The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter

The LRSM is deeply committed to exchange, cooperation, and partnership with “materials” organizations outside of Penn, especially from Industry, National Labs, and Academe. The MRSEC partners with these disparate groups to enrich the materials community. MRSEC faculty members partner via grass-roots interactions that span from topical symposia to exchange of samples for study & characterization and lead to joint publications. Faculty solicit sponsored research agreements with industry that sometimes give rise to joint patents and to start-up companies.