MRSEC Faculty Primary Participants
2026 – 2027
IRG I: Designing and Controlling Phase Transitions in Functional Molecular Materials
Boris Kozinsky (SEAS) (Lead)Jarad Mason (CCB) (Co-Lead)
Michael P. Brenner (SEAS)
Richard Y. Liu (CCB)
Vinothan Manoharan (Physics, SEAS)
Frans Spaepen (SEAS)
Joost J. Vlassak (SEAS)
David A. Weitz (Physics, SEAS)
IRG II: Machine Learning-Enhanced Design and Automated Assembly
of Architected Microgels and Vesicles for Biotechnology
David J. Mooney (SEAS) (Lead)David A. Weitz (Physics, SEAS) (Co-Lead)
Joanna Aizenberg (CCB, SEAS)
Katia Bertoldi (SEAS)
Michael P. Brenner (SEAS)
Jennifer A. Lewis (SEAS)
David R. Nelson (MCB, Physics)
Kevin (Kit) Parker (SEAS)
Zhigang Suo (SEAS)
Key: Departments and Schools of Harvard University
CCB: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
EPS: Department of Earth and Planetary Science
MCB: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
OEB: Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Physics: Department of Physics
SEAS: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
