The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Brown Univerity is one of a nationwide network of MRSECs sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF sponsors MRSECs as centers of excellence and support interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary materials research and education of the highest quality in our nation. The MRSEC program enables faculty to engage in research problems of a broad scope and complexity then those addressed by a single investigator and to address problems that require the advantages of a larger infrastructure and interdisciplinary expertise provided by a campus-based research center. The MRSEC at Brown University began in 1996, and was renewed in 2000 and 2005. The current MRSEC research is focused on Micro- and Nano- Mechanics of Materials. The goals of the center are to 1) perform leading edge research in the mechanics of materials on multiple length scales down to the nano-scale and apply principles of solid mechanics to cell adhesion and other biological problems; 2) use the faculty and university resources to achieve broader impact in the areas of science education, technology transfer, human resource development and creation of a more diverse scientific community. The Brown University MRSEC is composed of two interdisciplinary research groups (IRG’s) and one seed project made up of 20 faculty, 17 graduate students and 2 post-doctoral associates from a number of different engineering and science disciplines. The MRSEC is administered through the Center for Advanced Materials Research (CAMR) at Brown University. The Director of the center is W.A. Curtin who is advised by an executive committee that contains a representative from each IRG (E. Chason, A. Bower) and the seed project (L.B. Freund). The MRSEC Project is advised by an external advisory board with members from industry, academia and national labs. |
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