The MRSEC has a Partnership for Research and Education in Materials with North Carolina Central University that aims to build institutional capacity and boost academic success of underrepresented minority students in materials research. To catalyze new collaborations between our universities, three visiting NCCU faculty will highlight their research interests in the use of nanostructures to address global challenges towards a sustainable future, including:
(1) Combinations of semiconductors to enhance visible-light-driven pathogen disinfection.
(2) Hybrids of organic semiconductors and low-dimensional materials for insights into solar cell performance.
(3) Charge transfer modulation in 2D heterostructures for photovoltaics, photodetectors, and photocatalysts.
These efforts emphasize the pivotal role of nanostructures in diverse environmental solutions.
The Penn State MRSEC has an NSF-supported partnership with North Carolina Central University (NCCU) through the Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) program. Faculty from NCCU, a minority-serving institution, are visiting Penn State on October 19 and 20 to explore opportunities for research collaboration. On Friday October 20th, NCCU Professors Fei Yan, Darlene Taylor and Ufana Riaz will present on the research topics as highlighted below. We hope that this event will spark new and deeper research collaborations between our universities - the MRSEC has resources available to potentially facilitate these collaborations. If you have any questions about this opportunity please contact Vin Crespi – vhc2@psu.edu