About CHRES
The consortium participants are Universidad Ana G Méndez-Gurabo (lead), Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, University of Texas-El Paso, University of New Mexico - Albuquerque, Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
Project Objectives
- Provide research and educational experiences to minority students by continuing and improving the consortium programs.
- Increase interaction between partners and between partners and national laboratories.
- Encourage minority students to excel in science, technology, engineering and math by providing them with practical experience and training through project capacity building and learning experience.
- Enlarge scientific, technical knowledge and resource base in the topics of resilient energy (engineering).
Program Outcomes
- Increase the number of students that perform research at all levels of participating institutions by 5% in a five-year period.
- Increase the research products (paper, presentations) of minority students from partners by 5% in a five-year period).
- Develop online courses related to field.
- Increase the number of students participating in internships/direct hires at the National Laboratories by 10% in a five-year period.
- Increase the number of faculty members that work in/with the National Laboratories by 10% in a five-year period.
- Increase the number of technical visits from the National Laboratories to partner academic institutions by 10% in a five-year period.
- Increase the number of MSI students obtain practical experiences in engineering topics by 5%in a five-year period.
- Increase number of students hired into engineering careers related to NNSA/DOE by 5% in a five-year period.
- Impact and secondary schools’ student to create interest in STEM fields.
- Implement strategies that will increase enthusiasm of potential students into STEM fields.
- Increase the number of extracurricular and innovative activities focused on resilient energy systems topics, such as summer internships, summer camps, tours and energy day to attract and retain students.
- Offer research and work opportunities related to STEM field that will benefit current students by continuing to motivate them on completing their academic path.
- Arrange outreach and networking strategies directed to attract new students.
- Provide career placement opportunities for students.
- Provide opportunities for students to work at National Laboratories and partnering institutions.