We focus on the research and development of amorphous and nanocrystalline metals for structural and functional aerospace applications. Our objective is to understand and control the physical and metallurgical phenomena that take place in these materials, and to relate these phenomena to properties and response. Specific areas of technical interest include determination of the atomic structure and relating this to the stability and properties of metallic glasses. We also strive to establish relationships between processing, structure, stability, and properties of amorphous metal alloys and nanocrystalline materials. In addition to a traditional focus on structural metals, an emphasis on thermal properties is emerging for functional metals. We use an interdisciplinary approach. Excellent facilities are available, including analytical transmission and scanning electron microscopes, a dual-beam FIB, electron microprobe, a computerized high-intensity (rotating anode) x-ray diffractometer with high-temperature capabilities, a state-of-the-art melt spinner, a unique fully automated unit for obtaining serial sections of metallographic samples, HIP and hot-press facilities capable of producing a wide range of advanced metallic specimens, forging and extrusion facilities, single crystal-growth facilities, extensive mechanical testing devices capable of monotonic and time-dependent testing over a wide range of temperatures and environments, and a wide range of computational facilities.