Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

at the University of Chicago conducts innovative research to produce design principles for the next generation of materials.

We operate a suite of shared facilities that provide vital support for our research and run educational programs for both the research community and the public.

Research

Superseed: Electrical-optical quantum transduction

IRG 2: Activated Architectured Materials

IRG 1: Trainable Soft Materials

Educational

Outreach

For our research community

Postdoctoral fellowship support

For our neighborhood

Science Club

Broadening Participation

PREM with XULA

Events

The 2025 MRSEC REU application is open now through February 13!

Chicago Materials Research Center Spotlight

Host matrix engineering for enhanced molecular qubit coherence

Machine learning active nematic hydrodynamics

Trainable Shear Memory in dense suspensions of microparticles activated by e-field or UV light

News

Congratulations to MRSEC Graduate Fellows Anna Gaffney and Malcolm Slutzky!

Students help students at CAMPS 2024

Science and networking bring materials science students from across the nation to the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering.

Dmitri Talapin selected as a 2024 Materials Research Society Fellow

NanoPattern Closes $1.5M Seed Round to Scale Quantum Dot Ink Production