NSF Announces $30 Million Investment to Broaden Participation in Cutting-edge Materials Research
The NSF awarded its latest grants through PREM, Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials, to support eight collaborative research teams across the United States that will increase diversity in cutting-edge materials research, education and professions.
Each six-year award provides nearly $4,000,000 – for a total NSF investment of more than $30,000,000 – and will support materials research partnerships between minority-serving institutions and large-scale, NSF-supported research facilities. In addition to supporting new discoveries, the PREM pathway provides institutional support to increase recruitment, retention and degree-attainment by underrepresented groups, and provides underserved communities with access to materials research and education.
PREM grants in NSF EPSCoR jurisdictions include
New Mexico:
- NSF PREM for Vision of Excellence applying Navajo Traditions and Understanding with Research and Education in STEM, Navajo Technical University
- NSF PREM Southwest-Pacific Collaboration in Machine Learning Design, Synthesis and Applications of Metalorganic Hybrid Biomaterials, New Mexico Highlands University
Puerto Rico:
- NSF PREM for Device Innovation through Inclusive Research and Education, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao and University of Puerto Rico at Cayey