MIT Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

麻省理工学院的材料研究科学与工程中心(MRSEC)支持一个基础广泛的跨学科研究计划。这项研究是在五个跨学科研究小组(IRGS)中进行的。其中包括微光子材料和结构(IRG 1)，在材料中发现了新的物理现象，其相关的长度尺度与光子波长相当。这种“光子晶体”可以表现出新的现象，可以从理论上表述出来，并应用于新型光学器件中。关于纳米结构聚合物组件的IRG 2试图了解聚合物纳米复合材料是如何在分子水平上组织的，以及如何增强或控制基于这些材料的电子、磁、生物传感器和光学设备的性能。介观半导体和磁性结构中的电子输运(IRG 3)研究固体电子结构中的电荷和自旋输运。既研究了化学生产的纳米结构，也研究了光刻定义的纳米结构。IRG4关于固态便携式电源的科学和工程，重点是固态电化学电源材料的基础科学和工程。IRG的最终目标是应用这些基础知识来开发超高性能电池。过渡金属氧化物中的量子磁学、关联电子和超导电性研究了载流子掺杂、温度和磁场对具有强关联电子系统的材料的影响。这类材料表现出不同寻常的电子、磁性和超导性质，目前尚不清楚。这个IRG未来的活动预计将减少。该中心有针对研究生、本科生、初中生和K-12教师的强大教育项目。重点是将代表人数不足的少数族裔纳入这些方案。教育活动得到了麻省理工学院学生和教职员工的广泛参与，并与麻省理工学院其他行政单位的补充计划密切相关，如麻省理工学院博物馆和麻省理工学院小学和中学教育委员会。该中心拥有共享设施和有效的产业推广计划。目前，该中心的参与者包括35名高级调查人员、2名博士后助理、28名研究生、33名本科生和2名技术人员和其他支持人员。迈克尔·F·鲁布纳教授是美国证券交易委员会的负责人。

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology supports a broad-based interdisciplinary research program. The research is conducted in five interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs). These include Microphotonic Materials and Structures (IRG 1) where new physical phenomena in materials are discovered for which relevant length scales are comparable to a photon wavelength. Such "photonic crystals" can exhibit new phenomena that can be formulated by theory and applied in novel optical devices. IRG 2 on Nanostructured Polymer Assemblies seeks to gain understanding of how polymer nanocomposites organize at the molecular level and how to enhance or control the performance of electronic, magnetic, biosensor and optical devices based on these materials. Electronic Transport in Mesoscopic Semiconductor and Magnetic Structures (IRG 3) explores charge and spin transport in solid-state electronic structures. Both chemically produced as well as lithographically defined nanostructures are investigated. IRG 4 on the Science and Engineering of Solid-State Portable Power Sources focuses on the fundamental science and engineering of materials for solid-state electro-chemical power sources. The ultimate goal of the IRG is to apply this fundamental knowledge to develop ultra-high performance batteries. Quantum Magnetism, Correlated Electrons and Superconductivity in Transition Metal Oxides (IRG 5) investigates the effects of carrier doping, temperature and magnetic fields on materials with strongly correlated electron systems. Such materials exhibit unusual electronic, magnetic and superconducting properties which are currently not understood. Future activities in this IRG are expected to be reduced. The Center has a strong education program directed toward graduate students, undergraduates, middle and high school students and K-12 teachers. Emphasis is placed on including underrepresented minorities in these programs. The education activities enjoy the broad participation of MIT students and faculty and are closely linked to complementary programs in other MIT administrative units, such as the MIT museum and MIT's Council on Primary and Secondary Education. The Center operates shared facilities and has an effective industrial outreach program.Participants in the Center currently include 35 senior investigators, 2 postdoctoral associates, 28 graduate students, 33 undergraduates, and 2 technicians and other support personnel. Professor Michael F. Rubner directs the MRSEC.