Building sustainable, durable bridges and interdisciplinary collaborations with Minority Serving Institutions
The Materials Research Institute (MRI) is part of a collaborative effort led by the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and in collaboration with the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), the Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE), the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS), the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), and the Cancer Institute (CU), to offer the Inter-Institutional Program for Diversifying Research (IPDR). The IPDR is a new interdisciplinary seed grant program aimed at developing new or leveraging existent strategic partnerships and alliances with Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The goal of the IPDR is to perform collaborative work that advances research development capability as well as student and faculty training needed to support such research collaborations.
The MRI-specific IPDR is Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Materials Research by Enhancing Collaboration, Innovation, Outreach and Networking (DIMENSION).
MRI SPONSORED:
Design and Programming of Magnetic Shape Memory Polymer for Additive Manufacturing
HUCK/MRI SPONSORED:
Ultrasound microfluidic cell manipulation and separation
Researchers from Penn State:
(PI) Dr. Jing Zhao, Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering
Researchers from MSI:
Dr. Muyue Han, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University
Researchers from Penn State:
Dr. Igor Aronson, Huck Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry and Mathematics
Researchers from MSI:
Dr. Ubaldo M. Córdova-Figueroa, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez