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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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Paul Braun named next materials department head

  • News
  • July 13, 2026

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

Upcoming MRSEC Events

Jul
29

I-MRSEC REU Final Symposium

  • July 29, 2026
  • Wednesday, 9:00 AM
  • MRL 280
Jul
31

MRSEC: Real Talk Series- Meeting with Dr. Alina Kononov from Sandia National Laboratories

  • July 31, 2026
  • Friday, 10:30 AM
  • MRL 280
Jul
31

I-MRSEC REU- Lunch with Mentors

  • July 31, 2026
  • Friday, 12:00 PM
  • The location will be announced soon.