MRSEC: University of Minnesota

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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
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

• Departments and Partner Programs
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
• Chemistry
• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics
• Pharmaceutics

• Shared Experimental Facilities
• 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 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 MSE
• Mentoring Opportunities for Graduate Students
• Connecting with Minnesota Schools and Beyond
• Science Museum of Minnesota

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
• IRG-4 Nanoparticle-Based Materials
• Photovoltaics

INDUSTRIAL OUTREACH
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering (IPRIME)
Seeding Innovation
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.

• Biomedical Nanoparticles
• Electrochemical Sensors
• Silicon Nanoparticles
• DNA Electrophoresis
• Topographically Tunable
• Nanostructures

IPRIME Member Companies
Web www.mrsec.umn.edu Phone
612.626.0798 E-mail mrsec_at_mrsec.umn.edu
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