Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and Prince Georges Community College (PGCC) are joining together in this Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM).  The shared goal is to systematically identify and support students from under-represented minority communities.  The PREM team combines sophisticated approaches for advanced research with demonstrated success in recruiting, supporting and training African-Americans in materials science and engineering. 

The PREM team has three theme areas that join together, in new and exciting ways, established research projects in the JHU Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) and at Howard.  They are

• transport properties in Bi nanowires;

• transport properties in InN nanowires; and

• fabrication of dipolar nitride nanowires for nonlinear optical elements. 

The PREM will support materials education through design of new courses at PGCC and Howard and by creation of  web based guided inquiry modules, the broad dissemination of which will inform students about the impact materials have on their lives and attract them to materials related studies. A successful Howard/Hopkins/PGCC PREM will build a pipeline for materials research careers among African Americans.

Howard University/Johns Hopkins University/Prince Georges Community College
Partnership for Research and Education in Materials
(202) 806-6883 / (410) 516-7345 / (301) 341-3023