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Materials Science & Engineering Laboratory

“Bottom-Up” Nanofabrication with Directed Self-Assembly 
“On-a-Chip” Polymer Processing Laboratory 
Advanced Materials for Safe, Pure Drinking Water 
Advanced Sensors for Real-Time Structural Health Monitoring 
Amplification of Defects in Nanopatterned Media Using Block-Copolymers 
Analysis of Plastically Deformed Polycrystalline Aluminum Sheet Surfaces in Three Dimensions 
Application of Three-Dimensional Materials Science to Explore Dimensional Effects in Miniaturized Mechanical Testing 
Applications of a Fundamental Molecular Description of Glass-Formation and Fragility in Polymeric Fluids to Nanotechnology 
Atomic Structure and Kinetics at Interfaces in Solids 
Atomistic Modeling for Nanomaterials Measurements 
Ballistic Fiber Resistance: Beyond Kevlar 
Biofunctional Ligand Gradients for Defined Cell Response 
Biomimetic Nanomaterials 
Biomimetic Regenerative Dental Materials 
Bridge Safety 
Carbon Nanotube Light Scattering and Surface Charge Measurement 
Cell-Biomaterials Interactions in Tissue Engineering 
Chain Dynamics and Interaction in Double Network Hydrogels 
Characterization of Charge Transport in Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Networks 
Combinatorial and High-Throughput Methods for Nanoimprint Lithography 
Combinatorial Approaches to Intelligent Surfaces by Polymer Grafting 
Combinatorial Measurements of Biopolymeric Templates 
Combinatorial Measurements of Directed Cell Growth on Three-Dimensional Patterned Surfaces 
Combinatorial Methods for Complex Fluid Formulations 
Combinatorial Methods for Polymer Materials 
Combinatorial Methods for Polymer Nanomaterials 
Combinatorial Methods for Screening Human Stem Cell Differentiation in 3D Tissue Scaffolds 
Combinatorial Methods for Thin-Film Functional Materials and Devices 
Combinatorial Phage Display in Materials Applications 
Combinatorial Research of Functional Materials 
Combinatorial Technology for Multicomponent Polymer Systems 
Composition for Innovation in Materials Design 
Computational Crystallography for Inorganic Crystal Structure Data Bases 
Computational Studies of Functional Oxide Materials and Devices 
Degradation Mechanisms in Flexible Coatings for Implantable Medical Device Applications 
Developing “Test-Suites” for Characterizing Complex Reaction Kinetic, Mechanisms, and Properties 
Development of Biofilms in Confined Spaces 
Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy of Polymer Materials 
Diffusion in Advanced Materials 
Direct Measurement of Multiaxial Yield Surfaces 
Dislocation Structures from Multiaxial Deformation 
Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in Liquids and Polymers 
Domain Imaging of Magnetic Materials 
Dynamic Mechanical Property Measurements of Metals, Ceramics, and Polymers Using Novel Kolsky Bar Techniques 
Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Protein Stability and Stabilization in Glass 
Effect of Nanoscale Structure on the Properties of Heterogeneous Materials 
Effects of Hydrogen on Mechanical Properties and Fracture 
Elastic and Anelastic Analysis of Microstructures 
Electrodeposition of Alloys 
Electrodeposition of Strained-Layer Superlattices and Nanowires 
Electromagnetic Properties of Polymers 
Electron Microscopy Methods for Strain Measurement 
Energetics at the Nanojoule Scale 
Fate of Nanoparticles in Biosystems 
Ferromagnetic Resonance 
First-Principle Calculations of Defects in Electrostatic Materials 
Fracture of Nanomaterials 
Fundamentals of Charged Macromolecules at Interfaces 
Fundamentals of Chemically Amplified Photoresists for Next-Generation Lithography 
Hydrogen Storage Materials 
Image Quantification for Biomaterials: Dependence of Microstructure of Porous Biomaterials on Mechanical and Physical Properties 
Imaging Analysis of Scaffolds and Engineered Tissue 
Implementation of Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Localized Stress Mapping on the 10 nm to 100 nm Scale 
