MRSEC: Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces

威斯康星大学材料研究科学与工程中心(MRSEC)支持一项关于纳米结构材料和界面的跨学科研究计划。这项研究在三个跨学科的研究小组中进行，并有适当的种子项目。在IRG 1中，该中心专注于与材料集成到硅上的相关机制。其最终目标是为电子和光学应用创造基于硅技术的“智能”系统。该中心的活动旨在了解和管理异质界面，了解不同材料之间的结合，了解应变的作用，并有效地利用自组织生长技术。所有这些都集中在纳米尺度上。在IRG 2中，目标是了解高温超导体中的实际晶界，这需要跨学科的方法来进行薄膜生长、材料表征和建模。潜在的影响是增加了用于先进超导设备的这种材料中可以携带的最大电流密度。IRG 3的活动集中于了解纳米结构纹理表面对沉积在这些底物上的生物系统(蛋白质、病毒和细胞)的生长和行为的作用。该中心强大的教育宣传的一个重要特点是开发、测试和传播可以整合到高中或大学科学课程中的教学材料。特别令人感兴趣的是教学材料开发计划(DIMP)，该计划使MRSEC研究生能够根据他们的研究开发新的教学材料。该中心实施了一项积极的方案，通过加强与少数群体服务机构的联系，增加代表人数不足的群体的参与。该中心支持维护良好的共享实验设施，这些设施对外部用户开放，并与业界有非常广泛的合作计划。参与中心的人员包括29名高级研究员、9名博士后助理、20名研究生、15名本科生和4名技术人员和其他支持人员。托马斯·F·库奇教授是美国证券交易委员会的负责人。

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of Wisconsin supports an interdisciplinary research program on nanostructured materials and interfaces. The research is carried out in three interdisciplinary research groups, with appropriate seed projects. Within IRG 1 the Center focuses on the mechanisms associated with materials integration onto silicon. The ultimate aim is to create "smart" systems based on Si technology for electronic and optical applications. The Center's activities are aimed at understanding and managing heterointerfaces, understanding bonding between dissimilar materials, understanding the role of strain, and effectively utilizing self-organization growth techniques. All of the above are focused on the nanometer scale. Within IRG 2 the goal is to understand actual grain boundaries in high temperature superconductors, which requires an interdisciplinary approach to film growth, materials characterization and modeling. The potential impact is the increase of the maximum current densities that can be carried in such materials for advanced superconducting devices. The activities in IRG 3 are centered on understanding the role of nanostructured textured surfaces on the growth and behavior of biological systems (proteins, viruses, and cells) which have been deposited onto these substrates. A strong feature of the Center's strong educational outreach is the development, testing, and dissemination of instructional materials which can be integrated into high school or college science courses. Of particular interest is the Development of Instructional Materials Program (DIMP) that enables MRSEC graduate students to develop new instructional materials based on their research. The Center carries out an aggressive program to increase the participation of underrepresented groups through enhanced contacts with minority serving institutions. The Center supports well maintained shared experimental facilities, which are accessible to outside users and has a very extensive program of collaborations with industry.Participants in the Center include 29 senior investigators, 9 postdoctoral associates, 20 graduate students, 15 undergraduates, and 4 technicians and other support personnel. Professor Thomas F. Kuech directs the MRSEC.