Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC): Multifunctional Nanoscale Material Structures

The Northwestern University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) develops and supports collaborative, interdisciplinary research and education in the science and engineering of nano-scale multifunctional material structures.

MRSEC Director:
Monica Olvera de la Cruz

 

 
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MRSEC News

Mark Hersam (IRG 4) has been named the 2010 MRS Outstanding Young Investigator. More>

Monica Olvera de la Cruz (IRG 2) has been selected as one of 11 distinguished university faculty scientists and engineers forming the 2010 class of the Department of Defense National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship (NSSEFF) program. More>

Monica Olvera de la Cruz (IRG 2) has been named a Lawyer Taylor Professor. More>

Tom Mason (IRG 1) receives the 2009 American Ceramic Society Edward C. Henry Best Paper Award in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society for his work titled "The Brick Layer Model Revisited: Introducing the Nano-Grain Composite Model”.

Emily Weiss (Seed) has been selected for the Air Force Young Investigator Award and a New Faculty Award from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.

Chad Mirkin (IRG 3) leads a team that developed new nanotechnology-based tools that are 300 times more sensitive than commercial tests and define a new PSA “zero”. More>

Chad Mirkin (IRG 3) delivers the Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Nanoscience at the 2009 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall meeting”. More>

The University of Texas at San Antonio receives Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) grant for collaborative work with NU-MRSEC and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. More>

Tobin Marks (IRG 1 & 4) wins the 2009 MRS Von Hipple award. More>

Michelle Mok (IRG 2) wins the 2009 Akzo-Nobel Award of the American Chemical Society for her work on gradient copolymers.

Alexander Flowers (REU 2002) receives the Distinguished Service Award from the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. More>

George Schatz (IRG 3) receives two honors from the American Chemical Society. More>

Tobin Marks (IRG 1 & 4) receives the 2010 William H. Nichols Medal from the American Chemical Society. More>

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Materials Research Highlights

Multilayer

Design of Bifunctional Oxide Multilayers
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nanoporous

Template-free Synthesis of Nanoporous Metals
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nanocube

Correlating the Structure, Optical Spectra, and Electrodynamics of Single Silver Nanocubes
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xray

X-ray Characterization of Self-Assembled Nanoscale Dielectrics
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The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) is supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF Award Number DMR-0520513. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.
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