University of Minnesota MRSEC
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The UMN MRSEC is pleased to announce the UMN MRSEC Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Honor of Frank Snowden.

Within the collaborative and cross disciplinary environment of the UMN MRSEC, Snowden fellows will engage in exciting research projects aligned with IRG 1: Ionic Control of Materials, IRG-2: Mesoscale Network Materials, or a Seed Project. Fellows will additionally participate in a variety of MRSEC professional and career development opportunities, including workshops about topics such as building an inclusive climate, dealing with conflict, self-advocacy, as well as networking opportunities with visiting academic and industrial scientists, and specific preparation for future academic careers. Additionally, fellows will have opportunities to act as mentors and role models for young learners (K-12 through undergraduate) through participation in a suite of outreach activities.

news

Professor Michelle Calabrese (MRSEC IRG-2), selected for UKPPG/DPOLY Polymer Lecture Exchange.

Professor Karen Lozano (MRSEC IRG-2, UTRGV PREM Partner), elected to National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

Prof. Karen Lozano (MRSEC IRG-2, UTRGV PREM Partner), Prof, Frank Bates (MRSEC IRG-2) and UMN CSE faculty brought home a Lone Star Regional Emmy® Award for the Spanish adaptation of "Energy & U", titled “Energía Y TÚ.”

publications

What controls electrostatic vs electrochemical response in electrolyte-gated materials? A perspective on critical materials factors

Dopant Segregation Inside and Outside Dislocation Cores in Perovskite BaSnO₃ and Reconstruction of the Local Atomic and Electronic Structures

Alternating Gyroid in Block Polymer Blends

Phase Behavior of Linear-Bottlebrush Block Polymers

Holey Substrate-Directed Strain Patterning in Bilayer MoS₂

Intermolecular Forces Dictate Vibrational Energy Transfer in Plasmonic–Molecule Systems

highlights

IRG-1
Dopant Segregation at Dislocations in an Emerging Oxide Semiconductor

IRG-2
Stabilizing A Double Gyroid Network Phase by Blending of LAM and CYL Forming Block Oligomers

Seed
Holey Substrate-Directed Strain Patterning in Bilayer MoS₂

Funded by the National Science Foundation through the University of Minnesota MRSEC under Award Number DMR-2011401