University of Minnesota Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

明尼苏达大学（UMN）的材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）将来自六个部门和另外两所大学的资深和有前途的初级教师团结在一个多学科计划中，以解决跨越材料研究广泛领域的基本问题。该中心的研究使命建立在四个跨学科研究小组（IRG）的基础上：IRG-1：工程多嵌段聚合物实现了基于多嵌段共聚物自组装的先进材料的强大合成和加工策略。 IRG-2：有机光电界面正在开发新一代电子材料的结构-性能关系的全面理解。IRG-3：磁性异质结构探索自旋输运，自旋转移扭矩和精确工程异质结构中的新型高度极化材料。 这可能会导致新的磁存储器设备和新的计算范例。IRG-4：基于纳米颗粒的材料是创造环境友好的基于纳米颗粒的材料，用于发光和光致发光。UMN MRSEC管理着一个广泛的教育和职业发展计划。中心的研究活动与教育计划相结合，为学生和博士后提供跨学科的培训。夏季研究计划具有四个不同的努力，其中两个，教师学生团队;美洲原住民奖学金，目标部落学院。本科生研究经验和教师研究经验项目也吸引了大量女性和代表性不足的少数民族本科生进入大学。MRSEC的教师和学生参加了许多K-12外展活动，其中包括高中生夏令营计划，并与明尼苏达科学博物馆合作开发展品，提供演示和人员配置摊位。MRSEC得到了超过35家公司的广泛支持，这些公司通过智力，技术，通过界面和材料工程研究工业伙伴关系（IPRIME）和微磁学和信息技术中心（MINT），在合作和竞争前的环境中提供财政支持。 与亚洲和欧洲领先的研究实验室进行国际研究合作和学生交流。 UMN MRSEC得益于一套广泛的材料合成、表征和计算设施。

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of Minnesota (UMN) unites established senior and promising junior faculty from six departments and two other universities in a multidisciplinary program to address fundamental issues spanning a broad spectrum of materials research. The research mission of the Center is founded upon four Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs):IRG-1: Engineered Multiblock Polymers implements powerful synthesis and processing strategies for advanced materials based on self-assembly of multiblock copolymers. These new materials may be used for controlled porosity membranes and drug delivery.IRG-2: Organic Optoelectronic Interfaces is developing a comprehensive understanding of structure-property relationships in a new generation of electronic materials.IRG-3: Magnetic Heterostructures explores spin transport, spin transfer torque, and novel highly polarized materials in precisely engineered heterostructures. This may lead to new magnetic memory devices and new paradigms in computation. IRG-4: Nanoparticle-based Materials is creating environmentally benign nanoparticle-based materials for applications in luminescence and photovoltaics.The UMN MRSEC manages an extensive program in education and career development. Center research activities are integrated with educational programs, providing interdisciplinary training of students and postdocs. The summer research program features four distinct efforts, two of which, Faculty-Student Teams; Native American Fellowships, target Tribal Colleges. The Research Experiences for Undergraduates and Research Experiences for Teachers programs also attract a significant population of female and underrepresented minority undergraduates to the University. MRSEC faculty and student participate in numerous K-12 outreach activities that include a program of summer camps for high school students and working with the Science Museum of Minnesota in developing exhibits, providing demonstrations, and staffing booths.The MRSEC is bolstered by a broad complement of over 35 companies that contribute directly to IRG research through intellectual, technological, and financial support in a collaborative and pre-competitive environment through the Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering (IPRIME) and the Center for Micromagnetics and Information Technologies (MINT). International research collaborations and student exchanges are pursued with leading research labs in Asia and Europe. The UMN MRSEC benefits from an extensive suite of materials synthesis, characterization and computational facilities.