Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

哈佛大学材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）支持由三个跨学科研究小组组织的广泛的研究项目，以及广泛的教育活动，包括TEACH（剑桥-哈佛教育活动）项目，旨在使七年级学生对准备上大学感兴趣。MRSEC正在支持在地区公立学校引入“同伴指导”，并支持全国宣传的本科生研究经验（REU）计划。该中心支持维护良好的共享实验设施，这些设施可供外部用户使用，并支持与工业和其他部门的互动努力。三个跨学科研究小组中的一个正在研究人工结构材料和电子微系统。该小组支持原子表面传输、纳米线、软光刻和原子光刻的工作。这项工作的一些目标是制造不使用可见光投影和图案的小结构。第二组正在探索合成系统和生物系统之间的接口，为分子和细胞生物学研究提供传感器、生物相容装置和工具的机会。第三组研究不同系统在小长度尺度上的热机械性能，如碳纳米管、多层金属半导体组件和用软光刻技术制成的新型微系统。中心现有高级研究员22人，博士后8人，研究生21人，本科生14人，技术人员及其他辅助人员10人。Robert M. Westervelt教授是MRSEC的负责人。

9809363WesterveltThe Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Harvard University supports a broad research program organized through three interdisciplinary research groups, as well as a wide range of educational activities, including project TEACH (The Educational Activities of Cambridge-Harvard) which aims to interest seventh grade students in preparing for college. The MRSEC is supporting the introduction of "peer instruction" in area public schools and supports a nationally advertised Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. The Center supports well maintained shared experimental facilities which are accessible to outside users and also supports interactive efforts with industry and other sectors. One of the three interdisciplinary research groups is investigating artificially structured materials and electronic microsystems. This group supports work on atomic surface transport, nanowires, soft lithography, and atom lithography. The goal of some of this work is the fabrication of small structures without the use of visible light projection and patterning. A second group is exploring the interfaces between synthetic and biological systems with opportunities in sensors, biocompatible devices, and tools for molecular and cell biology research. The third group investigates thermo-mechanical properties at small length scales of diverse systems such as carbon nanotubes, multi-layer metal-semiconductor assemblies, and novel microsystems made with soft lithography. Participants in the Center currently include 22 senior investigators, 8 postdoctoral associates, 21 graduate students, 14 undergraduates, and 10 technicians and other support personnel. Professor Robert M. Westervelt directs the MRSEC.