Research Highlights

MRSEC Research Year:

2024 | 2023 | 2022
Supported under the auspices of NSF-MRSEC (DMR-2011754)

2024

Liquid crystal elastomer lattices with thermally programmable deformation via multi-material 3D printing
Lewis, Bertoldi
Programmable metafluids via capsule buckling
Bertoldi, Weitz
Dislocation interactions during plastic relaxation of colloidal crystals
Spaepen, Weitz
Filled elastomers with enhanced fatigue resistance
Suo
Soft bioelectronics for in vivo neural probes
Liu, Bertoldi, Kozinsky, Suo
Strengthening research collaborations and student pathways with Navajo Technical University
Lewis, Soundappan
Making soft matter accessible: Teacher workshops on science and cooking
Weitz, Hollar, Sorensen, Strangfeld
Leadership in science, engineering, and innovation
Weitz, Whitesides, Spaepen, Lewis, Capasso
Community building in soft matter
Community building in soft matter
Weitz, Lewis, Fraden

2023

schematic view of proposed inverse design algorithm
Inverse Design of Mechanical Metamaterials with Target Nonlinear Response via a Neural Accelerated Evolution Strategy
Bertoldi, Rycroft
Rotational multi-material printing of 'springy' elastomer lattices
Rotational Multimaterial Printing of Springy Filaments with Subvoxel Control
Lewis, Clarke
equivariant force field models
Equivariant Force Field Models for Molecular Dynamics of Complex and Soft Materials
Kozinsky
hydrolysis effects on poly(lactic acid)
Hydrolysis Embrittles Poly(lactic acid)
Suo, Vlassak
how pressure-induced thermal changes (barocaloric effects)
Driving Barocaloric Effects in a Molecular Spin-Crossover Complex
Mason
viscoelastic materials have been fabricated from alginate polymer
Viscoelastic Conductive Materials Interface with the Nervous System
Mooney, Khalil, Jaenish
Teachers at science of cheese workshop with students
Say Cheese: Teaching Materials Science through Science & Cooking
Weitz, Hollar, Sorensen, Strangfeld
PREM NTU and Harvard MRSEC developed pathways into materials science-related careers and advanced studies for Navajo students
Partnership in Research and Education in Materials with Navajo Tech: Inspiring STEM Pathways from High School to Graduate Studies
Lewis, Soundappan, Hollar
leading entrepreneurs in the course Innovation in Science and Technology
Instilling a Culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Weitz
MRSEC Networking: Holiday Lecture and New England Complex Fluids Workshop
MRSEC Networking: Holiday Lecture (Harvard - Princeton) and New England Complex Fluids Workshop (Brandeis - Harvard)
Lewis, Stone, Fraden, Weitz

  

  

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