Research Highlights

MRSEC Research Year:

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

2021
Supported under the auspices of NSF-MRSEC (DMR-1420570)

2022

([DMR-2011754]
September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022)

Self-Regulated Non-Reciprocal Motions in Liquid Crystal Elastomer Pillars
Self-Regulated Non-Reciprocal Motions in Liquid Crystal Elastomer Pillars
Architected Multimaterial Lattices with Thermally Programmable Mechanical Response
Architected Multimaterial Lattices with Thermally Programmable Mechanical Response
Texture Development during Evaporation-Induced Colloidal Crystallization
Texture Development during Evaporation-Induced Colloidal Crystallization
Building Soft Materials Using Surface Tension
Building Soft Materials Using Surface Tension
Stretchable Mesh Nanoelectronics with
Stretchable Mesh Nanoelectronics with "Tissue-Like" Mechanics
MRSEC-NTU Partnership: Expanding Pathways for Navajo Students
MRSEC-NTU Partnership: Expanding Pathways for Navajo Students
Macroscopic Self-Assembly of Binary Crystals Formed by Vigorous Shaking in a Music SLAM
Macroscopic Self-Assembly of Binary Crystals Formed by Vigorous Shaking in a Music SLAM
Leaders in Innovation: New Startups Addressing Societal Problems
Leaders in Innovation: New Startups Addressing Societal Problems
Knowledge Transfer and Community Building: 89th New England Complex Fluids Workshop
Knowledge Transfer and Community Building: 89th New England Complex Fluids Workshop

  

2021

([DMR-1420570]
September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021)

Dynamic Speckle Holography: Measuring Small Motion over a Large Field of View
Dynamic Speckle Holography: Measuring Small Motion over a Large Field of View
Combining Microfluidics and 3D Printing to Fabricate Droplets in Droplets
Combining Microfluidics and 3D Printing to Fabricate Droplets in Droplets
Soft Inflatable Materials based on Kirigami
Soft Inflatable Materials based on Kirigami
Large-scale, Microfluidic Methods to Encapsulate and Protect Cells for Therapeutics
Large-scale, Microfluidic Methods to Encapsulate and Protect Cells for Therapeutics
Training the Next Generation of Leaders in Science and Engineering
Training the Next Generation of Leaders in Science and Engineering
Fracture, Fatigue, and Friction of Polymers in which entanglements greatly outnumber cross-links
Fracture, Fatigue, and Friction of Polymers in which entanglements greatly outnumber cross-links
Liquid-induced Topological Transformations of Cellular Microstructures
Liquid-induced Topological Transformations of Cellular Microstructures
Printing Reconfigurable Bundles of Dielectric Elastomer Fibers
Printing Reconfigurable Bundles of Dielectric Elastomer Fibers
Statistical Mechanics of Dislocation Pileups in Two Dimensions
Statistical Mechanics of Dislocation Pileups in Two Dimensions
Degradable Composites with Resistance to Stress-corrosion Cracking
Degradable Composites with Resistance to Stress-corrosion Cracking
Dynamics of Flow Networks in Porous Media
Dynamics of Flow Networks in Porous Media
Perfluorinated Elastomers for Bioelectronics
Perfluorinated Elastomers for Bioelectronics
Engaging Families in Materials Science:// Holiday Science Virtual Lecture for Families
Engaging Families in Materials Science: Holiday Science Virtual Lecture for Families
Science and Cooking: Highlighting Indigenous Scientific Innovations and Traditions
Science and Cooking: Highlighting Indigenous Scientific Innovations and Traditions
Knowledge Transfer and Community Building: 85th New England Complex Fluids Workshop
Knowledge Transfer and Community Building: 85th New England Complex Fluids Workshop

  

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