Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center

科罗拉多大学的材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC），即铁电液晶材料研究中心，专注于基础液晶和软材料科学，这可能会提高电光、非线性光学、化学和其他应用的能力。该中心由一个跨学科研究小组（IRG）组成，研究三个主要主题：分子结构/宏观性质，界面和聚合物/凝胶。每个主题集成了分子建模和设计，合成，物理表征和应用开发。MRSEC保持共享设施，以支持其研究和学生培训。该中心开展了一项全面的教育和推广计划，包括通过将材料主题带入课堂，为本科生提供暑期研究经验，以及液晶科学与技术研究生课程，向K-12学生和教师提供推广服务。MRSEC通过涉及教师和学生的研究合作与工业部门有很强的互动。中心现有高级研究员9人，博士后1人，研究生12人，辅助人员4人。诺埃尔·a·克拉克教授领导MRSEC。

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of Colorado, The Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Materoals Reserach Center, focuses on basic liquid crystal and soft materials science that may result in enhanced capabilities for electro-optic, nonlinear optic, chemical and other applications. The Center consists of a single interdisciplinary research group (IRG) working on three major themes: molecularstructure/macroscopic properties, interfaces, and polymers/gels. Each theme integrates molecular modeling and design, synthesis, physical characterization, and applications development. The MRSEC maintains shared facilities in support of its research and for the training of students. The Center carries out a comprehensive education and outreach program that includes outreach to K-12 students and teachers by bringing materials topics to the classroom, summer research experiences for undergraduates, and a graduate program in liquid crystal science and technology. The MRSEC has strong interactions with the industrial sector through research collaborations involving faculty and students.Participants in the Center currently include 9 senior investigators, 1 postdoctoral associate, 12 graduate students, and 4 support personnel. Professor Noel A. Clark directs the MRSEC.