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NSF Appoints New DMR Division Director
NSF Appoints New DMR Division Director
News · Oct 5, 2023

NSF Appoints New DMR Division Director

Divya Abhat

In early 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) appointed Germano Iannacchione as the new Division Director for its Division of Materials Research (DMR)—a division with a critical objective to invest in the discovery, development, and design of new materials.
Can magnetic quantum dots be catalysts too? Revisiting Co-doped ZnO nanoparticles for catalysis
Can magnetic quantum dots be catalysts too? Revisiting Co-doped ZnO nanoparticles for catalysis
Highlight · Apr 11, 2023
University of Central Florida

Can magnetic quantum dots be catalysts too? Revisiting Co-doped ZnO nanoparticles for catalysis

Using a method developed by Gamelin Lab at UW in 2003 to study magnetic quantum dots, we synthesize Co-doped ZnO nanoparticles with varying Co atomic % inside ZnO nanoparticles.
Collaborative  Research and Education in Energy Materials (CREEM)
Collaborative Research and Education in Energy Materials (CREEM)
Highlight · Feb 21, 2023
North Carolina A & T State University

Collaborative Research and Education in Energy Materials (CREEM)

NSF PREM-supported three PhD students graduates in Fall 2022 at NCAT (Fall 2022 NCAT Commencement file photo, December 9, 2022)
Collaborative  Research and Education in Energy Materials (CREEM)
Collaborative Research and Education in Energy Materials (CREEM)
Highlight · Feb 21, 2023
North Carolina A & T State University

Collaborative Research and Education in Energy Materials (CREEM)

The magnetocaloric effect (MCE) can be used in magnetic refrigeration, which is emerging as one of the  most promising alternatives in the modern-day quest for sustainable, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly cooling technology.
Public Lecture by Nobel Laureate: Looking for Fossils of the Big Bang
Public Lecture by Nobel Laureate: Looking for Fossils of the Big Bang
News · Oct 26, 2022
Florida International University

Public Lecture by Nobel Laureate: Looking for Fossils of the Big Bang

By Faizan

In this next edition of LIVE@Frost Science on Wednesday, October 26, physicist and Nobel Laureate Dr. Eric A. Cornell will present Looking for Fossils of the Big Bang in the Laboratory. Dr. Cornell shared in the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics for synthesizing the first Bose-Einstein condensate. In his presentation, Dr. Cornell will concentrate on the work being done in the laboratory and how we can use precise measurements to look for fossils of the Big Bang.
‘A Better, More Equitable Future’: Program Advances Diversity and Materials Science
‘A Better, More Equitable Future’: Program Advances Diversity and Materials Science
News · Oct 18, 2022
North Carolina A & T State University

‘A Better, More Equitable Future’: Program Advances Diversity and Materials Science

J. Edward Anthony Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.

During the past year, students and faculty at Cornell and N.C. A&T have been partnering on a research project built around two shared goals: increasing diversity in the field of materials science and transforming the way the world generates and stores energy.https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/09/better-more-equitable-future-program-advances-diversity-and-materials-science
Dear Colleague Letter: NRT-PREM Collaborative Supplements
Dear Colleague Letter: NRT-PREM Collaborative Supplements
News · Oct 18, 2022

Dear Colleague Letter: NRT-PREM Collaborative Supplements

NSF invites requests for supplemental funding from existing awardees of NSF's Research Traineeship and PREM programs.
Going the Distance
Going the Distance
News · Sep 16, 2022
California State University - Long Beach

Going the Distance

Shannon Koehle

While walking around campus it’s easy to forget that behind closed doors students and faculty are engaged in potentially life-altering experiments, but that’s exactly what’s occurring in the Hall of Science building at CSULB, thanks in part to the National Science Foundation's Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) grant.
Educational Activities
Educational Activities
Highlight · Aug 15, 2022
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Educational Activities

MRE-C recently helped developed a new materials course and a new website as well as co-taught an introduction to materials science course.
Defect Modeling, Characterization, and Engineering in Ordered Vacancy Compound Chalcopyrites for Photocatalytic and Photovoltaic Applications
Defect Modeling, Characterization, and Engineering in Ordered Vacancy Compound Chalcopyrites for Photocatalytic and Photovoltaic Applications