Light-Matter Interaction: Theory and Applications (LMITA)

新墨西哥高地大学(NMHU)、莫尔豪斯学院(MC)和佐治亚理工学院(GT)之间的材料研究和教育伙伴关系(PREM)在有机光子材料的研究和开发方面进行了合作。GT是位于华盛顿大学的科技中心(STC)的合作伙伴。合作者探索了有机光子材料的三个领域：适用于生物成像和光动力学治疗的双光子吸收材料；旨在设计用于太赫兹产生和光电应用的材料的晶体非线性光学材料；以及用于太阳能电池应用的新型有机聚合物材料的开发。本届PREM还重点吸引和增加了光子材料领域的学生人数。高中科学教师和社区大学教师参加了为期4周的暑期工作坊，体验桌面研究，为他们的班级设计新的实验室实验，并了解最新的教学工具。在新墨西哥州，来自罗伯逊高中和西拉斯维加斯高中的高中生正在参加科学教育项目，如双重学分和装备计划。来自明尼苏达州立大学、密歇根州立大学和当地社区学院的本科生在明尼苏达州立大学PREM实验室进行实践研究项目，并参加了著名的STC S光子学项目。该PREM还为洛斯阿拉莫斯大学或桑迪亚国家实验室的4名NMHU和MC本科生提供暑期研究体验。PREM团队的一个主要目标是为本科生和高中生创建一个关键的群体，包括高中、社区大学、国家实验室、PREM和STC教师伙伴关系范围的指导计划。

The Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) between New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU), Morehouse College (MC) and the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) collaborates on the study and development of organic photonic materials. GT is a partner in the Science and Technology Center (STC) located at the University of Washington. The collaborators explore three areas of organic photonic materials: two-photon absorbing materials, applicable for biological imaging and photodynamic therapy; crystalline nonlinear-optical materials, aimed at designing materials for THz generation and electro optical applications; and the development of new organic polymer materials for solar cell applications. This PREM also focuses on attracting and increasing the number of students in the area of photonic materials. High school science teachers and community college faculty participate in a 4-week summer workshop to experience bench-top research, design new lab experiments for their classes, and learn about the latest pedagogical tools. In New Mexico, high school students from Robertson and West Las Vegas High Schools are engaged in science education programs like the Dual Credit and GEAR UP programs. Undergraduates from NMHU, MC, and local community colleges perform hands-on research projects in NMHU PREM labs as well as participate in the STC?s well-known Hooked-on-Photonics NSF REU Program. This PREM also provides a summer research experience for 4 NMHU and MC undergraduates at either Los Alamos or Sandia National Laboratory. A major goal of the PREM team is the creation of a critical mass of high school, community college, national laboratory, PREM, and STC faculty partnership-wide mentoring program for undergraduate and high school students.