MEM-C is lucky to be a part of two Partnerships in Research and Education in Materials Science (PREM) with University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM) and the University of Central Florida (UCF). These PREM programs aim to develop to design, develop, and deploy new complex nanomaterials that accelerate future technologies in broad sectors. PREM also aims to develop an educational pathway to satisfy an integral need within the materials science ecosystem and serve as a collaborative touchstone to NSF priorities in promoting mathematics, data science, chemistry, and materials science among underrepresented minority students.
At UCF, the PREM award will fund the Center for Quantum Material Innovations and Educational Excellence (CQ-MIEE, DMR-2424976) and the MEM-C faculty joining that effort include Ting Cao (UW’s CQ-MIEE Director), Daniel Gamelin, Xiaosong Li, Andrea Carroll, Jiun-Haw Chu, Brandi Cossairt, Jim De Yoreo, Juan Carlos Idrobo, Alexandra Velian and Matthew Yankowitz. CQ-MIEE’s research focus will be quantum material synthesis for energy-efficient communications, novel chemicals and new medicines. Each year, MEM·C will host visiting undergraduates and graduate students from UCF to do summer research alongside our students and faculty.
At UHM, the PREM award will fund the Materials Research and Education Consortium (MRE-C, DMR-2424949) and the MEM-C faculty joining that effort include Lilo Pozzo (UW’s MRE-C Director), Daniel Gamelin, Xiaosong Li, Andrea Carroll, Brandi Cossairt, Jim De Yoreo, Dianne Xiao, Scott Dunham, Juan Carlos Idrobo, Stefan Stoll, and Alexandra Velian. Beyond just the limits of MEM-C, this PREM collaboration expands to other UW faculty including Julie Rorrer, Eleftheria Roumeli, and Zach Sherman. MRE-C’s research focus will be clean energy and sustainability solutions for challenges facing Hawaii, including reliance on imported fuels for electricity and transportation, resource and waste management, soil erosion, and ocean contamination exacerbated by climate change. Each year, MEM·C will host visiting undergraduates and graduate students from UCF to do summer research alongside our students and faculty.
