Materials Research Science and Engineering Center for Hybrid Materials

明尼苏达大学材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）支持一项以混合材料为重点的广泛研究项目。本中心由两个跨学科研究小组组成，并在若干种子项目中进行探索性研究。MRSEC支持在明尼苏达大学周围四个州的美国原住民社区开展教育推广项目。该中心维护对外开放的共享实验设施，并支持与工业和其他部门的互动努力。两个跨学科研究小组中的一个正在研究大分子材料的微观结构。该小组寻求使用嵌段共聚物作为关键成分，但很少作为唯一成分，以控制新的杂化聚合物的结构和功能。第二组的目标是培养对人造组织材料科学的基本理解，并开发用于生物系统的材料。这项工作的一个重要方面是系统地定义人工组织的组成、结构和机械性能之间的关系。中心现有高级研究员20人，博士后9人，研究生21人，本科生10人，辅助人员1人。Michael D. Ward和Frank S. Bates教授担任中心主任

9809363WardThe Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of Minnesota supports a broad research program foucsed on hybrid materials. The Center is organized through two interdisciplinary research groups, and pursues exploratory research in several seed projects. The MRSEC supports an educational outreach program to the Native American community in a four-state area surrounding the University of Minnesota. The Center maintains shared experimental facilities which are accessible to outside users, and also supports interactive efforts with industry and other sectors. One of the two interdisciplinary research groups is investigating the microstructure of macromolecular materials. This group seeks to employ block co-polymers as key ingredients, but rarely as sole ingredients, in order to control the structure and function of new hybrid polymers. The goal of the second group is to develop a fundamental understanding of the materials science of artificial tissues and to develop materials for use in biosystems. An important aspect of this work is to define systematically the relationships betweeen composition, structure, and mechanical properties of arificial tissues. Participants in the Center include approximately 20 senior investigators, 9 postdoctoral associates, 21 graduate students, 10 undergraduates, and 1 support person. Professors Michael D. Ward and Frank S. Bates serve as Center Directors