This multifaceted MRSEC enables important areas of future technology, ranging from applications of electrical control over materials to scale-invariant shape-filling amphiphile network self-assembly. The UMN MRSEC manages an extensive program in education and career development. The MRSEC is bolstered by a broad complement of over 20 companies that contribute directly to IRG research through intellectual, technological, and financial support. International research collaborations and student exchanges are pursued with leading research labs in Asia and Europe. The UMN MRSEC benefits from an extensive suite of materials synthesis, characterization and computational facilities.

PREM: Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials with the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

MRFN: Charter member of the Materials Research Facilities Network, to expand the use of Shared Experimental Facilities Science Museum of Minnesota: Partnership in conceiving, developing, and presenting exhibits

IPrime: Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering – a broad-based University/Industry parternship supporting fundamental collaborative research on materials

Summer Research Programs:

Collaborative research experiences for undergraduates, pre-college teachers, and college faculty:

• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

• Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)

• Faculty-Student Teams

• American Indian Fellows

K12 Outreach Opportunities:

• American Indian Visit Day

• American Indian Summer Institute

• Materials Week Summer camps

• Energy and U

• Physics Force