Centers
of Excellence for Materials Research and Innovation (CEMRIs) provide
sustained support of interdisciplinary materials research and education
of the highest quality while addressing fundamental problems in science
and engineering. CEMRIs address research of a scope and complexity
requiring the advantages of scale and interdisciplinarity provided by a
campus-based research center.
Xavier University of Louisiana
and New York University have received a $3 million grant from the
National Science Foundation to bolster diversity among materials
scientists through collaborative research and curriculum development.
The award was one of eight awarded this year under NSF’s Partnerships
for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) program and funded
through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).