Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

材料研究科学与工程中心

• 批准号: 1420570
• 负责人: David Weitz
• 金额: $ 1290万
• 依托单位: Harvard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-11-01 至 2022-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1420570&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Materials; Research; Science; Engineering; Center

****Nontechnical abstract****The Harvard MRSEC focuses on highly collaborative multidisciplinary research with participants drawn from five departments across the university. The overarching goal of the Center is to perform transformative research that significantly advances the state of knowledge in several areas of soft matter science, and to educate the next generation of leaders in materials science and engineering. The MRSEC has three interdisciplinary groups focused on very large deformations in soft materials, creating new materials for 3D printing and creating novel forms of soft machines. An essential contribution of the Center is to increase diversity of participants in its science at all levels, from undergraduate through graduate and postdoctoral to faculty. The Harvard MRSEC also sponsors a robust suite of activities to share the excitement of its science with the broader scientific community, and with the public at large. By combining soft matter science with cooking the Center elicits exhilaration through a public lecture series that combines science with talks by famous chefs; these are also posted online where there is an avid following, with the videos already attracting over 1.5M hits. The MRSEC is also developing special initiatives to bring returning veterans into STEM fields. By pooling resources for shared experimental facilities, the MRSEC supports a more extensive research effort. The resultant teamwork enables the Center to address problems that are larger in scale, and to produce results that are truly transformative. The MRSEC sets a standard of excellence for highly collaborative, multidisciplinary research. ****Technical abstract****The Harvard MRSEC supports highly collaborative, interdisciplinary research in several areas of soft matter science. These include investigations of the properties of soft materials subjected to very large deformations; development of fundamental knowledge essential to create and rapidly transform diverse classes of soft materials into 3D functional architectures; and development of the science of soft, non-linear unstable elastomeric materials and the use of these material instabilities to develop devices with high-value performance at lower cost. The Center also supports seed projects to enable rapid response to new developments; currently it supports an effort in developing tough fabrics to elicit interest among returning veterans, a group targeted by the MRSEC to help integrate into STEM careers. The MRSEC establishes a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, enhancing the competitiveness of the national economy through industrial partnerships and formation of numerous start-up companies, creating more than 350 new high-tech jobs based directly on NSF support. Graduates of the Harvard MRSEC continue to be leaders in materials science and engineering, both nationally and internationally.

* 非技术摘要 * 哈佛MRSEC专注于高度协作的多学科研究，参与者来自大学的五个部门。 该中心的总体目标是进行变革性研究，显着推进软物质科学的几个领域的知识状态，并教育材料科学和工程的下一代领导者。MRSEC有三个跨学科小组，专注于软材料的巨大变形，为3D打印创造新材料，并创造新形式的软机器。该中心的一个重要贡献是增加各级科学参与者的多样性，从本科到研究生和博士后到教师。哈佛MRSEC还赞助了一系列强有力的活动，与更广泛的科学界和公众分享其科学的兴奋。通过将软物质科学与烹饪相结合，该中心通过一系列将科学与著名厨师的谈话相结合的公开讲座来激发人们的兴奋;这些讲座也在网上发布，有一个狂热的追随者，视频已经吸引了超过150万的点击量。MRSEC还正在制定特别举措，将退伍军人纳入STEM领域。通过集中资源共享实验设施，MRSEC支持更广泛的研究工作。由此产生的团队合作使中心能够解决规模更大的问题，并产生真正具有变革性的结果。MRSEC为高度协作的多学科研究设定了卓越标准。* 技术摘要 * 哈佛MRSEC支持在软物质科学的几个领域进行高度合作的跨学科研究。这些包括对受到非常大的变形的软材料的特性的研究;开发对创建和快速将各种软材料转换为3D功能架构至关重要的基础知识;以及开发软，非线性不稳定弹性体材料的科学，并使用这些材料的不稳定性以开发具有高价值性能的设备。该中心还支持种子项目，使快速响应新的发展;目前，它支持在开发坚韧的面料，以引起退伍军人，由MRSEC的目标群体，以帮助融入STEM职业的兴趣的努力。MRSEC建立了创新和创业文化，通过工业伙伴关系和成立众多初创公司来提高国民经济的竞争力，直接基于NSF的支持创造了350多个新的高科技工作岗位。哈佛MRSEC的毕业生继续成为国内和国际材料科学和工程领域的领导者。

项目成果

Rapid additive-free bacteria lysis using traveling surface acoustic waves in microfluidic channels

• DOI: 10.1039/c9lc00656g
• 发表时间: 2019-12-21
• 期刊: LAB ON A CHIP
• 影响因子: 6.1
• 作者: Lu, Haiwei;Mutafopulos, Kirk;Weitz, David A.
• 通讯作者: Weitz, David A.

Single-step assembly of asymmetric vesicles

• DOI: 10.1039/c8lc00882e
• 发表时间: 2019-03-07
• 期刊: LAB ON A CHIP
• 影响因子: 6.1
• 作者: Arriaga, Laura R.;Huang, Yuting;Weitz, David A.
• 通讯作者: Weitz, David A.

Wetting controls of droplet formation in step emulsification

• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1803644115
• 发表时间: 2018-09-18
• 期刊: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• 影响因子: 11.1
• 作者: Eggersdorfer, Maximilian L.;Seybold, Hansjorg;Studart, Andre R.
• 通讯作者: Studart, Andre R.

Dynamic Microcapsules with Rapid and Reversible Permeability Switching

• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201803385
• 发表时间: 2018-08
• 期刊: Advanced Functional Materials
• 影响因子: 19
• 作者: J. Werner;B. Deveney;S. Nawar;D. Weitz

Single Molecule Protein Detection with Attomolar Sensitivity Using Droplet Digital Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

• DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02378
• 发表时间: 2020-08-25
• 期刊: ACS NANO
• 影响因子: 17.1
• 作者: Cohen, Limor;Cui, Naiwen;Walt, David R.
• 通讯作者: Walt, David R.