Research
The HBCU CHIPS Network's member institutions are distributed nationwide, organized into five regional groupings:
- Mid-Atlantic (MATL)
- South Atlantic (SATL)
- Southeast (SE)
- Southwest (SW)
- Midwest (MW)
Reproduced from the network's own competency-areas graphic (the authoritative source is this image, not a per-institution text field — several institutions are marked TBD there and here).
Awarded proposals
14 funded proposals across the network, extracted from the network's proposal log.View the original PDF.
Advancing Semiconductor Education through Expansion and Diversification (ASEED)
AWARDEDIdentify solutions and increase nationwide awareness of the challenges most minority-serving institutions face in semiconductor research and education, including access to proper training, maintaining state-of-the-art costly facilities, and assessing community impacts.
Participants: Prairie View A&M University, Alabama A&M University, Central State University
Accelerating Biosensing Technologies at Winston-Salem State University and Partner Institutions
AWARDEDTo develop and implement a multimodal biosensor platform capable of simultaneously and non-invasively detecting biologically relevant molecules under physiologic conditions in real-time, while providing significant educational opportunities, outreach, and workforce development.
Participants: Winston-Salem State University, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Dillard University
DoD Awards $50M in Research Equipment Grants to HBCUs & MSIs
AWARDEDThe Department of Defense announced awards totaling $50.1 million to 98 university researchers at HBCUs and MSIs for the acquisition of research and scientific equipment.
Institution Amount Award number North Carolina A&T State University (NCAT) $798,202 W911NF241282 Alabama A&M University (AAMU) $595,401 W911NF2410343 Jackson State University (JSU) $397,864 W911NF2410345 Dillard University (DU) $522,654 W911NF-23-S-0014 Participants: Bowie State University, Clark Atlanta University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, Prairie View A&M University, Southern University, Tennessee State University, Alabama A&M University, Jackson State University, Howard University, Virginia State University, Tuskegee University, Dillard University
Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) Program
AWARDEDIncrease innovation capacity by growing internal & external partnerships to determine skills needed in STEM WFD.
Participants: Hampton University, Tuskegee University, Winston-Salem State University
The HBCU CHIPS Network: A Path to Preparing, Creating and Increasing Research and Innovation Capacity and an Inclusive Microelectronics Workforce
AWARDED3D Heterogeneous Integration - Research and Planning Grant.
Participants: Clark Atlanta University, Alabama A&M University, Norfolk State University, Delaware State University, North Carolina A&T University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Jackson State University, QEM Network
Collaborative Research: Ideas Lab: HBCU Research and Collaboration Exchange
AWARDEDThis pilot project, HBCU Research and Collaboration Exchange (HBCU RaCE), focuses on the development and deployment of an expertise directory across six participating HBCUs.
Participants: Virginia State University, Alabama A&M University, Fisk University, North Carolina Central University, University of the Virgin Islands, Winston-Salem State University
Planning: HBCU-UP: OPEN: Planning the Use of Strategic Partnerships to Build Pipelines for CHIPS through Morehouse College
AWARDEDThis planning project sponsors activities for Morehouse College to enhance its existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Georgia Tech to develop a pipeline for African American males in CHIPS-related professions.
Participants: Morehouse College, Georgia Institute of Technology
Fabrication of nanocomposite photonic thin film by PLD (MTML)
AWARDEDPhotonic nanocomposite films made by pulsed laser deposition.
Participants: Dillard University
Collaborative Research: Ideas Lab: Panoramic Institutional Assessments: A Playbook for Advancing Research Capacity
AWARDEDThe project aims to develop and pilot innovative tools and approaches to enhance the research capacity of these institutions and of HBCUs more broadly.
Participants: Delaware State University, additional HBCUs
Partnership for Advancing Research Capacity in Semiconductors at HBCUs (PARCS-HBCU)
AWARDEDAdvance semiconductor research across each institution through 4 major thrusts.
Participants: Central State University, Alabama A&M University, Coppin State University, Fayetteville State University, Hampton University, Meharry Medical College, North Carolina A&T State University
Phase Transition and Ferroelectricity in the Two-Dimensional Quantum Materials and their Heterostructure
AWARDEDThe project enables JSU to leverage its expertise in STEM education, scientific research, and advanced technological development to contribute to national defense missions while maintaining potential civilian applications.
Participants: Jackson State University
Semiconductor Exposure, Exploration, and Development (SEED): Collaborative to Broaden Participation in STEM
AWARDEDThe project focuses on how community colleges can increase their presence in STEM research.
Participants: Drake State Community and Technical College, Trenholm State Community College, Lawson State Community College
Substrate and Materials Advanced Research Technology (SMART) Packaging Program
AWARDEDGlass Core Substrates Research and EWD. This proposal is being led by Absolics. HBCU members will focus on materials research and EWD.
Participants: Absolics, Alabama A&M University, Clark Atlanta University, Norfolk State University, Hampton University, Howard University, North Carolina A&T University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Dillard University, University, Texas Southern University
Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins USA (SMART USA)
AWARDEDManufacturing USA institute for Digital Twins.
Participants: Semiconductor Research Corporation, Hampton University, Howard University, Tennessee State University, Dillard University, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Florida A&M University, Texas Southern University, Tuskegee University, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T University, Georgia Institute of Technology