b'Strategic Programs 527InternsSTRATEGIC UNDERSTANDING FOR PREMIER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH MEMORANDUM FACULTY STEMOF UNDERSTANDING AMBASSADOR PROGRAMINL and the University of Michigan INL hosted the annual meeting forsigned a Strategic Understanding56the MSI cohort of faculty in Augustfor Premier Education and 2023, marking the beginning ofResearch memorandum of the Faculty STEM Ambassadorunderstanding. The agreementJoint programs pilot year. This DOE- focuses on scientific andAppointmentsfunded Office of Science programtechnological cooperation in aims to engage faculty at theirnuclear energy and materials home institutions, promotingscience, covering areas such and attracting talent for Office ofas nuclear fuels and materials, Science and INL student programs.materials science, advanced The ambassadors will highlightmaterials and manufacturing and promote various programs,(including defense applications),106including Science Undergraduatemultiphysics/reactor physics Laboratory Internships,and design, integrated energy Community College internships,systems, mechanical engineering, Office of Science Graduate Studentcybersecurity of embedded Research, the Minority Servingsystems, nuclear nonproliferation, Internship Institution Partnershipand community engagement andPostdocsProgram and others. The MSIenvironmental justice. Additionally, cohort responded positively andINL drafted memoranda of expressed eagerness to participateunderstanding with Arizona State in the coming years. The pilotUniversity and Colorado School program launched in October 2023. of Mines to expand joint efforts in clean energy research over the next five years. These memoranda were completed32in November 2024.Visiting Researchers8 R E S E A R C H E XC E L L E N C E'