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Harvard’s NSF MRSEC collaborates with Cambridge Public Schools and Project TEACH to enhance K-12 STEM education through interactive programs, research internships, and teacher support initiatives to foster early career awareness.

The U.S. National Science Foundation-funded Wisconsin MRSEC Education and Outreach Group offers educational activities about advanced materials and nanotechnology to enhance K-12 and public understanding of science and engineering concepts.

The U.S. National Science Foundation-sponsored REU program at Penn State gives undergraduate students from across the nation the opportunity to participate in frontier materials research at a major research facility.

The Forward Fellows Program at UW-Madison supports graduate students in STEM by providing early research opportunities, community building, and professional development activities before the official start of their programs.

The I-MRSEC has established close collaborations with industry and national labs, to expedite adoption of ground breaking technologies, stimulate new ideas, and also to provide career training opportunities for NSF MRSEC participants. Collaborations with companies such as Western Digital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, IBM, and Lam have enriched research activities, as well as helped prepare MRSEC students and postdocs for industry career paths through interactive events and seminars. National lab collaborations include nearby Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Lab, Army Research Laboratory, US Naval Research Lab, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NIST, and NREL; these connections have helped create valuable career panels and seminars on this career path as well. The I-MRSEC also hosts interactive events on campus for materials characterization companies and local industry during an interactive poster session each summer at the start of MRL’s annual Advanced Materials Characterization workshop.

The Hampton-Brandeis PREM project, funded by U.S. National Science Foundation, promotes diversity in materials science through collaboration and research initiatives between Brandeis University and Hampton University.

CCAM's Future Materials and STEM Corps initiatives promote K-12 STEM engagement through educational modules and training, fostering interest in scientific careers among younger students.

NSF MRSEC conducts workshops for professional development in research mentoring, focusing on best practices and effective communication of science to diverse audiences, led by professional facilitators.

The California Alliance for Minority Participation provides resources and opportunities to under-represented students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.  

The RET program at NSF MRSEC offers teachers hands-on research experience, mentoring, and activity development, enhancing classroom engagement with science while providing a stipend and supplies budget for implementation.