MRSEC: Center for the Science and Engineering of Materials (CSEM)

加州理工学院的材料研究科学与工程中心(MRSEC)支持一项关于先进材料的跨学科研究计划，以及广泛的教育活动，包括在大学前和大学水平上接触加州的少数族裔社区，以及开发大学前教学材料。该中心支持维护良好的共享实验设施，并支持与工业和其他部门的互动努力。该中心的研究被组织为两个跨学科研究小组(IRG)。IRG 1，高分子材料的生物合成和组装，使用强大的生物学方法来合成和组装聚合物材料。IRG 2，大块金属玻璃和复合材料，探索了生产具有增强机械性能的大块金属玻璃及其复合材料的新策略。该中心还为新兴的光子和铁电材料研究机会提供种子支持。目前，该中心的参与者包括18名高级研究员、1名博士后、17名研究生、16名本科生和8名技术人员和其他支持人员。朱莉娅·A·康菲尔德教授是MRSEC的负责人。

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the California Institute of Technology supports an interdisciplinary research program on advanced materials, as well as a wide range of educational activities, including outreach to minority communities in California both at the pre-college and college level, and development of pre-college instructional materials. The Center supports well maintained shared experimental facilities and also supports interactive efforts with industry and other sectors.The Center's research is organized into two interdisciplinary research groups (IRG). IRG 1, Biological Synthesis and Assembly of Macromolecular Materials, uses powerful biological approaches for the synthesis and assembly of polymeric materials. IRG 2, Bulk Metallic Glasses and Composites, explores new strategies to produce bulk metallic glasses and their composites with enhanced mechanical properties. The Center also provides seed support for emerging research opportunities in photonic and ferroelectric materials.Participants in the Center currently include 18 senior investigators, 1 postdoctoral associate, 17 graduate students, 16 undergraduates, and 8 technicians and other support personnel. Professor Julia A. Kornfield directs the MRSEC.