Broadening participation in materials science

With the goal of expanding minority opportunities in materials science, Nebraska’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center is partnering with Tuskegee University, one of the nation’s leading historically black universities, on a six-year, $3.9 million project funded by the National Science Foundation. Faculty from both institutions are developing opportunities for Tuskegee students to engage in research focused on polymer-based materials called multiferroics, and to participate in summer research fellowships, joint workshops and a new materials science course at Tuskegee. The project is one of eight collaborations funded by NSF’s Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials program.