In Vitro Biomineralization for Bone and Dental Therapy 
In Vitro Imaging by Broadband CARS Microscopy for Regenerative Medicine 
Increasing the Reliability of our Infrastructure 
Integration of High-Throughput Experimentation and Physical Property Data Bases 
Interface Tissue Engineering with Graded or Stratified 3D Scaffolds 
Interoperability of Data Bases for Structure, Stability, and Properties of Inorganic Materials 
Macromolecules in Confined Structures and at Interfaces 
Magnetic Modeling and Measurement of Materials 
Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications 
Magnetic Nanotechnology 
Magnetic Properties of High-Tc Superconducting Oxides 
Magnetic Structure of Alloys 
Manufacturing Problems in Magnetic Thin Films 
Mapping Cell/Surface Interactions 
Materials Issues for Biofuels 
Materials Test Procedures for Hydrogen Pipelines 
Measurements of Grain Orientation Effects and Strain-Induced Surface Structure 
Measurements of the Underlying Processes of Metals Deformation 
Mechanical Behavior of Active Nanodevices 
Mechanical Properties of Materials in Nanoscale Structures 
Mechanics of Complex Interfaces 
Mechanisms and Kinetics of Phase Transformations in Metals 
Membrane Protein Mimics 
MEMS Rheometry 
Microbially-Induced Corrosion in Alternative Fuel Pipelines 
Microfluidics for Characterization of Complex Fluids 
Microrheometry 
Microstructural Approaches to Interconnect and Thin-Film Reliability 
Microstructural Basis of Formability 
Microstructural Characterization and Structure-Property Relationships 
Microstructural Origins of Surface Roughening and Strain Localizations 
Microstructure and Property Relationships in Materials 
Microstructure of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials and Devices 
Microtechnology-Based Mechanical Property Evaluation 
Model Polyelectrolyte Solutions 
Modeling Metals Deformation at the Nanoscale 
Modeling of Complex Fluids in Microrheometry 
Modeling of Nanotube Separation 
Modeling the Hydrodynamics of Dispersed Nanotube Systems 
Modification of Flow by Superhydrophobic Surfaces 
Mössbauer Effect Spectroscopy 
Multicomponent Nanocrystalline Materials: Magnetic Engineering 
Nanofluidic Technology to Measure the Size, Charge, and Shape Distributions of Nanoparticles and Macromolecules 
Nanoimprint Lithography 
Nanoimprint Lithography Patterning of Functional Materials 
Nanoindentation for Mechanical Property Determination 
Nanomaterial Environmental, Health, and Safety (Nano-EHS) 
Nanomechanical Properties of PolymerThin Films 
Nanomechanical Standards 
Nanomechanics of Nanomaterial Surfaces and Interfaces 
Nanoparticle Segregation and Diffusion in Polymeric Films 
Nanoparticles for Bio-Medical Applications 
Nanoscale Mechanical Properties of Polymers and Composites 
Nanoscale Mechanical Reliability 
Nanoscale Stress Mapping Using Confocal Raman Spectroscopy and Electron Back Scattered Diffraction 
Nanoscale Structure in Nanomaterials 
Nanostructured Interfaces for Energy Storage and Delivery 
Nanostructured Thin-Film Materials 
Nonequilibrium Interfaces 
Nonequilibrium Ordering Processes in Polymeric Materials 
Novel X-Ray and Neutron Scattering Methods 
Online Metrology for Tissue Engineering 
Optical Nanocalorimetry 
Ordering Phenomena in Crystalline Materials 
Organic and Hybrid Photovoltaic Film Architecture 
Organic Electronics 
Patterned Polymer Adhesion 
Phase Behavior of Polymeric Materials 
Phase Equilibria and Crystal Chemistry of Functional Oxides 
Phase Equilibria in Multicomponent Alloys 
Phase Field Modeling Tools and Bridging Length Scales 
Polymer Dynamics for Energy Storage and Delivery 
Polymer Libraries for Combinatorial and High-Throughput Coatings Materials Research 
Polymers from Renewable Feedstocks for Sustainability 
Power Libraries for Combinatorial and High-Throughput Sustainable Materials Research 
Printed, Flexible Electronics 
Probing Defects in Three-Dimensional Self-Assembly for Nanofabrication 
Protein and Surfactant Corona Measurement on Dispersed Carbon Nanotubes 
