Synergistic Partnership for Research and Education on Functional and Nanostructured Materials

波多黎各大学马亚圭斯分校和威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校之间的材料教育和研究合作伙伴关系（PREM）的使命是在两个机构之间建立永久的关系，以促进材料科学与工程领域的合作研究和教育。这种合作关系的重要组成部分是威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校已经成功建立的与材料相关的研究和教育基础设施，包括其纳米结构材料和界面的材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC），纳米级自旋器件外延磁性氧化物结构的纳米级跨学科研究团队（NIRT），以及坚定不移的，在波多黎各-马亚圭斯大学材料科学与工程（MSE）领域不断增长的倡议。该项目将在三个主题领域，自旋电子学和纳米结构磁性材料，纳米复合材料合成和表征，以及MgB2超导体，建立一些强大的合作研究小组，并在工程材料教育和推广方面建立坚实的合作伙伴关系。该计划的主要贡献之一将是帮助在波多黎各建立第一个MSE研究生课程。这将打开大门，进一步MSE教育在公共关系和促进MSE研究在许多领域。波多黎各MSE毕业生将增加MSE领域的西班牙裔人数。一旦这个科学硕士课程在UPRM成功地到位，材料科学博士课程将是一个自然的分支。这个博士项目将建立在一个坚实的基础上：由这个PREM提案开发和促进的丰富的设施和人力资源。华盛顿大学的经验和合作伙伴关系在未来的创业中将是无价的。通过提高不同群体（大学和中学的学生和教师以及间接的一般社区）对MSE问题的认识，该项目将为在波多黎各进一步促进这一领域的研究创造肥沃的土壤。对波多黎各经济的潜在影响将包括：创造训练有素的专业人员，现有和新公司探索新的研究领域，在与MSE相关的领域创造新的就业机会，形成从事MSE相关项目的科学家和工程师网络，以及改善K-12教育。upm的高水平MSE研究人员与美国一流大学的研究联系在一起，将有可能在波多黎各促进更多的国家和国际材料科学会议。这将成为全国公认的尖端材料研究中心

The mission of the Partnership for Education and Research in Materials (PREM) between the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez and the University of Wisconsin at Madison is to establish a permanent relationship between both institutions to foster collaborative research and education in the area of Materials Science and Engineering. The essential components of this partnership are the already successful and well established materials-related research and education infrastructure of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including its Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) on Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces, the Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT) on Epitaxial Magnetic Oxide Structures for Nanoscale Spin Devices, and the steadfast, growing initiatives in the field of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. This project will create a number of robust collaborative research groups in three topical areas, Spintronics and Nanostructures Magnetic Materials, Nanocomposites Synthesis and Characterization, and MgB2 Superconductors, sustained by a solid partnership in engineering materials education and outreach.One of the main overall contributions of the project will be to help crystallize the first MSE graduate program in Puerto Rico. This will open the doors to further MSE education in PR and foster MSE research in many areas. Puerto Rican MSE graduates will increase the number of Hispanics in the MSE field. Once this Master of Science's program is successfully in place at UPRM, a doctoral program in Materials Science would be a natural offshoot. This doctoral program will build on a solid foundation: the wealth of facilities and human resources developed and facilitated by this PREM proposal. UW's experience and partnership will be invaluable in this future venture. By raising awareness about MSE issues among different groups (university and school students and teachers and, indirectly, the general community) the project will create a fertile ground where this area of research will be further promoted in Puerto Rico. Potential impacts on the Puerto Rican economy will include: creation of well-trained body of professionals, exploration of novel research areas by existing and new companies, creation of new jobs in areas related to MSE, formation of a network of scientists and engineers working on MSE related projects, and improvement of K-12 education. The existence of high-level MSE researchers at UPRM linked with first-rate research US universities will generate possibilities to foster more national and international materials scientific meetings in Puerto Rico. This will create a hub for research on advanced materials to be recognized nationwide