NU-MRSEC's outreach program aims to enhance K-12 interest in science and engineering by developing innovative infrastructure and initiatives to inform the public and inspire future scientists.

NPEP, an initiative by Northwestern University, provides comprehensive liberal arts education to incarcerated students in Illinois, partnering with Oakton Community College to enhance academic engagement and social impact.

In collaboration with the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry and the Chicago Public Library, the NU-MRSEC launched the Materials Science Exhibit at the Harold Washington Library in downtown Chicago.

The Northwestern University MRSEC supported the new exhibition Paint the Eyes Softer: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt at the Northwestern University Block Museum. The exhibit explores the art and science of mummy relics from the Fayum region in Egypt during the Roman period. In a unique interdisciplinary collaboration, the exhibition featured results from an advanced undergraduate seminar, which was co-listed in both the Department of  Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Classics.

Engineering Transdisciplinary Outreach Program in the Arts (ETOPiA) is a Northwestern University MRSEC education and outreach program that uses theater and film media to inspire a cross-disciplinary dialogue about the role of science and technology in society and to highlight some of the ethical and moral implications of scientific and technological progress.

NU-MRSEC advances world-class materials research, education, and outreach via active interdisciplinary collaborations within the Center and with external partners in academia, industry, national laboratories, and museums, both domestically and abroad.

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Established in 1994, the Princeton Center for Complex Materials is dedicated to exploring the frontiers of complexity in materials science. The Center supports two IRGs that will accelerate exploration of quantum technologies and biology-inspired materials.

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