Steric Turnoff of Vibrationally Mediated Negative Differential Resistance in a Single Molecule This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (DMR-9417866) and by the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR), a Materials Research and Engineering Center of the National Science Foundation (DMR-9632275). Particular acknowledgement is made of the use of the Computing and Materials Facilities of the CCMR.

2001 ◽  
Vol 40 (21) ◽  
pp. 4080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Gaudioso ◽  
Wilson Ho
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Negative Differential Resistance ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Differential Resistance ◽  
National Science ◽  
Materials Research

Up Close: Northwestern University Materials Research Center

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 36-36
Author(s):  
Stephen H. Carr
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Research Center ◽  
Northwestern University ◽  
National Science ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering

The Materials Research Center at Northwestern University is an interdisciplinary center that supports theoretical and applied research on experimental advanced materials. Conceived during the post-Sputnik era, it is now in its 26th year.The Center, housed in the university's Technological Institute, was one of the first three centers funded at selected universities by the federal government in 1960. The federal government, through the National Science Foundation, now supplies $2.4 million annually toward the Center's budget, and Northwestern University supplements this amount. Approximately one third of the money is used for a central pool of essential equipment, and the other two thirds is granted to professors for direct support of their research. Large amounts of time on supercomputers are also awarded to the Materials Research Center from the National Science Foundation and other sources.The Center's role enables it to provide partial support for Northwestern University faculty working at the frontiers of materials research and to purchase expensive, sophisticated equipment. All members of the Center are Northwestern University investigators in the departments of materials science and engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry, or physics. The Materials Research Center is a major agent in fostering cross-departmental research efforts, thereby assuring that materials research at Northwestern University includes carefully chosen groups of faculty in physics, chemistry, and various engineering departments.

Up Close: Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers—U.S. National Network for Materials Research

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 637-645
Author(s):  
Clyde L. Briant
Keyword(s):  
Small Groups ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
National Network ◽  
National Science ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Limited Period

In 1994, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) established Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs). The goal was to provide support for interdisciplinary materials research and education of the highest quality while addressing fundamental problems in science and engineering that are important to society. The centers are expected to undertake materials research of a scope and complexity that would not be feasible under traditional funding for individual research projects or small groups. Centers are funded for a limited period of time—currently five years—after which they can re-compete against new proposals. In 1994, MRSECs were established at 11 universities throughout the country. Two years later, 13 new centers were established in a second round of funding. Additional competitions were completed in 1998, 2000, and 2002. As of April 2002, there were 29 MRSECs.

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