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Our Mission

The mission of the Illinois Materials Research Center is to (i) perform fundamental, innovative materials research that has applications to societal needs, and (ii) support interdisciplinary education and training of students in materials design, understanding, and application.

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Congratulations to Dongyoung Yoon (van der Zande group) on being named one of the 2026-2027 cohort of the Mavis Future Faculty Fellows (MF3)!

Prof. Pinshane Huang was awarded the Burton Medal (Physical Sciences) from the Microscopy Society of America

  • News
  • April 9, 2026

I-MRSEC researach led by van der Zande's group: ‘An ‘aha’ moment’: Illinois Grainger engineers introduce first synthetic charged domain wall in 2D material

  • News
  • March 24, 2026

How to make magnets act like graphene?

  • News
  • March 2, 2026

Upcoming MRSEC Events

Jul
15

I-MRSEC REU Seminar Series

  • July 15, 2026
  • Wednesday, 12:00 PM
  • Supercon 2008
Jul
20

I-MRSEC REU: Meeting Materials Science and Engineering graduate program

  • July 20, 2026
  • Monday, 3:30 PM
  • Supercon 2008
Jul
22

I-MRSEC REU Seminar Series

  • July 22, 2026
  • Wednesday, 2:00 PM
  • Supercon 2008