1. STC Broadening Participation Workshop Norfolk State University - MDITR Partnership Carl E. Bonner, Jr., Center for Materials Research, Norfolk State University, 700 Park Avenue, Norfolk VA 23504 cebonner@nsu.edu (757) 823-2097 cebonner@nsu.edu

2. STC Broadening Participation Workshop Range of Collaborations Potential for collaborative project within STC- MDITR- Georgia Tech, University of Arizona, University of Washington PREM Purdue University, Cornell University Visits to collaborator’s lab Summer at partner institution Semester at partner institution Multiple research advisors

3. STC Broadening Participation Workshop Research Outcomes Presentations at regional, national and international conferences: Optical Society of America American Chemical Society The International Society for Optical Engineering National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Eng. National Society of Black Physicists Publications at peer-reviewed journals 85 in the last 5 years, ~ 4/faculty member J. Optical Society of America Physical Review J. Applied Physics Appl. Phys. Lett. J. Modern Optics Chemistry of Materials Applied Surface Physics

4. STC Broadening Participation Workshop Research and Education @ The CMR

5. STC Broadening Participation Workshop Objectives of the Partnership Facilitate institutional change to enhance research and educational capabilities Facilitate integration of Research and Education across disciplines Broaden student experience and integration of students into the STC and wider community of science

6. STC Broadening Participation Workshop STC partnership with MDITR 3 formal components Seed grant funding for research Photovoltaic materials and devices - flexible with high efficiency Support for development of Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering at NSU –additional course development and implementation –Video conferencing and live onsite lectures from STC faculty Faculty development and faciltated institutional change –Sabbatical leave for faculty and hosting of faculty student teams –Administrator Discussion groups for Deans and VPAA –Participation in state approval process

7. STC Broadening Participation Workshop STC partnership with MDITR Informal components GPAC Graduate and Post-doc advisory council –Center wide student and postdoc voice COACHe workshops International internship opportunities GEM-STC partnerships Feedback on diversity from HBCU

8. STC Broadening Participation Workshop Outcomes Hosting of Future Tech workshop, November 2006 Ph.D. in Materials Science A 3 year process that began in 2003 with support from NASA and NSF Will begin August 2007