Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

哈佛大学材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）支持一项跨学科研究计划，该计划包括来自工程与应用科学系、化学与化学生物系、物理系、地球与行星科学系和医学院的教师。MRSEC研究分为四个跨学科研究小组（irg）。IRG1，薄膜和界面的多尺度力学，研究薄膜在原子和连续介质之间的尺度上的力学特性。IRG2，工程材料和技术在细胞尺度上的生物学研究，重点了解细胞及其结构部件的机械特性。IRG3 (Interface-Mediated Assembly of Soft Materials)，以界面为生长模板，探索软材料自组装的创新方法。该中心还支持潜在高风险地区的种子研究项目。中心的研究受益于广泛的共享实验设施，为学生提供研究支持和培训。MRSEC运营着一个广泛的教育和推广研究项目，包括本科生和教师的暑期研究体验，K-12学生的活动，以及一个新的项目，以提高科学和工程领域未被充分代表的群体成员在研究生和研究生水平上的参与。该中心还与工业和国家实验室进行研究合作，并举办研究研讨会，包括来自新英格兰地区工业和教学学院的参与者。中心现有高级研究员30人，博士后7人，研究生14人，本科生2人，辅助人员6人。David Weitz教授是MRSEC的负责人。

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Harvard University supports an interdisciplinary research program that includes faculty participants from the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Physics, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and the Medical School. The MRSEC research is organized into four interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs). IRG1, Multiscale Mechanics of Films and Interfaces, investigates the mechanical properties of thin films at scales intermediate between atomistic and continuum. IRG2, Engineering Materials and Techniques for Biological Studies at Cellular Scales, focuses on understanding the mechanical properties of the cell and its structural components. IRG3, Interface-Mediated Assembly of Soft Materials, explores innovative ways to make self-assembly of soft materials by using interfaces as template for growth. The Center also supports seed research projects in potentially high-risk areas. The Center's research benefits from extensive shared experimental facilities that provide research support and training of students. The MRSEC operates a broad education and outreach research program that includes summer research experiences for undergraduates and teachers, activities for K-12 students, and a new program to enhance the participation of members of underrepresented groups in science and engineering at the graduate and postgraduate level. The Center also has research collaborations with industrial and national laboratories, and runs research workshops that include participants from industry and teaching colleges in the New England area.Participants in the Center currently include 30 senior investigators, 7 postdoctoral associates, 14 graduate students, 2 undergraduate students and 6 support personnel. Professor David Weitz directs the MRSEC.