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Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Structured Interfaces
University of Wisconsin – Madisonmaterials research science and engineering center
Vision
To understand and engineer interfaces that will permit the creation of materials systems having new capabilities, with applications in fields ranging from advanced electronics to biologyTo integrate discovery and the creation of knowledge with international programs, professional development opportunities, industry outreach, and dissemination through informal education programs and state-of-the-art educational materials.
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Shared Facilities
Soft Materials Laboratory
Materials Science Center
Wisconsin Center for Applied
Microelectronics
Director / Co-DirectorN. Abbott / P. Evans
Dean of EngineeringI. Robertson
Provost S. Mangelsdorf
Semiconductor materials from an
unstable worldIRG 1
S. BabcockT.F. KuechL. Mawst
I. Szlufarska*D. Morgan*
A. BrownK. Forghani
M & E dynamics at organic-inorganic
interfacesIRG 2
P. EvansJ.R. Schmidt*
M. ArnoldT. AndrewP. GopalanR. HamersM. ZanniK-S ChoiH. Katz
M. Robinson
Functional liquid crystal assemblies, materials,
interfacesIRG 3
N. AbbottD. Weibel
Q. Cui*D. Lynn
F. HimpselM. Mahanthappa
J. de Pablo* O. Lavrentovich
U. CordovaM. Bedolla
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINMaterials Research Science and Engineering Center
Seeds (*=Super Seed)
- Molecular Understanding of Glasses*- Novel two-dimensional semiconductor
materials- Novel monometallic and bimetallic
nanoparticles- Active 2D materials- Dynamics of deformable particles in a liquid
crystal
Education, Outreach & Human Resource
Development
Interdisciplinary Education Group (IEG) – A.L. Gillian-Daniel
Research Experience for Undergraduate Students REU
RET
PREM
Institute of Chemical Engineering
Curriculum Development
Nanotechnology Kits
Spanish Translation of Outreach Materials
Diversity Programs
External Advisory Board
Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium UWAMIC
Interdisciplinary computational
groupICG
I. SzlufarskaA. YethirajI. Knezevic
M. MavrikakisJ. Mitchell
+ IRG members with*
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MRSEC Collaboration – Worldwide Reach
Zhejian
Technion, Israel
University of Tokyo, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology*, NIMS, Hokkaido University, Japan
Ferdinand Liebniz Research Institute, GermanyUniversity of Bremen, Germany
University of Duisburg-Essen, GermanyETH, Switzerland
University of Grenoble, France
Ajou University, Korea
National University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
City University, Hong KongHKUST, Hong Kong
University of Melbourne, AustraliaMonash University, Australia
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
CNR, Italy
Åbo Akademi, Turku, Finland
National University of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Zhejiang UChina
Interdisciplinarity of MRSEC
- 52 faculty - 10 female- 6 underrepresented minority
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