Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

9809363韦斯特维尔哈佛大学材料研究科学与工程中心(MRSEC)支持通过三个跨学科研究小组组织的广泛研究计划，以及广泛的教育活动，包括旨在吸引七年级学生为大学做准备的项目TEST(剑桥-哈佛大学的教育活动)。MRSEC支持在地区公立学校引入“同伴指导”，并支持一项全国宣传的本科生研究体验(REU)计划。该中心支持外部用户可以使用的维护良好的共享实验设施，还支持与行业和其他部门的互动努力。三个跨学科研究小组之一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、软光刻和原子光刻方面的工作。其中一些工作的目标是在不使用可见光投影和图案的情况下制造小型结构。第二个小组正在探索合成系统和生物系统之间的接口，在传感器、生物兼容设备以及分子和细胞生物学研究工具方面有机会。第三组研究碳纳米管、多层金属-半导体组件和用软光刻制造的新型微系统等不同系统在小长度尺度下的热力性质。该中心目前的参与者包括22名高级调查人员、8名博士后助理、21名研究生、14名本科生和10名技术人员和其他支持人员。罗伯特·M·韦斯特福教授是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.