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RCOP: Research Center for Optical PhysicsDuring the five years since its inception, Research Center for Optical Physics (RCOP) has excelled in the goals stated in the original proposal: 1) training of the scientists and engineers needed for the twenty-first century with special emphasis on underrepresented citizens and 2) research and technological development in areas of relevance to NASA. In the category of research training, there have been 16 Bachelors degrees and 9 Masters degrees awarded to African American students working in RCOP during the last five years. RCOP has also provided research experience to undergraduate and high school students through a number of outreach programs held during the summer and the academic year. RCOP has also been instrumental in the development of the Ph.D. program in physics which is in its fourth year at Hampton. There are currently over 40 graduate students in the program and 9 African American graduate students, working in RCOP, that have satisfied all of the requirements for Ph.D. candidancy and are working on their dissertation research. At least three of these students will be awarded their doctoral degrees during 1997. RCOP has also excelled in research and technological development. During the first five years of existence, RCOP researchers have generated well over $3 M in research funding that directly supports the Center. Close ties with NASA Langley and NASA Lewis have been established, and collaborations with NASA scientists, URC's and other universities as well as with industry have been developed. This success is evidenced by the rate of publishing research results in refereed journals, which now exceeds that of the goals in the original proposal (approx. 2 publications per faculty per year). Also, two patents have been awarded to RCOP scientists.
Document ID
19970041482
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Tabibi, Bagher M.
(Hampton Univ. VA United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1996
Subject Category
Optics
Report/Patent Number
NASA/CR-97-206336
NAS 1.26:206336
Accession Number
97N32561
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGw-2929
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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