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【简介】 The Chicago Materials Research Center addresses fundamental scientific problems of technological significance which require an approach that transcends traditional disciplines. They are funded by the National Science Foundation as one of their Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs). Their Center is distinguished:
By interdisciplinary collaborations between experimentalists, theorists, and computer simulators from six departments at the University of Chicago, including Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Physics, and Radiology and two research institutes (James Franck Institute, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics). These departments are all ranked in the top ten in the country. By the continuous development and improvement of equipment-intensive facilities needed for this collaborative, interdisciplinary work, and not usually accessible to individual research groups. By synergistic collaborations with scientists from industry and national laboratories - including Center participants from Argonne's Materials Science and Environmental Science Divisions. Shared students and postdocs testify to the strength of these interactions. By the quality of teaching and training directed toward students at all levels from high school through postdoctoral study.
