Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）在哈佛大学支持一个跨学科的研究计划，其中包括教师参与工程和应用科学部，化学和化学生物学，物理，地球和行星科学，以及医学院的部门。 MRSEC的研究分为四个跨学科研究小组（IRG）。IRG 1，薄膜和界面的多尺度力学，研究薄膜在原子和连续介质之间的尺度上的力学性质。 IRG 2，工程材料和技术在细胞尺度上的生物学研究，重点是了解细胞及其结构组件的机械性能。IRG 3，软材料的界面介导的组装，探索创新的方法，使软材料的自组装使用界面作为模板的增长。 该中心还支持潜在高风险地区的种子研究项目。该中心的研究受益于广泛的共享实验设施，为学生提供研究支持和培训。 该MRSEC经营一个广泛的教育和推广研究计划，包括本科生和教师的暑期研究经验，K-12学生的活动，以及一个新的计划，以提高在研究生和研究生水平的科学和工程代表性不足的群体的成员的参与。该中心还与工业和国家实验室进行研究合作，并举办研究讲习班，参加者包括来自新英格兰地区工业和教学学院的参与者。该中心目前的参与者包括30名高级研究员，7名博士后助理，14名研究生，2名本科生和6名支持人员。 大卫韦茨教授领导MRSEC。

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Harvard University supports an interdisciplinary research program that includes faculty participants from the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Physics, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and the Medical School. The MRSEC research is organized into four interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs). IRG1, Multiscale Mechanics of Films and Interfaces, investigates the mechanical properties of thin films at scales intermediate between atomistic and continuum. IRG2, Engineering Materials and Techniques for Biological Studies at Cellular Scales, focuses on understanding the mechanical properties of the cell and its structural components. IRG3, Interface-Mediated Assembly of Soft Materials, explores innovative ways to make self-assembly of soft materials by using interfaces as template for growth. The Center also supports seed research projects in potentially high-risk areas. The Center's research benefits from extensive shared experimental facilities that provide research support and training of students. The MRSEC operates a broad education and outreach research program that includes summer research experiences for undergraduates and teachers, activities for K-12 students, and a new program to enhance the participation of members of underrepresented groups in science and engineering at the graduate and postgraduate level. The Center also has research collaborations with industrial and national laboratories, and runs research workshops that include participants from industry and teaching colleges in the New England area.Participants in the Center currently include 30 senior investigators, 7 postdoctoral associates, 14 graduate students, 2 undergraduate students and 6 support personnel. Professor David Weitz directs the MRSEC.