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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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