Light-Matter Interaction: Theory and Applications (LMITA)

新墨西哥州高地大学（NMHU）、莫尔豪斯学院（MC）和格鲁吉亚理工学院（GT）之间的材料研究和教育伙伴关系（PREM）合作研究和开发有机光子材料。 GT是位于华盛顿大学的科学技术中心（STC）的合作伙伴。 合作者探索有机光子材料的三个领域：双光子吸收材料，适用于生物成像和光动力学治疗;晶体非线性光学材料，旨在设计用于THz产生和电光应用的材料;以及开发用于太阳能电池应用的新型有机聚合物材料。 该PREM还专注于吸引和增加光子材料领域的学生数量。 高中科学教师和社区大学教师参加为期4周的夏季研讨会，体验台式研究，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，罗伯逊和西拉斯维加斯高中的高中生参加了科学教育项目，如双学分和齿轮计划。 来自NMHU，MC和当地社区学院的本科生在NMHU PREM实验室进行实践研究项目，并参加STC？美国著名的Hooked-on-Photonics NSF REU计划。 该PREM还为4名NMHU和MC本科生提供了在洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室或桑迪亚国家实验室的夏季研究经验。 PREM团队的一个主要目标是为本科生和高中生创建一个临界质量的高中、社区学院、国家实验室、PREM和STC教师伙伴关系范围内的指导计划。

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.