Proximal Probe Studies of the Electrode-Electrolyte Interface 
Purified Nanotubes for Intrinsic Property Measurement 
Quality Assurance of Carbon Nanotubes and Other Nanoparticles 
Quantification between Physical Stress and Tissue Production in Regenerative Medicine 
Quantification of Bacteria Colonization on Controlled Surfaces 
Quantification of Nanoparticle and Polymer Shape and Properties 
Rapid, In Vitro Imaging for Tissue Engineering 
Reliability and Lifetime Prediction of Active Implantable Medical Devices 
Reliability at Complex Interfaces 
Reliability at the Interface between Biological and Biomaterials 
Reliability of Nanostructures in Biological Environments 
Research in Advanced Polymers and Composites for Dental Applications 
Residual Stress in Electrodeposited Thin Films 
Screening Osteoblast Response to Multiphase Tissue Scaffolds 
Screening the Effects Pore Structure on Tissue Generation in Polymeric Scaffolds 
Semiconductor Nanowire Metrology for Electronics, Photonics, Photovoltaics, and Sensorics 
Simulation of Electrocrystallization Processes 
Small-Angle Scattering of Nanoscale Structures: Critical Dimensions and Materials Properties 
Solidification Processing of Alloys 
Sorption and Interfacial Dynamics of Polymers 
Spatial Distribution of Chemical Signatures in Biofilms 
Spatially Resolved Microstructure of Organic Semiconductors 
Spectroscopic and Microscopic Determination of DNA Wrapping Structures on Carbon Nanotubes 
Spintronics 
Stabilization of Cytokines and Biopharmaceuticals 
State-of-the-Art Synchrotron Radiation Imaging 
Statistical Computing and Numerical Optimization Applications in Inorganic Materials 
Statistical Physics Applied to the Deformation of Metals 
Strong and Specific Interactions 
Structural Health Monitoring and Reliability of Infrastructural Systems 
Structure and Dynamics of Membranes and Membrane Electrode Assemblies for Fuel Cell Applications 
Structure and Dynamics of Polymer-Nanotube Solutions and Blends 
Studies in Formability and Deformation 
Substrate and Interfacial Effects in Thin-Film Self-Assembly 
Superconformal Deposition Processes for Integrated Circuits and MEMS 
Surface Stability and Environmental Degradation 
Sustainable Composites: Chemistry and Mechanics of Interphases 
Sustainable-Nanotailored Multifunctional Materials 
Synchrotron Methods: Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure 
Synchrotron Methods: Ultra Soft X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy 
Synchrotron Methods: Variable Kinetic Energy X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy 
Synchrotron Methods: X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy 
Synchrotron X-Ray Imaging Using USAXS 
Synthesis and Characterization of Green Polymers 
Test Methods and Modeling of Steel Connections Under Fire and Extreme Conditions 
Test Methods for Evaluating Structure Steel Performance in Fire 
Test Structures for the Study of Nanostructured Solar Cell 
The Center for Theoretical and Computational Materials Science 
The Relationships between Microstructure, Surface Topography, and Contact Behavior during Plastic Deformation 
Theory and Simulation of Polymers and Other Soft Materials 
Thermal Ablation Efficacy of Optically Active Nanoparticles 
Thermal Properties at the Nanoscale 
Thermodynamics and Dynamics of Nanoparticle Systems: Theory and Simulation 
Thermoelectrics and other Energy Conversion Materials 
Tissue Engineered Constructs for Nanoparticle Toxicity 
Transmission Electron Microscopy Study of Phase Transformations and Crystallography 
Tuning Material Mechanical Properties for Directed Stem Cell Differentiation in 3D 
Unraveling Local Structure (Atomic to Nanometer Scale) 
Using Submicrometer Synchrotron X-Ray Beams for Spatially Resolved Measurements of Elastic Strains and Orientation 
Worldclass High-Resolution X-Ray Diffraction 
Worldclass X-Ray Powder Diffraction 
Worldclass X-Ray Reflectometry 
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