Jackson state university project title: mississippi consortium for research and education in integrated nanomaterials project objectives: • substantially increase recruitment of undergraduate,…

The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration awarded Jackson State University $4.676 million on August 1, 2026, under the Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (CFDA 81.123) to establish the Mississippi Consortium for Research and Education in Integrated Nanomaterials.

The award funds curriculum development and student recruitment and retention in STEM fields across the consortium's member institutions. Jackson State University, Tougaloo College, and Alcorn State University will develop and introduce new nanomaterials coursework in existing undergraduate and graduate programs. The recipient will establish a sustainable pipeline for students from the three institutions to Los Alamos National Laboratory through summer internships, long-term visits, and co-mentoring by LANL collaborators. Jackson State University will host a summer institute at its campus to recruit and mentor high school students from Jackson Public School District in partnership with the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. The award supports experiential learning through seminars, workshops, symposiums, and peer-reviewed journal publications focused on nanomaterials science and engineering.

The period of performance runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2031. Place of performance is Orlando, Florida. The assistance type is a project grant.

Jackson state university project title: mississippi consortium for research and education in integrated nanomaterials project objectives: • substantially increase recruitment of undergraduate, graduate and high school students, and postdocs in stem fields. • significantly enhance graduate and undergraduate curriculum in consortium's institutions by offering new courses and introducing new elements in the existing courses on various aspects of nanomaterials. • establish a sustainable pipeline for students from JSU, TC and ASU to lanl through summer internships, long-term visits, and CO-mentoring by lanl collaborators. • offer summer institute at the JSU campus to recruit and mentor high-school students from jackson public school (JPS) district in partnership with junior reserve officers' training corps (jrotc) program. • provide experiential opportunities for consortium's students and faculty that expand scientific and technical knowledge in nanomaterials area via seminars, workshops, symposiums, and publications in scientific peer-reviewed journals.