - ray sources
* Environmental Chambers
* Wear and friction test machines
* Thermal and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition systems
* Fluidized bed chemical vapor deposition system
* Autoclave
* Flow Boiling Laboratory with a freon flow loop and data acquisition system
* Thermal Convective Laboratory devoted to single-phase and two-phase convective studies involving a
wide range of fluids (water, gases and organic fluids)
* Optical Interferometry Laboratory - a holographic interferometer with 35 mw He-Ne lasers.
POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER/
COMMERCIALIZATION PROJECTS
• Novel Circuit Architectures for SRAMs (Static Random Access Memories)
• Novel Circuit Simulation Program - CSPIFF
• Novel Simulation Program for Communications Systems (CSIM)
• Bone Conduction Headset Prototype
PLANNED SHORT COURSES FOR SUMMER 1999
(with option for continuing education credits)
The College also sponsors, through its research centers, several short courses based on the expertise
existing among the center’s staff and their collaborators. These courses are first in a series of such
continuing education courses that will be offered by the Centers. These courses may be taken either for
continuing education units (CEUs) or just for enhancing one’s own knowledge in one’s field.
• VLSI Testability & Coding Techniques, sponsored by CARR
• EMI/EMC - Modeling and Testing, sponsored by CARR
• Composites - Processing and Characterization, sponsored by FAST
• Geographical Information Systems (GIS), sponsored by TEXGED
• Image Analysis Work Shop Employing IDL, sponsored by TEXGED
• Ada Language and Software Engineering Training
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS
SERVICES TO RESEARCHERS
The Prairie View A&M University-Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides
researchers with the administrative support and services necessary to obtain and administer
sponsored projects. Specifically, OSP offers the following:
Proposal and Award
Full service in preparation and processing of proposals:
- assure proper format and completion of business forms
- assist in budget preparation and proposal typing
- coordinate routing for PVAMU approval and proper clearances
-reproduce, bind, and mail
Negotiation and award cycle fully coordinated:
-serve as negotiator and liaison between researchers and sponsor
-review award, obtain approvals, provide interpretation of award requirements
-establish project account and, when appropriate, subaccounts for multidisciplinary
and muli-institutional programs
-notify appropriate units of Prairie View A&M University
Project Administration
Provide initial briefing to researcher and staff on policies and procedures, internal and
external.
Provide day to day assistance to researcher:
-in compliance with “red tape”
-in financial monitoring and guidance
-liaison with sponsor on administrative matters
Handle preparation and negotiation of subcontracts/subgrants.
Accounting services:
-maintain financial records on all projects, including cost sharing data and provide monthly
statement of accounts to researchers, and, as requested, to university administrators
- bill sponsors for payment of project expenses
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Up-to-date information on funding sources
Dissemination of information to departments and researchers based on faculty profile data
Preparation and processing of proposals including:
 Correct format and completion of business forms.
 Budget preparation in accordance with sponsor and TAMUS guidelines.
 Routing for TAMUS approval.
 Negotiation with sponsors.
 Coordination of pre-award documents.
 Review of award documents.
 Financial support to initiate research prior to receipt of award document, under certain conditions.
Project Administration
 Research Administrator assigned to each project.
 Research staff briefings on policies and procedures.
 Liaison between researchers and sponsors for administrative requirements.
 Distribution of financial reports to researchers..
 Monitoring of financial status and compliance with regulations.
 Preparation and negotiation of subcontracts and consulting agreements.
 Coordination of project closing and post-award audits.
Support Operations
 Accounting services, including accounts payable, payroll interfaces, monthly financial reports and
accounts receivables.
 Maintenance of financial records, including cost sharing documentation.
 Disbursements directly to vendors for goods and services.
 Travel advances, change account privileges.
 Purchasing services, including bids, and assistance in resolving vendor problems.
 Assistance in compliance with Federal regulations for purchasing from small and disadvantaged
businesses.
 Maintenance of sponsor-approved property records.
 Financial support for repairs and maintenance of research equipment through allocations to Colleges.
 Assistance in obtaining excess property from Federal sources.
 Provision of liability and specialty insurance, as well as insurance for research equipment.
 Security services, including clearances, visit request, and storage facilities for classified documents.
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
Colleges and Departments
College Of Agriculture & Human Sciences
Department of Agriculture
Department of Human Sciences
School of Architecture
College Of Arts & Sciences
Department of Music and Drama
Department of Biology
Department of Chemistry
Department of English, Foreign Languages and Communications
Department of Mathematics
Department of Physics & High Energy Physics
Department of Army ROTC
Department of Navy ROTC
Department of Social and Political Science
College Of Business
Department of Accounting/Information Systems
Department of Management/Marketing
College Of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Department of Health and Human Performance
Department of Industrial Technology
Department of School Services
College Of Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Engineering Technology
College Of Nursing
Cooperative Extension Program
Graduate School
POINT OF CONTACT
Questions/
Further Information?
Please call:
A. Anil Kumar
Director of Research &
Special Assistant to the President for
Science & Technology
Anil_Kumar@pvamu.edu
(409)857-2591 (Tel)
(409)857-2255 (Fax)
Mailing Address
P.O. BOX 4149
Building 1, L.W. Minor St.
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, TX 77446-4149