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Tuskegee University's Center for Advanced Materials (T-CAM) is the single largest multi-disciplinary research facility on Tuskegee University

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Tuskegee University's Center for Advanced Materials (T-CAM) is the single largest multi-disciplinary research facility on Tuskegee University's campus which is operated with support from various federal agencies and industries. research activities at T-CAM have been funded by the United States Air Force, Army, navy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National science Foundation (NSF) and industry including 3-M, Boeing, concurrent Technologies, General Motors, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon Missile Systems. The Center has been contributing to basic and applied research in Materials Science and Engineering and is acclaimed nationally and internationally for over three decades for its enormous success in educating minorities in the science and engineering of advanced materials. T-CAM possesses state-of-the-art facilities to conduct research in all aspects of advanced materials and structures. The faculty and students associated with T-CAM are involved in basic applied research on materials related to current and future needs of a variety of defense, recreational, healthcare and commercial areas.

Mission

The mission of T-CAM

To strive for a fundamental understanding of the nature of advanced materials towards the goal of military, industrial, recreational and healthcare related applications.

To motivate and educate minority students, undergraduate through PhD levels, in the science and engineering of advanced materials.

To offer outreach activities for K-12 students, and the community teachers.