Center of Excellence for Materials Research and Innovation at UCSB

加州大学圣巴巴拉分校材料研究与创新卓越中心

• 批准号: 1121053
• 负责人: Craig Hawker
• 金额: $ 1911.28万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Barbara
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-15 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1121053&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Center; Excellence; Materials; Research; Innovation

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, also referred to as the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) serves as an innovation engine for discoveries in new materials. The MRL is home to a scientific and engineering community that creates new collective knowledge and fosters the next generation of scientific leaders. By enabling modern technological advances, the high-impact research conducted within the MRSEC program at UCSB has enormous societal payoff and is shaping the future of technology, the environment, and medicine.The MRSEC at UCSB addresses fundamental problems in materials science and engineering that are critical to the future economic growth of the United States. Current areas of interest include the support of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary materials research and education of the highest quality in the areas of self-assembling materials for new adhesives and materials for hostile biological and underwater environments inspired by the common mussel. By examining the unique properties of complex oxides prepared with unprecedented perfection and purity, the MRSEC also aims to develop new microelectronic materials that complement and even out-perform existing Si-based systems. New strategies for materials that will significantly advance energy and environmental applications are a key focus of the MRSEC at UCSB. Studies designed to open up the science and engineering of robust and stable two-phase nanoscopic materials with unprecedented magnetic, radiation-resistance and thermal transport properties will push the US to the forefront of these technologies. A prime driver behind the research activities of the UCSB Materials Research Laboratory is to address problems of a scope and complexity requiring the advantages of scale and interdisciplinarity that can only be provided by a campus-based research center.Outstanding Shared Experimental Facilities play a fundamentally important role in the research of all MRL programs and additionally, broadly impact the materials research community at UCSB, local and national companies, and government laboratories. Expanding these highly successful facilities and technology outreach programs are a major focus of future growth. An innovative approach to engaging with industry allows the MRSEC to develop productive partnerships which have resulted in numerous start-up companies and collaborative programs with major corporations. These partnerships will continue to be an economic engine for California and the United States. The MRSEC is also committed to maintaining the prominence of materials research in the United States through an integrated international outreach program that offers a portfolio of opportunities for 2-way exchange of knowledge and researchers. Recognizing the importance of Education and Human Resources, the MRSEC operates an ambitious and award winning effort with a focus on K-12, and teacher development, including specific programs designed to encourage members of underrepresented groups to consider careers in STEM disciplines. The goal is to ignite curiosity through hands-on experience, thereby fostering the next generation of scientists and engineers.

加州大学圣巴巴拉分校的材料研究科学与工程中心，也被称为材料研究实验室(MRL)，是发现新材料的创新引擎。MRL是一个科学和工程社区的所在地，该社区创造新的集体知识，培养下一代科学领导者。通过推动现代技术进步，在UCSB的MRSEC项目中进行的高影响力研究具有巨大的社会回报，并正在塑造技术、环境和医学的未来。UCSB的MRSEC解决了材料科学和工程中的基本问题，这些问题对美国未来的经济增长至关重要。目前感兴趣的领域包括支持跨学科和多学科的材料研究和教育，这些领域包括最高质量的自组装材料、用于新型粘合剂的材料以及受常见贻贝启发的用于恶劣生物和水下环境的材料。通过研究以前所未有的完美和纯度制备的复合氧化物的独特性质，MRSEC还旨在开发新的微电子材料，以补充甚至超过现有的硅基系统。新的材料战略将显著促进能源和环境应用，这是加州大学伯克利分校MRSEC的重点。旨在开辟具有前所未有的磁性、抗辐射和热传输性能的坚固和稳定的两相纳米材料的科学和工程的研究，将把美国推向这些技术的前沿。UCSB材料研究实验室研究活动背后的一个主要驱动力是解决范围和复杂性的问题，这些问题需要规模和跨学科的优势，而这只能由基于校园的研究中心提供。卓越的共享实验设施在所有MRL项目的研究中发挥着根本性的重要作用，此外，还广泛影响UCSB的材料研究社区、地方和国家公司以及政府实验室。扩展这些非常成功的设施和技术推广计划是未来增长的主要重点。一种与行业接触的创新方法使MRSEC能够发展富有成效的合作伙伴关系，这导致了许多初创公司和与大公司的合作项目。这些伙伴关系将继续成为加州和美国的经济引擎。MRSEC还致力于通过一个综合的国际推广计划来保持材料研究在美国的突出地位，该计划为知识和研究人员的双向交流提供了一系列机会。认识到教育和人力资源的重要性，MRSEC开展了一项雄心勃勃且屡获殊荣的努力，重点放在K-12和教师发展上，包括旨在鼓励代表性不足群体的成员考虑在STEM学科就业的具体计划。其目标是通过实践经验激发好奇心，从而培养下一代科学家和工程师。