UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Materials Research Science and Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Materials Research Science and Engineering Center A comprehensive center that integrates interdisciplinary materials research with innovative outreach to inspire excellence in all aspects of science and engineering Departments and Partner Programs Shared Experimental Facilities • Biomedical Engineering • Chemical Engineering and Materials Science • Chemistry • Electrical Engineering and Computer Science • Mechanical Engineering • Physics • Pharmaceutics • IT Characterization Facility • Nanofabrication Center • Mass Spectrometry Facility • X-ray Crystallographic Laboratory • NMR Lab • Polymer Synthesis Facility • Polymer Characterization Facility • Materials Research Facilities Network • NIST RESEARCH Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs) • IRG-1: Engineered Multiblock Polymers Multidomain Aqueous Assemblies Tailored Membrane Materials Coating and Extrusion Processes • IRG-2: Organic Optoelectronic Interfaces Next-Generation Flexible Electronics New Materials for Organic Transistors Electronic Structure and Carrier Dynamics • IRG-3: Magnetic Heterostructures Spin Transport Spin Transfer Torque: Materials and Dynamics Highly Polarized Materials Photovoltaics Solid State Lighting Web: www. mrsec. umn. edu • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) • Visiting Faculty-Student Teams • Research Experiences for High School Teachers (RET) • Native American Undergraduate Fellowships • College of Menominee Nation • Physics Force K – 12 • Exploring Careers in MS&E • Mentoring Opportunities for Graduate Students • Connecting with Minnesota Schools and Beyond • Science Museum of Minnesota INDUSTRIAL OUTREACH Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering (IPRIME): Seeding Innovation • Biomedical Nanoparticles • Electrochemical Sensors • Silicon Nanoparticles • IRG-4: Nanoparticle-Based Materials EDUCATION AND OUTREACH • DNA Electrophoresis The goal of IPRIME is to foster two-way knowledge transfer, and especially direct participation of industrial scientists with university research, in a pre-competitive and collaborative environment. IPRIME Member Companies • Topographically Tunable MCT Nanostructures Phone: 612. 626. 0798 E-mail: mrsec@mrsec. umn. edu Fax: 612. 626. 7805