Carnegie Mellon University - Materials Research and Engineering Center (MRSEC)

Dedicated to the understanding, control, and optimization of interface dominated materials properties

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) is an interdisciplinary research and educational enterprise within Carnegie Mellon University dedicated the understanding, control and optimization of grain boundary dominated materials properties. The collaboration of researchers with complementary backgrounds, skills, and knowledge is critical to meeting the Center's technical objectives.

The Center is funded by industrial sponsors and government agencies. The National Science Foundation (NSF) established the Center in 1996 and remains its primary sponsor.

What's New?

Carnegie Mellon's Katayun Barmak Develops Novel Nanoscale Mapping Process for Tracking Structures

ReX & GG IV 2010 - The 4th International Conference on Recrystallization and Grain Growth will be held in Sheffield, UK July 4-9, 2010. Deadline for submitting abstracts is Sept. 11, 2009.

May 26 - Aug 1, 2009 Carnegie Mellon University hosts a ten-week summer REU research program to expose science and engineering undergraduates to cutting edge materials research each year.

2008-2010 Dr. Yoshihiro Arita, Senior Researcher at Nippon Steel Corporation is a visiting researcher, working on optimization of microstructure, texture and properties of electrical steels.

The 15th International Conference on Textured of Materials (ICOTOM) conference was held at Carnegie Mellon University in June 2008. Anthony D. Rollett served as the conference chair. See past events for more detailed information about the meeting.

The CMU MRSEC will be hosting an ASM Materials Camp for Teachers in the summer of 2009 in Pittsburgh. Please see the education page for further information.

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