1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965542903321

Autore

Jean-Marie Gaëtane

Titolo

Beyond Stock Stories and Folktales : African Americans Paths to STEM Fields

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2011

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Collana

Diversity in Higher Education,11

Altri autori (Persone)

Lloyd-JonesBrenda

Disciplina

378.1982

Soggetti

African American college teachers -- Selection and appointment

African American college teachers

Discrimination in higher education

Science -- Study and teaching (Higher)

Education

Social Sciences

Theory & Practice of Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; BEYOND STOCK STORIES AND FOLKTALES: AFRICAN AMERICANS' PATHS TO STEM FIELDS; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; FOREWORD; PART I: THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE; CHAPTER 1 UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS THAT FOSTER BLACK SCIENTISTS; OVERVIEW; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; BACCALAUREATE ORIGINS; METHODS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

CHAPTER 2 AFRICAN-AMERICAN, ACADEMICALLY GIFTED, MILLENNIAL STUDENTS IN STEM DISCIPLINES AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS): FACTORS THAT IMPACT SUCCESSFUL DEGREE COMPLETIONOVERVIEW; INTRODUCTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; FINDINGS; DISCUSSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES IN THE MEYERHOFF SCHOLARS PROGRAM: OUTCOMES AND PROCESSES; STEM INTERVENTION PROGRAM COMPONENTS; MEYERHOFF SCHOLARS PROGRAM; CURRENT STUDY;



METHOD; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES

PART II: BLACK MALES AND STEM FIELDSCHAPTER 4 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT AND CAREER SELF-EFFICACY AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES IN STEM DISCIPLINES AT TWO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY; ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT; CAREER SELF-EFFICACY; METHOD; RESULTS; DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5 POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS AMONG SCHOOL-AGE BLACK MALES: MONITORING THE FUTURE OF BLACK MEN IN STEM FIELDS; ACADEMIC AND SCHOOL-RELATED FACTORS; FAMILY FACTORS

PERSONAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MOTIVATIONAL FACTORSPURPOSE; METHOD; MEASURES; RESULTS; PERSONAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS; SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6 BLACK MEN IN THE STEM FIELDS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; THE PRESENCE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN THE STEM FIELDS; TRADITIONAL NOTIONS OF TEACHING AND PREPARATION IN STEM; STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY HBCUs TO ENSURE SUCCESS; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENSURING SUCCESS AMONG BLACK MEN IN STEM; CONCLUSION

REFERENCESPART III: BLACK FEMALES AND STEM FIELDS; CHAPTER 7 REFLECTING AND DEFYING TRADITION: AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN IN STEM; UPSETTING THE GENDER BALANCE: AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION; FROM INTEREST TO BEHAVIOR: AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN INTO STEM; STEM BACHELOR'S DEGREE ATTAINMENT BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN; MAKING STRIDES; GENDER DIFFERENCES IN DOCTORAL DEGREE ATTAINMENT AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS; AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND STEM FACULTY RANKS; DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

CHAPTER 8 BLACK WOMEN FACULTY AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: PERSPECTIVES FOR A NATIONAL IMPERATIVE

Sommario/riassunto

As a conceptual framework, the collection of chapters in this volume acquaints readers with a broad overview of the characteristics and experiences of women of color in higher education. The chapters draw from theoretical and empirical work and identify gaps in the research, compare and contrast the experiences of women of color, and explore possible linkages between their experiences. Topics include trends and issues, leadership styles/characteristics, tenure and promotion, mentoring/social networks, and challenges and possibilities that weave commonalities and differences among African-Ameri



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910520077903321

Autore

Hays Max

Titolo

Realizing an Andreev Spin Qubit : Exploring Sub-gap Structure in Josephson Nanowires Using Circuit QED / / by Max Hays

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

9783030838799

9783030838782

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 pages)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5061

Disciplina

621.3815

Soggetti

Quantum computing

Semiconductors

Solid state physics

Computer science

Quantum Information

Electronic Devices

Models of Computation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1: Key concepts and contributions -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Andreev levels -- Chapter 3: Probing Andreev levels with cQED -- Chapter 4: Unlocking the spin of a quasiparticle -- Chapter 5: Future directions -- Part 2 The beautiful, messy details -- Chapter 6: BCS superconductivity -- Chapter 7: Andreev reflection, Andreev levels, and the Josephson effect -- Chapter 8: Andreev levels in Josephson nanowires -- Chapter 9: What would happen in a topological weak link? -- Chapter 10: The device -- Chapter 11: Spectroscopy and dispersive shifts -- Chapter 12: Raman transitions of the quasiparticle spin -- Chapter 13: Interactions of Andreev levels with the environment -- Chapter 14: Unexplained observations.

Sommario/riassunto

The thesis gives the first experimental demonstration of a new quantum bit (“qubit”) that fuses two promising physical implementations for the storage and manipulation of quantum



information – the electromagnetic modes of superconducting circuits, and the spins of electrons trapped in semiconductor quantum dots – and has the potential to inherit beneficial aspects of both. This new qubit consists of the spin of an individual superconducting quasiparticle trapped in a Josephson junction made from a semiconductor nanowire. Due to spin-orbit coupling in the nanowire, the supercurrent flowing through the nanowire depends on the quasiparticle spin state. This thesis shows how to harness this spin-dependent supercurrent to achieve both spin detection and coherent spin manipulation. This thesis also represents a significant advancement to our understanding and control of Andreev levels and thus of superconductivity. Andreev levels, microscopic fermionic modes that exist in all Josephson junctions, are the microscopic origin of the famous Josephson effect, and are also the parent states of Majorana modes in the nanowire junctions investigated in this thesis. The results in this thesis are therefore crucial for the development of Majorana-based topological information processing.