MIT Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

麻省理工学院的材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）支持广泛的跨学科研究项目。这项研究是在五个跨学科研究小组（irg）中进行的。其中包括微光子材料和结构（IRG 1），其中发现了与光子波长相当的相关长度尺度的材料中的新物理现象。这种“光子晶体”可以表现出新的现象，可以用理论表述并应用于新型光学器件。IRG 2纳米结构聚合物组件旨在了解聚合物纳米复合材料如何在分子水平上组织，以及如何增强或控制基于这些材料的电子，磁性，生物传感器和光学器件的性能。介观半导体和磁性结构中的电子输运（IRG 3）探讨了固体电子结构中的电荷和自旋输运。化学生产和光刻定义的纳米结构进行了研究。IRG 4固态便携式电源科学与工程重点研究固态电化学电源材料的基础科学与工程。IRG的最终目标是将这些基础知识应用于开发超高性能电池。过渡金属氧化物中的量子磁性、相关电子和超导性（IRG 5）研究了载流子掺杂、温度和磁场对强相关电子系统材料的影响。这种材料表现出不寻常的电子、磁性和超导特性，目前尚不清楚。预计今后在该IRG中的活动将会减少。该中心有一个强大的教育计划，针对研究生，本科生，初高中学生和K-12教师。重点是在这些项目中纳入代表性不足的少数民族。这些教育活动享有麻省理工学院学生和教师的广泛参与，并与麻省理工学院其他行政单位的补充项目密切相关，如麻省理工学院博物馆和麻省理工学院中小学教育委员会。该中心运营共享设施，并有一个有效的工业外展计划。中心现有高级研究员35人，博士后2人，研究生28人，本科生33人，技术人员及其他辅助人员2人。Michael F. Rubner教授是MRSEC的负责人。

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology supports a broad-based interdisciplinary research program. The research is conducted in five interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs). These include Microphotonic Materials and Structures (IRG 1) where new physical phenomena in materials are discovered for which relevant length scales are comparable to a photon wavelength. Such "photonic crystals" can exhibit new phenomena that can be formulated by theory and applied in novel optical devices. IRG 2 on Nanostructured Polymer Assemblies seeks to gain understanding of how polymer nanocomposites organize at the molecular level and how to enhance or control the performance of electronic, magnetic, biosensor and optical devices based on these materials. Electronic Transport in Mesoscopic Semiconductor and Magnetic Structures (IRG 3) explores charge and spin transport in solid-state electronic structures. Both chemically produced as well as lithographically defined nanostructures are investigated. IRG 4 on the Science and Engineering of Solid-State Portable Power Sources focuses on the fundamental science and engineering of materials for solid-state electro-chemical power sources. The ultimate goal of the IRG is to apply this fundamental knowledge to develop ultra-high performance batteries. Quantum Magnetism, Correlated Electrons and Superconductivity in Transition Metal Oxides (IRG 5) investigates the effects of carrier doping, temperature and magnetic fields on materials with strongly correlated electron systems. Such materials exhibit unusual electronic, magnetic and superconducting properties which are currently not understood. Future activities in this IRG are expected to be reduced. The Center has a strong education program directed toward graduate students, undergraduates, middle and high school students and K-12 teachers. Emphasis is placed on including underrepresented minorities in these programs. The education activities enjoy the broad participation of MIT students and faculty and are closely linked to complementary programs in other MIT administrative units, such as the MIT museum and MIT's Council on Primary and Secondary Education. The Center operates shared facilities and has an effective industrial outreach program.Participants in the Center currently include 35 senior investigators, 2 postdoctoral associates, 28 graduate students, 33 undergraduates, and 2 technicians and other support personnel. Professor Michael F. Rubner directs the MRSEC.