Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies (CPIMA)

斯坦福大学材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）支持高分子材料领域的跨学科项目。该中心被命名为“高分子界面和大分子组装中心”。MRSEC是斯坦福大学、加州大学戴维斯分校、加州大学伯克利分校和IBM阿尔马登研究实验室之间的合作项目。该研究分为三个跨学科研究小组（irg）。纳米结构材料的合成与应用（IRG 1）的任务是开发新的方法来制备功能大分子，然后将这些分子自定向组装成纳米结构。潜在的应用是纳米模板、光伏器件和新型催化系统。在IRG1中开发的技术和材料可以直接应用于IRG1 2中的单分子研究和IRG1 3中的聚合物双层组装。约束系统的结构和动力学（IRG 2）关注的是由于界面、纠缠、分支等引起的约束对分子和大分子组合的结构和动力学的影响。IRG 3 on Functional biommolecular membrane研究了脂质膜对抗表面和生物系统之间界面的制备以及这些界面的动力学性质。IRG的最终目标是开发软硬（功能）表面之间的接口。该中心支持本科生在学术和工业环境以及科学博物馆项目中的暑期研究活动。计划是增加身体残疾学生的参与。REU的活动将扩展到加州大学伯克利分校和德国德累斯顿聚合物研究所。面向教师和学生的K-12课程包括与东帕洛阿尔托联合学区的地区学校合作。新的活动计划与旧金山探索博物馆和它的教师学院一起。该中心在斯坦福大学和加州大学戴维斯分校共享设施。CPIMA会员和非会员都可以访问这些网站。此外，CPIMA会员还可以使用IMB阿尔马登研究中心的各种设施。该中心的参与者包括26名教师、8名博士后、7名研究生，以及对本科生和K-12教师的支持。柯蒂斯·w·弗兰克教授负责MRSEC。

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Stanford University supports an interdisciplinary program in the area of polymeric materials. The Center is entitled "Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies". The MRSEC is a partnership between Stanford University, UC Davis, UC Berkeley and the IBM Almaden Research Laboratory.The research is organized into three interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs). Synthesis and Application of Nanostructured Materials (IRG 1) has as its mission to develop new methods to prepare functional macromolecules followed by self- and directed assembly of these molecules into nanoscopic structures. Potential applications are in nanotemplating, photovoltaic devices and novel catalytic systems. The techniques and materials developed in IRG1 have direct applications for single molecule studies in IRG 2 and polymer bilayer assemblies in IRG 3. Structure and Dynamics of Confined Systems (IRG 2) is concerned with the effect of confinement due to interfaces, entanglements, branching etc, on the structure and dynamics of molecules and macromolecular assemblies. IRG 3 on Functional Biomolecular Membranes investigates the fabrication of the interfaces between lipid membrane-countering surfaces and biological systems and the study of the dynamical properties of these interfaces. The ultimate goal of the IRG is to develop interfaces between hard and soft (functional) surfaces.The Center support undergraduate summer research activities in academic and industrial settings as well as in science museum projects. Plans are to increase the participation of physically disabled students. The REU activities will be extended to UC Berkeley and to the Institute of Polymers in Dresden, Germany. The K-12 programs for teachers and students includes partnerships with area schools in collaboration with the East Palo Alto Unified School District. New activities are planned together with the San Francisco Exploratorium and its Teacher Institute. The Center operates shared facilities at Stanford and UC Davis. These are accessible by CPIMA members as well as non-members. In addition, CPIMA members have access to a wide range of facilities at the IMB Almaden Research Center.The Center's participants include 26 faculty, 8 postdoctoral associates, 7 graduate students, and support for undergraduates and K-12 teachers. Professor Curtis W. Frank directs the MRSEC.