Materials Research Science and Engineering Center for Hybrid Materials

9809363WardThe材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）在明尼苏达大学支持广泛的研究计划，重点是混合材料。 该中心由两个跨学科研究小组组成，并在几个种子项目中进行探索性研究。 MRSEC支持明尼苏达大学周围四个州的美洲原住民社区的教育推广计划。 该中心保持着对外开放的共享实验设施，并支持与工业和其他部门的互动努力。 两个跨学科研究小组之一正在研究高分子材料的微观结构。 该小组试图采用嵌段共聚物作为关键成分，但很少作为唯一成分，以控制新的混合聚合物的结构和功能。 第二组的目标是发展对人工组织材料科学的基本理解，并开发用于生物系统的材料。 这项工作的一个重要方面是系统地确定artificial组织的组成、结构和力学性能之间的关系。 该中心的参与者包括约20名高级研究员，9名博士后，21名研究生，10名本科生和1名支持人员。 Michael D. Ward和Frank S.贝茨担任中心主任

9809363WardThe Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of Minnesota supports a broad research program foucsed on hybrid materials. The Center is organized through two interdisciplinary research groups, and pursues exploratory research in several seed projects. The MRSEC supports an educational outreach program to the Native American community in a four-state area surrounding the University of Minnesota. The Center maintains shared experimental facilities which are accessible to outside users, and also supports interactive efforts with industry and other sectors. One of the two interdisciplinary research groups is investigating the microstructure of macromolecular materials. This group seeks to employ block co-polymers as key ingredients, but rarely as sole ingredients, in order to control the structure and function of new hybrid polymers. The goal of the second group is to develop a fundamental understanding of the materials science of artificial tissues and to develop materials for use in biosystems. An important aspect of this work is to define systematically the relationships betweeen composition, structure, and mechanical properties of arificial tissues. Participants in the Center include approximately 20 senior investigators, 9 postdoctoral associates, 21 graduate students, 10 undergraduates, and 1 support person. Professors Michael D. Ward and Frank S. Bates serve as Center Directors