Nano-projectile SIMS for evaluating molecular homogeneity in ultra-small domains

Development of ultra-small features in devices has made significant advancement in recent years, from 130 nm junctions in 2001 to the goal of developing 5 nm and sub 5nm for 2020 and beyond. In photolithography this has resulted in the number of features produced in a single exposure surpassing 1 trillion. The successful production of these features will depend on the local sensitivity of the resist. This is affecte...

CSUN CIRM COMPASS Training Program (N-COMPASS)

The CSUN CIRM COMPASS Program will broaden the participation in regenerative medicine of individuals representing the diversity of California?s population by training 15 historically under-represented undergraduate students through hands-on experiences and strategic and structured mentorship experiences to enhance transition of students to successful careers in translational stem cell and gene therapy careers in both the public and private sector eac...

An Investigation of Synergistic Effects of Discipline-based Growth Mindset and Effective Learning Strategies Interventions in Gateway Chemistry Courses

Social-psychological interventions have been shown to be powerful tools to promote student success in postsecondary education. Meta-analysis studies have also found that the effectivenesses of social-psychological interventions are context-dependent and more pronounced for at-risk student groups such as Underrepresented Minority Students (URM). Ho...

CRII: CPS: Leveraging Convex Relaxation Techniques to Improve Power System Surveillance

This project aims to strengthen dependability and robustness of the electric power grid by improving the capability to aggregated power system state estimation (PSSE) methods to monitor and assess the health of a power grid. The electric power grid is a cyber-physical systems, essential for modern daily life that is always available on-demand nearly anywhere at any time. The grid is arguably the largest global...

The Persistence of Wild Religious Traditions: How the Handling of Misfortune Influences the Dynamics of Folk Religions

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Synthesis of practical high temperature superconductors in hydrogen-rich materials

California State University Northridge (CSUN) will support and supply scientific research support for a LDRD project at Sandia National Laboratory (SNL) focused on the synthesis and characterization of lanthanide based superhydrides (LnHx, x > 3). The research at CSUN will focus on the preparation and synthesis of La0, Y0, Yb0, LaHx, YHx, and YbHx species that can serve as precursors for the preparation of nanopa...

RUI: The origins of statistical variation of strength in micropatterned adhesive contacts

Adhesives based upon surface microstructure, inspired by the toepads of climbing animals, can transition between strong attachment and easy detachment. This allows for controllable and reusable temporary bonding. Differences in interfacial defect character among sub-contacts results in variation in local adhesive strength, with the statistical properties influencing the overall strength and stability of an a...

Consortium for High-volume Additive Manufacturing of Aerospace Heat Exchanger and Talent Development

The Autonomy Research Center for STEAHM1 (ARCS), a NASA-sponsored center for convergence research at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), in partnership with Castheon Inc, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE), UCLA, LA Piece College and Honeywell propose a transformative convergence research approach that will fundament...

Forest Service Air Quality Monitors: Data Processing and Attribution

The United States Forest Service (USFS) monitors urban forest to assess and predict changes in the urban forest resource over time. USFS has data from a series of air quality monitors from a citizen science network. These PurpleAir monitors are primarily in private residences and measured particulate matter from 2017-2020 at various temporal resolutions for several areas in California. There are approximately 3,319 monitors in C...