PREM
is
a
Partnership
for
Research & Education
in
Materials
between
Florida
Agricultural & Mechanical
University
(FAMU)
and
Carnegie
Mellon
University
(CMU)
that
seeks
to
integrate
Research
and
Education
in
a
manner
that
appeals
to
minority
students,
thereby
resulting
in
an
increase
of
minority
graduates
in
science
and
engineering.
The
project
is
directed
at
FAMU
by
Professor
Peter
Kalu.
Details
of
the
PREM
project
can
be
found
at
the
PREM
website.
This
program
has
four
specific
objectives:
- To
provide
opportunities
for
minority
students
to
participate
in
Materials
Science
and
Engineering
(MSE)
research
at
FAMU
and
CMU,
- To
strengthen
the
quality
of
the
MSE
curriculum
at
FAMU,
- To
strengthen
the
MS
and
Ph.D.
programs
in
MSE
at
FAMU,
by
creating
courses
and
attracting
new
graduate
students
to
the
program,
and
- To
strengthen
the
materials
research
program
at
FAMU
by
creating
a
set
of
research
collaborations
between
FAMU
and
CMU.
 NSF
PREM
Site
Visit
- FAMU,
November
3-4
2005
- Participants
to
the
event:
PREM
Site
Visit
Panelists;
FAMU/FSU
Faculty,
Staff,
Grad
and
Undergraduate
Students;
CMU
Faculty,
Staff
and
Graduate
Student
by
video
conferencing
!

Final
presentation of 2005 PREM undergraduate
students followed by FAMU/FSU
faculty and graduate students
on the video conference system
(clockwise): Dhanvir Aujla,
Nicholas Bembridge, Renee Gordon,
Celina Dozier, Ysela Chiari;
(center): Chukwuemeka Aofolaju.

A
barbecue
party
at
Professor
Rollet's
place
with
undergraduate
researchers
sponsored
by
the
PREM
and
MRSEC
programs
and
graduate
students
that
worked
with
the
CMU
MRSEC
during
the
summer
of
2004
(L
to
R): Ivan
Lopez
(PREM),
Ana
Erb
(PREM),
Diego
Laboy
(PREM),
Vinay
Rodriguez
(MRSEC),
Velouse
Pierre
(PREM),
Ramou
Akin-Cole
(PREM),
Mitra
Taheri
(MRSEC).

Above:
Some of
the undergraduate
researchers sponsored
by the
PREM project
that worked
with the
CMU MRSEC
during the
summer of
2001 (L
to R,
standing): James
Finley, Chad
Qualls, Oscar
Castillo, Jason
Gruber, (L
to R, seated):
Sydni Credle,
Tricia Bennett

Above:
Some
of
the
undergraduate
researchers
sponsored
by
the
PREM
project
that
worked
with
the
CMU
MRSEC
during
the
summer
of
2000
(L
to
R):
Antoine
Berret,
Oscar
Castillo,
Tricia
Bennett,
Michelle
Adams
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